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On Sat, 2008-05-17 at 14:12 -0700, Alec Warner wrote: |
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> On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Richard Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote: |
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> > Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto wrote: |
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> >> |
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> >> The problem here is not if anyone wants an election or not. Personally, |
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> >> I don't want to vote for the council now. |
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> > Then don't! Isn't the whole point of a democracy to allow the will of those |
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> > who are represented to triumph? If that will is to not hold an election, |
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> > wouldn't it be undemocratic to ignore it? |
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> So minimally we would require a vote to determine 'the will of the |
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> represented'. Note that this thread is insufficient to determine that |
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> (there are plenty of devs not participating in this thread). |
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What percentage of the developer base, and/or community is required to |
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call about a global vote for Gentoo? |
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Also where is there any policy requiring anything to be voted on? In |
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this case, the vote to decide if we should or should not elect a new |
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council. Enforce GLEP 39 clause/rule/policy or not. A vote would be more |
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out of respect, and democracy. Than out of policy or requirement. |
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William L. Thomson Jr. |
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amd64/Java/Trustees |
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