[Dev] On voting [VOTE]

Morgen Sagen morgen at osafoundation.org
Tue Apr 26 13:43:43 PDT 2005


>> (+) If you want to make a change that requires some coordination and 
>> consensus, call a vote.
>> (+) You (the person who calls the vote) will be responsible for 
>> making the change, unless you can get someone to volunteer to help 
>> you out.
>> (+) Specify a time frame for the vote, or wait 1 business day.
>> (+) Silence implies consent.
>> (+) If you are calling for a vote, change the subject line (add 
>> [VOTE]) to clue people in.
>> (+) If you disagree with the proposal (-1), you are obligated to 
>> offer an alternative or otherwise helpful suggestion.

+1.  I guess it would be overkill to have some other tool (such as a 
web app or an email-autoresponder) that would tally the votes instead 
of flooding everyone's inboxes with lots of vote messages.  Sprout, has 
apache tried any other method for tracking votes?



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