[Dev] On voting [VOTE]

[Ted Leung]

One revision (I know I already voted).

On Apr 26, 2005, at 1:09 PM, Katie Capps Parlante wrote:

> So, it sounds like we have a process proposal for chandler.
>
> To be clear, here's my understanding of how this could work for us:
>
> (+) 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.

A successful vote is 3 +1's and no -1's.

> (+) 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.
>
> For major design and architectural decisions, we'd still expect a spec  
> and more of a review process. We wouldn't use this mechanism to set  
> osaf priorities (0.6 feature priorities, for example).
>
> So here I am calling for a vote. ;)
>
> Cheers,
> Katie
>
> Alec Flett wrote:
>> Ted Leung wrote:
>>>
>>> In an Apache style project, the person who calls a vote is usually  
>>> the one who implements.
>> +1
>> I think this is a general open source philosophy - if you whine about  
>> it, you fix it.
>>> If people start voting, then someone (such as Morgen, in this case)  
>>> volunteers to implement once the vote has concluded.
>> +1
>>>   Votes usually run long enough for people in every timezone to  
>>> reply.  In the Apache case, this can be as long as 72 hours,  
>>> although on important votes, people usually specify a date by which  
>>> voting will conclude.
>>>
>> +1
>> (and chandler/util is fine with me)
>> Alec
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