From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L1mYD-00025a-HG for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:40:49 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 87D5EE015B; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:40:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.libexec.de (omega.libexec.de [85.214.68.240]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62502E015B for ; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:40:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.libexec.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70FEC4011; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:36:48 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at libexec.de Received: from mail.libexec.de ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (omega.libexec.de [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id uL6hnIS-gapJ; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:36:46 +0100 (CET) Received: from [192.168.0.60] (dslb-088-076-173-211.pools.arcor-ip.net [88.76.173.211]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) (Authenticated sender: tobias) by mail.libexec.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0C55C400F; Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:36:46 +0100 (CET) Subject: Re: [gentoo-council] Re: Stepping back from council duties From: Tobias Scherbaum To: Ferris McCormick Cc: gentoo-council@lists.gentoo.org, gentoo@fmccor.us In-Reply-To: <20081116182110.6d1295ac@anaconda.krait.us> References: <491EF351.8040200@gentoo.org> <20081116060043.GD23210@comet> <20081116124154.TA6c518.tv@veller.net> <20081116175546.GH23210@comet> <20081116182110.6d1295ac@anaconda.krait.us> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-6ost3fukgEA2rlAtvpDI" Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:40:43 +0100 Message-Id: <1226860843.3922.61.camel@homer.ob.libexec.de> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-council@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 X-Archives-Salt: f3ba17ec-d0f1-4685-88fb-494ae025529e X-Archives-Hash: 4411ee414e337af8e3e5985cc7c7a009 --=-6ost3fukgEA2rlAtvpDI Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ferris McCormick wrote: > Donnie Berkholz wrote: > > Try thinking about this from a different perspective: What is best for=20 > > Gentoo? If the rules are broken, they should get fixed instead of=20 > > blindly followed. Agreed, but it needs to be a clear procedure. "more positive than negative" isn't a clear and comprehensible criteria as it leaves much room for discussion. Fixing broken rules with another may-be-somewhat-broken rule won't help us. > To save some virtual trees, I'll respond to your other email about your > and Ciaran's "nobody" proposal. Good idea, put me in the "support" > column. Count me in as well for that idea. Having that "nobody" person running in the election allows us to have a clear and comprehensible breakup between those candidates who could easily fill a gap and those who don't (and therefore when it's time to hold an election for a person filling that gap). It still leaves one question open: What to do when "nobody" is elected on the 5th or 6th position (or even the 1st ...)? Tobias --=20 Gentoo Linux - Die Metadistribution http://www.mitp.de/5941 http://www.metadistribution.eu https://www.xing.com/profile/Tobias_Scherbaum --=-6ost3fukgEA2rlAtvpDI Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: Dies ist ein digital signierter Nachrichtenteil -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkkgaSsACgkQX2bdwDDA8AXZbACfZaT3zV29QWPcBJg7qUrmv8zl cmoAn0w0CI6jhz+5KkX5o/Q8UQIOF39a =6pT9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-6ost3fukgEA2rlAtvpDI--