Re: [gentoo-project] Re: [gentoo-dev] Special meeting

[Josh Sled <jsled@asynchronous.org>]

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Richard Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org> writes:
> Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto wrote:
>> The problem here is not if anyone wants an election or not. Personally,
>> I don't want to vote for the council now. 
>
> Then don't!  Isn't the whole point of a democracy to allow the will of those
> who are represented to triumph?  If that will is to not hold an election,
> wouldn't it be undemocratic to ignore it?

GLEP 39 doesn't state "if $slacker_meeting, vote to see if people want to
hold an election."


> Policies are important.  It is important that they be well thought out. It is
> also important that when a policy is dumb that people not blindly follow it.

When it's the case that a policy dumb, then people should raise that fact and
work to change the policy.  In some circumstances, the effects of the dumb
policy might be so dumb as for people to feel the need to arrange for
compensating action.  But just ignoring the rules is not a very good option.


> point to nuke this bullet item in GLEP 39?  I think the whole slacker policy
> is a bit harsh in general - maybe it could be adjusted somewhat.  At the very

I agree the single-slacker-meeting-forces-election rule is too harsh.

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