[GRASS-PSC] RFC3: New voting rules

[Moritz Lennert]

On 06/04/14 12:48, Markus Neteler wrote:
> PSC;
>
> since the voting discussion is scattered around in various email
> threads, I start a new one to separate it from ongoing motions. Please
> re-express your comments as answer to this email.
>
>    RFC3: PSC Voting Procedures
>    http://grass.osgeo.org/programming7/rfc3_psc.html
>

Thank you for this revised version !

I agree with Madi on the way the delay is expressed.

I have two major remarks, though:

- We should define more clearly what should be subject to voting. At 
this stage we only have this in the PSC guidelines:

"The following issue(s) must have a vote called before a decision is 
reached:

     Granting source code repository write access for new developers
     Selection of a committee Chair
"

Maybe we need to amend this a bit in the light of the current votes 
being put onto this list ?

- "Proposals are written up and submitted on the mailing list for 
discussion. Any committee member may call a vote on any proposal, 
although it is normal practice for the proposer to call the vote."

I would propose that in order to avoid vote inflation, any proposal 
should be submitted by at least three members of the PSC, not just one. 
This should ensure a bit of discussion and peer review before 
submission, thus avoiding long debates on proposals that just are not 
ripe for vote, yet.

Moritz