Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (317 mails)

[Pascal Bleser <pascal.bleser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2012-01-31 17:16:59 (+0000), Nelson Marques <nmo.marques@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > +1!

> > Let's add that as a TODO for the board, to refine the election
> > process to include a "none of the above" option, as well as to
> > arrange a "non-voting member" status.
> > Or at least to discuss it :)

> I shouldn't have voted for this. Why do you also agree on segregation
> ? Why can't people who have earned membership by contributions need to
> be forced to vote?

No one said anything like that. "Segregation" is your very
personal interpretation.

It is precisely to have a solution which solves both the issue
of having non-voting members as well as to enable people who
contribute but don't care about voting to keep their membership
status.

> Please give me a reasonable explanation and feel free to explain what
> you believe by democracy and freedom of choice.

> > It has been discussed at length here, but not always in a very
> > productive manner thanks to some ... erm ...

> Not me this time.

No, I didn't mean you at all :)

> > So let's pick it up soon, try to summarize and try to find
> > something that works.

> Hopefully not this segregation/prejudice kind of thing.

Well, let's discuss it in a civil manner without calling out
people as stalinists or liars.

A somewhat objective list of possible solutions and pros and
cons of each would be a way to clarify the debate.

cheers
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