From: Didier Raboud Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:11:16 +0000 (+0100) Subject: 914897: Rephrase the ballot X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?p=debian-ctte.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=9f2f7320bc1e41ffde4692c0c0b12f223cfd0d6a 914897: Rephrase the ballot - Remove the 'override' option as no TC member expressed interest - Set option 'A' to be 'weak' - Add FD - Shorten the ballot texts to their very essence --- diff --git a/914897_merged_usr/ballot.md b/914897_merged_usr/ballot.md index 4f48e3d..1f146fe 100644 --- a/914897_merged_usr/ballot.md +++ b/914897_merged_usr/ballot.md @@ -81,26 +81,14 @@ The current state of buster is `weak`. === DRAFT Resolution === -The Technical Committee resolves to: +The Technical Committee resolves to decline to override the debootstrap maintainers. -* Option A: Ask the debootstrap maintainers to disable "merged `/usr`" by default - (Using its §6.1.4 "Overrule a Developer" power; requires a 3:1 majority) +Furthermore, using its §6.1.5 "Offering advice" power, the Technical Committee considers that: - Given that: - * hosts with both directory schemes already exist, - * the "merged `/usr`" directory scheme ought to be reserved for special use-cases, - * official packages ought to only be built on classical directory schemes, +* A: The desireable solution at the time of bullseye is `weak`; both directory schemes should be allowed, but packages should only be built on hosts with classical directory schemes (or chroots). - … the Technical Committee considers that the desireable solution at the time of bullseye is `weak`; and asks the debootstrap maintainers to disable "merged `/usr`" by default. +* B: The desireable solution at the time of bullseye is `hard`; both directory schemes should be allowed, and packages can be built on hosts with either classical or "merged-`/usr`" directory schemes. -* Option B: Decline to override the debootstrap maintainers; offer advice - (Using its §6.1.5 "Offering advice" power) - - Given that: - * hosts with both directory schemes already exist, - * it seems unpractical to allow official packages to be built on either directory schemes, - * there's inherent value in the simplicity of "merged `/usr`" directory schemes, - - … the Technical Committee considers that the desireable solution at the time of bullseye is `hard`; and declines to override the debootstrap maintainers. +* FD: Further Discussion === End DRAFT Resolution ===