From: Didier Raboud Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 08:33:56 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Fold, v0.1 X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?p=debian-ctte.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=db33e9d4c02d733e65ee86f4c2abbbf7bd998354 Fold, v0.1 --- diff --git a/procedures/nominations.md b/procedures/nominations.md index 72cee18..47ee281 100644 --- a/procedures/nominations.md +++ b/procedures/nominations.md @@ -4,29 +4,44 @@ Nominations to the Technical Committee Constitutional basis ==================== - - §6.1.6 Together with the Project Leader, (the TC may) appoint new members to itself or remove existing members. - - §6.3.4 Confidentiality of appointments. The Technical Committee may hold confidential discussions via private email or a private mailing list or other means to discuss appointments to the Committee. However, votes on appointments must be public. + - §6.1.6 Together with the Project Leader, (the TC may) appoint new members +to itself or remove existing members. + - §6.3.4 Confidentiality of appointments. The Technical Committee may hold +confidential discussions via private email or a private mailing list or other +means to discuss appointments to the Committee. However, votes on appointments +must be public. Procedure ========= -This procedure assumes there is one seat to fill. Some of its steps will be common or run in parallel for multiple seat fillings. +This procedure assumes there is one seat to fill. Some of its steps will be +common or run in parallel for multiple seat fillings. Call for nominations -------------------- -At this point, the TC needs to fill its set of nominees with interested project members. To achieve this, an email is sent to debian-devel-announce@l.d.o calling for (self-)nominations to be sent to the private TC alias debian-ctte-private@debian.org. Current TC members can obviously also nominate project members. +At this point, the TC needs to fill its set of nominees with interested project +members. To achieve this, an email is sent to debian-devel-announce@l.d.o +calling for (self-)nominations to be sent to the private TC alias +debian-ctte-private@debian.org. Current TC members can obviously also nominate +project members. - Every nomination is acknowledged. - - Every non-self nominee is informed of their nomination and is asked to indicate if they are willing to be considered for appointment. Nominees are informed of the conditions below. + - Every non-self nominee is informed of their nomination and is asked to +indicate if they are willing to be considered for appointment. Nominees are +informed of the conditions below. Communication to the project: - The TC *does not* make nominations or their acceptances public; - - The TC *does not* make the number of nominees or number of accepted nominations public. + - The TC *does not* make the number of nominees or number of accepted +nominations public. Data collection --------------------- -In order to enhance their decision-making data, TC members will collect some data about the nominees and publish their findings to the private alias. The point of that data collection is to get a better understanding of their skills, their history within the project, their effect on conversations, etc. +In order to enhance their decision-making data, TC members will collect some +data about the nominees and publish their findings to the private alias. The +point of that data collection is to get a better understanding of their skills, +their history within the project, their effect on conversations, etc. Communication to the project: @@ -34,7 +49,10 @@ Communication to the project: Shortlisting and picking a preferred candidate ----------------------------------------------------------------- -Given the above data, any current TC member *can* vet for one or multiple nominees they would like to see on an *internal* ballot. The TC would then use the Standard Resolution Procedure **in private** to sort the list of candidates (+ FD). +Given the above data, any current TC member *can* vet for one or multiple +nominees they would like to see on an *internal* ballot. The TC would then use +the Standard Resolution Procedure **in private** to sort the list of candidates +(+ FD). Communication to the project: @@ -43,20 +61,26 @@ Communication to the project: Question: - - Does this private vote respect letter and/or intent of §6.3.4 "votes on appointments must be public"? + - Does this private vote respect letter and/or intent of §6.3.4 "votes on +appointments must be public"? Check for eventual DPL veto ---------------------------------------- -In order to avoid any potential drama, the TC would **privately** ask the DPL if they would later accept the nomination of the preffered candidate. +In order to avoid any potential drama, the TC would **privately** ask the DPL +if they would later accept the nomination of the preffered candidate. Public vote ---------------- -The TC would use the Standard Resolution Procedure **in public** on a ballot containing only the preferred candidate and FD. Once the result is known or no longer in doubt (but ideally, once every current member has voted), the DPL is informed. +The TC would use the Standard Resolution Procedure **in public** on a ballot +containing only the preferred candidate and FD. Once the result is known or no +longer in doubt (but ideally, once every current member has voted), the DPL is +informed. Appointment by the DPL ----------------------------------- -When they see fit, the DPL would appoint the candidate as selected by the public vote; ideally on debian-devel-announce@l.d.o . +When they see fit, the DPL would appoint the candidate as selected by the +public vote; ideally on debian-devel-announce@l.d.o . (This is really outside of the TC's realm.)