The Debian technical committee vote concludes

Anthony Towns <aj@erisian.com.au> writes:

> A.6.6: Schwartz set is {D,U}
> A.6.8: There are no defeats in the Schwartz set, so the elector with
>        the casting vote chooses which of these options wins.
>
> Per 6.3.2, the casting vote is held by the Chairman, who is currently
> Bdale.

Thank you, Anthony, for your analysis of the votes.

Per 6.3.2, I use my casting vote to choose D as the winner.

Therefore, the resolution reads:

  We exercise our power to decide in cases of overlapping jurisdiction
  (6.1.2) by asserting that the default init system for Linux
  architectures in jessie should be systemd.

  Should the project pass a General Resolution before the release of
  "jessie" asserting a "position statement about issues of the day" on
  init systems, that position replaces the outcome of this vote and is
  adopted by the Technical Committee as its own decision.

Bdale

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