Possible changes to Debian's decision-making processes

Posted Oct 25, 2021 5:29 UTC (Mon) by marcH (subscriber, #57642)
Parent article: Possible changes to Debian's decision-making processes

> The name Debian brings to mind a Linux distribution, but the Debian project is far more than that; it is an ongoing experiment in democratic project governance. [...] Debian's voting scheme allows a ballot to contain numerous options with small differences without fear of splitting the vote in a way that causes a relatively unpopular option to ultimately prevail. At its best, it creates ballots where developers can vote for the options they want rather than just voting against the worst case.

Meanwhile, in the real world:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/podcasts/the-daily/red...
> Clearly aware of the stakes, New York Democrats are considering a tactic that is usually a preserve of the Republican Party: gerrymandering.