Re: INFORMAL VOTE REQUIRED - DOCUMENTATION WORDING

[Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 13 Dec 2023, dpsmith.dev wrote:
> While this survey may have been released with the best of intentions, I can't
> help but to find it poorly conceived. Banning words, whether in general or for
> a specific instance, is not something to be taken lightly via "informal vote",
> and in my humble opinion is not addressing the underlying issue at hand. In
> fact, and not to be overly dire, the result is that it has put the project at
> the verge of a fork and/or collapse of the project as a whole. This survey
> must be immediately recalled, all results destroyed and anyone that has
> reviewed said results, should not discuss them, either publicly or privately.

I agree, it was sent with the best intentions but I would not have sent
the survey in the first place. Now it is best to close this thread.


> I do not feel that a rush to form a Technical Advisory Board would address the
> larger issue at hand either. I would instead call for a bounded-duration
> working group to be convened, with an explicit charter to collect and vet
> community issues.

This is a good suggestion. Let me discuss the details of an initial
proposal with Kelly and the committers and get back to the community for
further discussion (in a new different thread). This is an opportunity
for process improvement driven by people that care very much about the
project and are committed to its success.