-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi everyone, it is time to decide on the voting document we have been discussing over the last month. As per its § 21, once at least two thirds of the team have accepted it, it will be in force. Consequently, if more than one third rejects it, it is definitely rejected. Here is again the link to the document we are going to vote over: http://team.secretchronicles.de/~quintus/votingrules/votingrules-2015-08-... Keep in mind that once the document is accepted, changes to it will required a 2/3 majority. Following is the official A N N O U N C E M E N T O F V O T E 1st vote August 15th, 2015 This is the formal announcement as per § 5 of the voting rules document. These are the required pieces of information: Proponent °°°°°°°°° The voting was proposed by me, Quintus <quintus(a)quintilianus.eu&gt;. Vote subject °°°°°°°°°°°° This vote is aimed at the ratification of the voting rules document itself. Vote options °°°°°°°°°°°° These are the possible voting options: Option 1: Accept the voting rules document Option 2: Reject the voting rules document Voting period °°°°°°°°°°°°° The voting period starts on 2015-08-31 00:00 UTC, and it ends on 2015-09-30 23:59 UTC, or if the required majority of two thirds in favour or one third against the proposal have accumulated. The vote is failed and void if the required majority is not reached by 2015-09-30. Procedure °°°°°°°°° On 2015-08-31 I will post the public Call for Votes (CfV) that officially opens the voting period. After that you may vote by either emailing your chosen option to the mailinglist or posting it to the forum into the topic containing this announcement. Any vote given before that CfV was posted is ignored. The timespan of two weeks between this announcement and the CfV is intended to give you time to decide and prepare, and to decide whether you request a covert vote (see below). Once the result if definitive I will post an according notice to the mailinglist. If the acceptance option wins, the current voting document draft becomes final and binding for any further votes. If the rejection option wins, the document must be revised before it is voted on again. If not enough people participate in the vote, the document may be voted on again without changes. Covert vote °°°°°°°°°°° Each team member has the right to request a covert vote. A covert vote means that a technical procedure is employed that prevents everyone from seeing how anyone else has voted. It is intended to prevent conflicts within the team or between users and specific team members, and you should only request this if you really think this is required. More openness is better for the project. If the request is made, it must be honoured. I will announce the technical procedure in that case. The request must be made before the Call for Votes has been posted, any further requests for covert votes are ignored. Personally, I advise you to not request a covert vote for this specific vote. Quintus TSC project lead. - -- #!/sbin/quintus Blog: http://www.guelkerdev.de GnuPG key: F1D8799FBCC8BC4F