Re: [VOTE] Only require 3 votes for Alpha/Beta releases

On 02.04.2014 20:24, Branko Čibej wrote:
> On 02.04.2014 18:26, Ben Reser wrote:
>> On 4/2/14, 4:08 AM, Ivan Zhakov wrote:
>>> So given these reasons I'm -1 on proposed release policy change.
>> Can you clarify if you mean this as a veto or just a vote against. I'm a tad
>> fuzzy if vetos apply to policy changes (maybe someone can step in here and
>> remind me what applies here).
>
> It's not and cannot be a veto. A veto can only be raised for specific
> code changes on technical grounds.
>
> https://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html

That said, on this project, we've always strived to find consensus
instead of letting the majority dictate. Every -1, even when not a veto,
is a concern to be addressed. Which we are doing by way of discussing
the reasons in these two threads.

That the reasons appear inconsistent, if not downright arbitrary, is a
different matter.

-- Brane

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