Another Debian init system vote called
Debian technical committee chair Bdale Garbee has posted a surprise call for votes on a simplified resolution that would decide the default init system for the upcoming "jessie" release on Linux — and nothing else. "The fundamental problem is that I remain as convinced now as I was when I posted my last CFV that conflating multiple questions in a single ballot is a bad idea. Our voting system works exceptionally well when we're trying to choose between multiple alternatives for a single question. But as others have observed, trying to mix questions into a matrix of alternatives in a single ballot really complicates the process." The ballot is quite similar to his first attempt, but it includes the language allowing the decision to be overridden by a simple majority on a general resolution.

Assuming a sufficient number of members vote something other than "further discussion," this move might actually bring this chapter of this story (which, alas, may have a fair while to go still) to a close.