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.
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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.