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Public voting is not status quo outside of Debian. In the real world the only places that have public voting are places that are controlled by dictators.
by malthuswaswrong 5y ago
Public voting is not status quo outside of Debian. In the real world the only places that have public voting are places that are controlled by dictators.
- notriddle 5y agoAs well as many, many organizations that aren’t governments.
- Spooky23 5y agoIt’s very common for boards and other organizational entities to use public voting. I’d argue that it’s a feature of legislative processes. I do think ranked choice voting is dumb and adds low value and high complexity. This thread with hundreds of comments affirms that notion.
- toast0 5y agoMost (all?) US legislatures don't have private voting and are not controlled by dictators; not sure about other countries. Voice voting does happen in some contexts and doesn't leave a record of who voted how, but most contested votes are recorded. To me, Debian Developer feels more like a position of responsibility and representation than a member of the public. But I'm not one, and I don't know what the expectations are.