Russ pointed out that I sent my message of support for the current
language about discussion timing only to him.
That's not very useful in terms of judging consensus, so here it is for
the list.

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From: Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org>
To: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Subject: Re: Draft proposal for resolution process change (v2)
Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:24:09 -0600

"Russ" == Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> writes:

Russ> I'm somewhat surprised that there has been no discussion of
Russ> the timing of the GR discussion period, which I expected to be
Russ> more controversial. The scheme I'm proposing is relatively
Russ> complex but allows the discussion period to vary from 1 week
Russ> to 4 weeks based on how much ballot option activity there is
Russ> and based on DPL actions. If anyone is unhappy with that (if,
Russ> for example, you think it's too complex or 4 weeks is too
Russ> short or too long), now would be a good time to bring that up
Russ> so that we can discuss it.

Russ> Even if you want to do someething entirely different that you
Russ> don't think I would agree with, I think it's worthwhile to
Russ> hammer out other ballot options now so there's lots of
Russ> opportunity for discussion and proofreading.


I think you strike a great compromise on the timing of discussion
periods.
There's a bit of flexibility available but the discussion period is
subject to a lot less manipulation than under the current system.

Because there is a maximum discussion period and because all ballot
options are treated the same, I think the motivation for changing the discussion period is smaller.

And yet we have seen cases for example around one of the GRs dealing
with firmware where the discussion period was shortened and where there
was a complete lack of objection (at least in my reading of debian-vote
from the time).

So I think this is a good balance.
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