> JH> If we are going to vote, please keep in mind the intended > JH> meaning of votes: > > | +1, I endorse > | 0, I don't endorse > | -1, I veto; this proposal will get in over my dead body Hm, I didn't realize -1 meant veto (except when coming from me :-). I do tend to take -1 votes seriously, *if* the -1 voter has an explanation to offer. In general, without motivation a vote doesn't count for me, which is why the current vote is meaningless. "95 percent of doctors prescribe Zaltrec!" Who cares? > Actually, it's +1, +0, -0, -1, with the sign of the 0 "vote" giving > the direction of your lean on the non-endorsement. > > BTW, does anybody have a reference to where this voting system > originated or where it's been spelled out elegantly? I want to write > a short informatinal PEP on it for posterity. I vaguely remember it > started in the Apache world and Greg Stein transported it here. That's all I know. Greg might know more but you probably have to write him a personal note. Anyway, even without a reference, it's a good idea to write it up. Maybe you'll be the first! --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
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