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Daniel
xracoonx at gmx.de
Mon Aug 17 13:17:23 UTC 2020
On 17/8/20 14:49, Daniel wrote:
> On 17/8/20 14:04, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote:
>> Am Montag, den 17.08.2020, 13:58 +0200 schrieb Daniel:
>>> The choices are:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A. Include the change without way to opt-out
>>>
>>> B. Include the change but only if it can be opted out
>>>
>>> (i.e., do not include it if it cannot be opted out)
>>>
>>> C. Do not include the change
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I take it that
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1. Since the patch isn't finished yet, "the change" means "a change
>>>
>>> along the way of the current patch".
>>
>> If the majority rejects the feature, it will not going to be included.
>> Otherwise, it will be included in the way the majority opts for.
>
> So, since there is no finished patch, I take it to mean "something along
> the way of the current patch will be included" when A or B win and then
> a GUI switch added or not depending on whether A or B wins.
>
>>> 2. Since the discussion was about a GUI switch, "way top opt-out"
>>> means "GUI switch".
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>>> I haven't made up my mind yet, but I tend to prefer a GUI switch but
>>> would rather have the change included in some form than not. Should I
>>> vote A or B or is my preference not represented?
>>
>> This strikes me A. in any case, you have to decide. I will only count
>> clear votings.
>
> My preference doesn't strike me as A. If my option wins, i.e. A wins, I
> don't get what I want. I'd rather B win. Or one could introduce a
> further option
>
> D. Include the change with way to opt-out
> (do include it if it cannot be opted out)
>
> There is a further problem (and it actually gets even worse by adding D):
>
> Say five people like me vote A, five like you vote B and six like Pavel
> vote C. Then it wouldn't be implemented. Even though most people would
> be happy with B (10 over 6). That strikes me as problematic.
>
> (Even worse, C won even though, say, the C people hardly had a
> preference while, say, the A people had a strong preferences...)
Maybe something like this could fix it? There are two voting rounds.
First voting round: throw the loser out. Second voting round: determines
the winner. (There is still a problem with slight vs strong preferences
and ties but those are problems with one round voting as well.) The
options would be
A. Include with GUI switch
B. Include without GUI switch
C. Do not include
--
Daniel
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