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From: Thomas Graves <tgraves@yahoo-inc.com>
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:19:38 -0700
Subject: Re: [VOTE] sed bylaws.html -e 's/lazy\s+consensus/consensus
 approval/gi'
Thread-Topic: [VOTE] sed bylaws.html -e 's/lazy\s+consensus/consensus
 approval/gi'
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+1 (binding)

Tom

On 3/25/13 1:28 PM, "Robert Evans" <evans@yahoo-inc.com> wrote:

>As per Aaron's request I am starting a new voting thread to make it
>obvious that there is a vote happening.
>
>I propose that we change the term "lazy consensus" to "consensus
>approval" (aka s/lazy\s+consensus/consensus approval/gi) in the bylaws so
>that it matches the terms used in the apache foundation glossary.  No
>actual change to our voting would take place, just the term we use to
>describe that voting.
>
>As per the by-laws this would take a "lazy majority" of active PMC
>members (although others are encouraged to speak up).
>
>Lazy Majority - A lazy majority vote requires 3 binding +1 votes and more
>binding +1 votes than -1 votes.
>
>Voting lasts 7 days, so it closes Monday April 1st (But this is not a
>joke).
>
>I am +1 (binding)
>
>--Bobby