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minus-squareEat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·22 hours agoI think the voting thing is a terrible idea Greg KH will probably take over
minus-squarebig_dog_lemmy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9·22 hours agoPerhaps a ranked voting system? Succession methodologies rarely work any better, and lead to all kinds of nepotism.
minus-squareEat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-222 hours agoWe need nepotism in the Kernel, whomever takes over needs to be a long time developer with skills. Elections are great for steering committees and such it not for a huge highly technical piece of software that powers the world
I think the voting thing is a terrible idea
Greg KH will probably take over
Perhaps a ranked voting system? Succession methodologies rarely work any better, and lead to all kinds of nepotism.
We need nepotism in the Kernel, whomever takes over needs to be a long time developer with skills.
Elections are great for steering committees and such it not for a huge highly technical piece of software that powers the world