[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] clarifying the TC conflict of interest rule

[Anton Khirnov]

Quoting Zhao Zhili (2024-02-23 15:52:50)
> 
> > 在 2024年2月23日，下午7:26，Gyan Doshi <ffmpeg at gyani.pro> 写道：
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >> On 2024-02-23 01:26 pm, Nicolas George wrote:
> >> Anton Khirnov (12024-02-22):
> >>> In my updated proposal, based on comments by Niklas and Rémi, I'm
> >>> leaving it up to the TC member in question, based on the assumption that
> >>> TC members are honest.
> >>> 
> >>> A "stronger" version could conceivably leave it to CC to decide
> >>> ambiguous cases. Feel free to propose such a version if you prefer it.
> >> Your version does nothing to address the issue of the current situation,
> >> where the contributor who has to raise an issue in front of the TC does
> >> not trust one member of the TC to be unbiased on this issue.
> > 
> > Just to be clear, that's not my basis.
> > 
> > I said,
> > 
> > "As a TC member who is part of the disagreement, I believe your participation is recused."
> > 
> > based on the existing rule,
> > 
> > "If the disagreement involves a member of the TC, that member should recuse themselves from the decision"
> 
> I propose a new method that, instead of recuse TC members, let the author take part in the vote, to make it symmetric.

What if the TC member is the author?

Also, if you want it to be made a voting option, please formulate it as
actual text that should replace the disputed line in doc/community.texi.

-- 
Anton Khirnov