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[GCD] A better name for the default branch

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant <at> debian.org>
Cc: guix-devel <at> gnu.org, Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler <at> gmail.com>, 76407 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#76407] Deliberation period for GCD 003 "Rename the default branch" has technically started
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 22:15:43 +0200

Hi,

Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant <at> debian.org> writes:

> Only in retrospect of having encountered this situation did I realize
> there is a fundamental flaw in the GCD process (at least in my
> opinion)... in that there is a presumption of moving forward and
> accepting the proposed changes (in some capacity), rather than
> maintaining the status quo. E.g. a person has to propose improvements in
> order to reject the proposal, but there is nowhere in the process that
> handles a fundamental disagreement about the proposal in any form. This
> is contrary to any other genuine consensus process I have worked with.

The fundamental disagreement is expressed with “I disapprove”, meant to
be a last resort if all attempts to build consensus failed.

I’m curious how else this could be handled, based on your experience.

Ludo’.

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