[vote] Update OpenWrt rules

[Imre Kaloz]

On 23.10.25 21:40, Hauke Mehrtens wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I propose to replace the current OpenWrt rules to the below version.
> This is an official vote. The vote should conclude on 27th November 2025.
>
> These are the old rules: https://openwrt.org/rules
>
> This vote follows the old rules. It needs a two third approval rate
> among all OpenWrt project members to get accepted.
>
>
> Voting page: https://openwrt.org/voting/2025-10-23-rule-update
>
> Hauke

NACK. Counting neutrals as half-approvals goes against logic and morality as much as if we would do the opposite. With penalizing the abstaining, which is another valid form of neutrality, it's diluting opposition, not to mention it could disproportionately sway outcomes. 

As a basic example, if 10 people vote, 4 for, 2 against and 4 neutral, although the vote would fail, a reintroduction of the same question with the claim that "it got majority support, just not enough voters" could easily make it pass next time. This is quite common in politics as well (*cough* EU chat control *cough*).


Imre