Thomas-
Sorry to ask, but where is the discussion about that policy? Have all delelopers agreed to this policy? Who count's as developer and had to agree to that policy?
apologies for the surprise mail. Brion and I discussed this before and it was time to simply implement this in order to move forward. I used the wiki to formulate the policy so that other aspects could be easily added and agreed upon. If you object to a specific part, just mention or change it in the wiki.
I don't want a vote on everything -- never did, never will. Votes are useful for agreeing on *controversial* matters. But if a matter is uncontroversial, surely there is no need to vote on it? Even if it is controversial, it is usually advisable to seek compromise and consensus first. All our existing wiki policies were initially started like this one (with the difference that Larry would hit you over the head if you disagreed). It's an open process.
Regards,
Erik