Re: [rtcweb] Proposed Video Selection Process

Bernard Aboba <bernard_aboba@hotmail.com> Sat, 23 November 2013 01:44 UTC

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> On Nov 22, 2013, at 8:20 AM, "Emil Ivov" <emcho@jitsi.org> said:
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> If we can't reach consensus then we are in no position to mandate.

[BA] It strikes me that once we venture beyond consensus and running code into voting, we have left our home behind for someplace else whose principles should at the least be articulated.

For example, it would be helpful to understand whether we are now endorsing Kings and if so, whether the model is that of a constitutional monarchy, or more along the Absolutist line. 

we could decide to emulate Louis XIV (a defender of The Divine Right of Kings).