[FFmpeg-devel] [VOTE] please vote for our NGO name

Thilo Borgmann thilo.borgmann
Mon Dec 14 20:22:22 CET 2009


Am 14.12.09 19:36, schrieb Ronald S. Bultje:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Michael Niedermayer <michaelni at gmx.at> wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 11:23:15AM -0500, Ronald S. Bultje wrote:
>> [...]
>>> I will add up all votes by assigning points - your highest vote will
>>> receive 6 points, 5 points for the next, 4 points for number 3, and so
>>> on. If your vote specifies less than 6 preferences, your other points
>>> are considered forfeited. Whichever choice received most points by
>>> adding up votes from all voters is the winner. The winning choice will
>>> be the name of our non-profit organization.
>>
>> Could we please use a proper voting system, that is one that meets the
>> condorcet criterion.
>>
>> look
>> if 5 people vote:
>> 1. ffmpeg foundation
>> 2. ffmedia
>> 3  ffm.org
>> 4  omf
>> 5  ffmf
>>
>> and 1 person votes
>> 1 ffmedia
>>
>> ffmedia would win
>> this is broken
> 
> Let's vote anyway. I'll look into confirming results with another
> method. We have no evidence that this will be an issue (I sense it
> will not be).
> 
> If you want a complicated voting procedure, then please help a little,
> I don't have unlimited time for this and we all want this done
> quickly.

May I suggest to use "points = 1 / priority". Maximum sum of points wins.

I could also help evaluating.

-Thilo



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