[Linux-aus] Name change election results..

[David Newall]

On 03/01/13 12:22, John Ferlito wrote:
> # First preference votes
>
> myql> SELECT first_name, COUNT(first_name) AS count FROM election_candidate INNER JOIN election_vote ON election_vote.candidate_id = election_candidate.id INNER JOIN members ON members.id = election_candidate.member_id WHERE election_position_id = 58 AND preference = 1 GROUP BY first_name ORDER BY count DESC;

In case it's not already obvious, there was a clear winner on 
first-preferences, meaning a single candidate gained over half the 
first-preference votes:

> +----------------------------------------------------+-------+
> | first_name                                         | count |
> +----------------------------------------------------+-------+
> | Leave Linux Australia's name unchanged             |    37 |
> | [All other suggestions]                            |    35 |
> +----------------------------------------------------+-------+

"Linux Australia" won the majority of first-preference votes.

Further discussion of the topic on this list would seem to me an abuse 
of the majority's patience.