From ad3b078c203f17e5c232a8d7a3383ad8eba3e233 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Nathaniel J. Smith" Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 17:49:58 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] PEP 8016: remove confusing term "strict majority" (#846) This doesn't change the meaning at all; just removes a confusing term. Thanks to Xiang Zhang for pointing this out here: https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-8016-the-steering-council-model/394/36 --- pep-8016.rst | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/pep-8016.rst b/pep-8016.rst index e5c76ab98..ebe1c143f 100644 --- a/pep-8016.rst +++ b/pep-8016.rst @@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ committee than to rule on individual cases. And so on. To use its powers, the council votes. Every council member must either vote or explicitly abstain. Members with conflicts of interest on a -particular vote must abstain. Passing requires a strict majority of -non-abstaining council members. +particular vote must abstain. Passing requires support from a majority +of non-abstaining council members. Whenever possible, the council's deliberations and votes shall be held in public.