[Greg]
... Somebody proposes that a person is added to the list of people with checkin privileges. If nobody else in the group vetoes that, then ? they're in ...
[Guido]
This makes sense, but I have one concern: if somebody who isn't liked very much (say a capable hacker who is a real troublemaker) asks for privileges, would people veto this?
It seems that a key point in Greg's description is that people don't propose *themselves* for checkin. They have to talk someone else into proposing them. That should keep Endang out of the running for a few years <wink>. After that, I care more about their code than their personalities. If the stuff they check in is good, fine; if it's not, lock 'em out for direct cause.
I'd be reluctant to go on record as veto'ing a particular person.
Secret Ballot run off a web page -- although not so secret you can't see who voted for what <wink>.