General Resolution
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General Resolution is a formal decision-making mechanism used by the Debian Project to collectively resolve important issues and set project-wide policies through a vote of its developers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Resolution canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8246793 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Resolution Context triple: [Debian Constitution, definesTerm, General Resolution]
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A.
United Nations General Assembly resolutions
United Nations General Assembly resolutions are formal decisions and declarations adopted by the UN’s main deliberative body that guide international norms, policies, and the work of UN organs and agencies.
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B.
general assembly
The general assembly is the highest decision-making and representative governing body of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, responsible for setting doctrine, policy, and overall direction for the denomination.
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C.
general assembly
The general assembly is the primary decision-making body of IFIP, where representatives of its member organizations convene to set policies, elect officers, and guide the federation’s overall direction.
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D.
general assembly
The General Assembly is the main deliberative body of the United Nations, comprising all member states and responsible for setting broad policies, debating global issues, and overseeing key UN functions.
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E.
General Convention
The General Convention is the primary legislative and decision-making body of the Episcopal Church, composed of representatives from its dioceses who meet to set policy, doctrine, and mission priorities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Resolution Target entity description: General Resolution is a formal decision-making mechanism used by the Debian Project to collectively resolve important issues and set project-wide policies through a vote of its developers.
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A.
United Nations General Assembly resolutions
United Nations General Assembly resolutions are formal decisions and declarations adopted by the UN’s main deliberative body that guide international norms, policies, and the work of UN organs and agencies.
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B.
general assembly
The general assembly is the highest decision-making and representative governing body of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, responsible for setting doctrine, policy, and overall direction for the denomination.
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C.
general assembly
The general assembly is the primary decision-making body of IFIP, where representatives of its member organizations convene to set policies, elect officers, and guide the federation’s overall direction.
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D.
general assembly
The General Assembly is the main deliberative body of the United Nations, comprising all member states and responsible for setting broad policies, debating global issues, and overseeing key UN functions.
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E.
General Convention
The General Convention is the primary legislative and decision-making body of the Episcopal Church, composed of representatives from its dioceses who meet to set policy, doctrine, and mission priorities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Debian governance process
ⓘ
decision-making mechanism ⓘ voting procedure ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Debian Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Debian community
|
| associatedWith |
Debian Developers
ⓘ
Debian Project Leader ⓘ Debian Technical Committee ⓘ |
| basedOn | Debian Constitution ⓘ |
| canOverride |
decisions of the Debian Project Leader
ⓘ
decisions of the Technical Committee ⓘ |
| category |
Debian Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Debian community
Free software governance ⓘ |
| decisionBindingOn |
Debian Developers
ⓘ
Debian Project Leader ⓘ |
| decisionMethod | vote of Debian Developers ⓘ |
| domain |
Debian Project governance
ⓘ
linked to:
Debian Constitution
|
| electorate | Debian Developers ⓘ |
| governedBy | Debian Constitution ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | binding decision for the Debian Project ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
formal procedure
ⓘ
publicly documented results ⓘ transparent voting process ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Debian Developers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mayAmend | Debian Constitution ⓘ |
| mayDefine |
project-wide positions
ⓘ
project-wide statements ⓘ |
| organizationalContext | free software project governance ⓘ |
| participants | Debian Developers ⓘ |
| purpose |
to resolve important issues in the Debian Project
ⓘ
to set project-wide policies in Debian ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Debian Constitution
ⓘ
Debian Project Leader election ⓘ
linked to:
Debian Project Leader
Debian Technical Committee decision ⓘ |
| requires |
formal proposal
ⓘ
quorum as defined in the Debian Constitution ⓘ seconding by Debian Developers ⓘ |
| resultType | project-wide binding resolution ⓘ |
| scope |
non-technical policy
ⓘ
project-wide issues ⓘ technical policy ⓘ |
| typicalFormat | written proposal text ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Debian Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Debian community
|
| usedFor |
clarifying Debian policies
ⓘ
controversial decisions ⓘ dispute resolution ⓘ |
| uses |
Cloneproof Schwartz Sequential Dropping
ⓘ
Condorcet method ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
preference voting
ⓘ
ranked-choice voting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Resolution Description of subject: General Resolution is a formal decision-making mechanism used by the Debian Project to collectively resolve important issues and set project-wide policies through a vote of its developers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.