In the graph above, any pink colored nodes imply that the option did not pass majority, the Blue is the winner. The Octagon is used for the options that did not beat the default.

• Option 1 "Recall the project leader"
• Option 2 "Further Discussion"

In the following table, tally[row x][col y] represents the votes that option x received over option y. A more detailed explanation of the beat matrix may help in understanding the table. For understanding the Condorcet method, the Wikipedia entry is fairly informative.

Looking at row 2, column 1, Further Discussion
received 277 votes over Recall the project leader

Looking at row 1, column 2, Recall the project leader
received 48 votes over Further Discussion.

Pair-wise defeats

The Schwartz Set contains

• Option 2 "Further Discussion"

The winner

• Option 2 "Further Discussion"

Debian uses the Condorcet method for voting. Simplistically, plain Condorcets method can be stated like so :
Consider all possible two-way races between candidates. The Condorcet winner, if there is one, is the one candidate who can beat each other candidate in a two-way race with that candidate. The problem is that in complex elections, there may well be a circular relationship in which A beats B, B beats C, and C beats A. Most of the variations on Condorcet use various means of resolving the tie. See Cloneproof Schwartz Sequential Dropping for details. Debian's variation is spelled out in the constitution, specifically, A.6.