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On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 05:16:48AM -0500, Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@g.o> wrote: |
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> > TL;DR: move comrel, infra, PR to Foundation. Have strict(er) application |
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> > of policies to them in line with their powers. |
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> 1. I don't think we ought to be giving more power to the Foundation |
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> until the Foundation membership is re-aligned with the distro |
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> developer membership. We essentially have two democratic |
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> organizations with overlapping but different constituencies, and I'm |
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> not sure Gentoo could survive if they start trying to pull the distro |
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> in different directions since the community seems like it is barely |
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> above critical mass as it is. |
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Should we amend the bylaws such that all active developers are |
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automatically members of the Foundation, without specifically applying? |
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Thereafter, on developer retirement, failing to cast a vote in two |
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consecutive elections will end their membership. |
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Non-developers can still apply as before. |
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Robin Hugh Johnson |
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Gentoo Linux: Dev, Infra Lead, Foundation Trustee & Treasurer |
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E-Mail : robbat2@g.o |
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