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Daniel Robbins wrote: |
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> I agree. I think I have been trying to solve too many problems at once |
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> rather than approach this one step at a time. I am a perfectionist. It's |
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> also human nature to try to make "version 2" of something incredibly complex |
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> and sophisticated so as to solve all problems with "version 1". This |
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> tendency is called "the second system effect." And it looks like I've fallen |
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> victim to the second system effect in planning the next entity for Gentoo. |
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> Because of my desire to not let anyone down, I've become paralyzed and am |
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> letting everyone down. That's not my intention. We can address the funding |
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> issues later and get the NFP set up this month. |
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Yes, I've done this before as I'm a perfectionist too. I've learned through |
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the years that doing things in steps is generally best. I wish you the best of |
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luck getting this setup. |
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> I have been trying to figure out a perfect organizational model for the NFP |
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> that will meet everyone's expectations and wants. This is probably a fool's |
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> errand -- some decisions need to be made that by their nature exclude other |
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> possibilities. |
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I don't think you'll ever figure out a perfect organizational model. One thing |
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I've learned being in many different organizations, is that no matter how hard |
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you try, someone will not like what you chose to do. Heck, look at the |
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governments around the world.. Some work better than others simply because the |
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people like it and agree with it. While somewhere else in the world, it would |
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never work. I'd say, shoot for something the fulfills most requirements and go |
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with it and adjust as issues arise. |
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> The key decision to make is whether the NFP is membership-based (and open to |
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> take-over) or non-membership (and thus by its nature non-democratic.) It |
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> seems like most are OK with an NFP that |
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> Is not open to take-over and is held accountable by the fact that developers |
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> and users can vote with their feet. |
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As side in my previous email, I'm for the non-membership (non-coop-able) model. |
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> I am scheduling an appointment with my lawyer early next week. If I can get |
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> a consensus from list members about the organizational model of the NFP, I |
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> can get him started on the paperwork. |
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Good Luck with that! |
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