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> Glad to see this coming to pass. Can you ellaborate on the |
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> organization structure of Gentoo once the NFP is created, and |
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> what the roles of the board will be versus the roles of other |
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> parts of the distribution? I don't want to see us walk into |
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> this NFP upgrading every manager to a board member and then |
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> nothing changes with the NFP other than the name. |
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Well, I am not sure what your expectations are regarding the NFP. In earlier |
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emails, you expressed a desire to simply see the NFP set up and that would |
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be sufficient (ie. "first things first.") Now, you appear to have a very |
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different viewpoint, namely that just setting up the NFP is _not_ sufficient |
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and that you are expecting something more. You haven't made it clear to make |
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what this "something more" you're expecting is, so maybe you could give me a |
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better idea of your expectations? |
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The transition to NFP is purposely not addressing any organizational issues |
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besides getting the NFP in place and getting a board of trustees in place. |
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Let me just highlight some points about the NFP to make sure we're on the |
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same page and your concerns aren't due to a misunderstanding. There are |
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clearly many other issues related to Gentoo that need to be addressed, and |
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there always will be. The initial board and successive boards will be |
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responsible for addressing these issues -- or maybe it's better to say that |
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they'll be responsible for ensuring that Gentoo as a whole is able to |
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readily address these issues. |
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For trustees to continue to be able to serve as trustees for successive |
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terms, they will need to be able to demonstrate to the developers as a whole |
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that they have knowledge and concern about those "key Gentoo needs" that you |
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are concerned about. This is how the establishment of the NFP in itself |
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creates a mechanism to ensure that your concerns and the concerns of other |
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developers do get addressed. |
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The board will be responsible to the developers to improve our |
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organizational model so that it's more pleasant and productive for |
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developers and project leads. They'll also be responsible for looking into |
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funding for Gentoo as a whole. The plan is to get the NFP set up first and |
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then allow the board to address these issues as a team. |
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Their role is to be gentle caretakers who allow the project to move forward. |
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Hope that helps. |
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Regards, |
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Daniel |
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