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> > > > Section 4.9. Termination from Membership. |
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> > > > Membership may be terminated by a majority vote of the board of |
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> > > > trustees in the event that any member acts contrary to the |
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> > > > purpose(s) of the Gentoo Foundation. |
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> > > This doesn't seem to be clearly defined anywhere. Is it the social |
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> > > contract of Gentoo? Just seeking clarification. |
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> > The purpose of the Gentoo Foundation Inc is stated |
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> > http://www.nmprc.state.nm.us/cgi-bin/prcdtl.cgi?2463313 which is taken |
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> > from our articles of incorporation. |
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> NMPRC version: |
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> "EDUCATION & PROMOTION OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT" |
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> Articles of Incorporation, per NMPRC recieved 2004/05/24: |
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> "The Corporation is organized and at all times shall be operated, on a |
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> non-profit basis exclusive for the advancement and education and promotion |
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> of software development in an open environment" |
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> Those both seem nebulous and boiler-plate, but thanks anyway. |
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> It was just the dangling reference that was bugging me. |
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Do you think perhaps you could be more detailed in that section (4.9) to |
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include the purpose? I like the bit from the Articles better as it includes |
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the 'in an open environment' section but that's personal preference. |
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Kind regards, |
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Christina Fullam |
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Gentoo Developer Relations Lead | Gentoo Public Relations |
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