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On 2008.05.25 01:03, Luca Barbato wrote:
> William L. Thomson Jr. wrote:
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> Luca Barbato
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All,
These threads have got too long and on my mail client, somewhat broken,
so I'm posting here because it looks like a good place, nothing more.
All this discussion of what Gentoo could become and the way is should
move is all very well but its not helping the here and now of getting
bylaws agreed.
Gentoo is an organic entity, continually growing in different
directions as contributors (not only devs) come and go.
The Foundation needs a set of bylaws *now*, that suit Gentoo as it is
*now* but written in such a way that allows for flexibility as Gentoo
ch ages.
The Foundation is set up as a business legal entity because that's the
only sort there is. Its behavior is bound by New Mexico law, as
interpreted by case law and the bylaws, which we are discussing here,
Article by Article. William is quite right when he says there is no
such thing as an informal foundation. Try informally filing your
personal tax returns.
As long as we obey the laws, which really only describe how we must
conduct the business of the Gentoo Foundation, the 'what' we do and how
we organise it is up to the Foundation members, within our articles of
incorporation.
Back to the now.
The emphasis is very much on the *now*. There is no point in framing
bylaws for what Gentoo might become - more than likely, it won't become
what we expect today, We will never agree such speculative bylaws
anyway. Even if we did, because of what we are today, we could not
follow them.
Its back to the simple here and now, with adaptability.
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Regards,
Roy Bamford
(NeddySeagoon) a member of
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forum-mods
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trustees
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