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On Tuesday, June 26, 2018 3:12:49 AM EDT Michał Górny wrote: |
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> W dniu wto, 26.06.2018 o godzinie 09∶11 +0200, użytkownik Michał Górny |
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> napisał: |
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> > To improve readability of the thread, I'll ask my question in reply to |
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> > myself ;-). |
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> And I'd like to ask the inevitable question: what do you think should be |
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> the roles of Gentoo Council and Trustees appropriately? |
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The Gentoo Council is responsible for the technical direction of the |
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distribution. This can be viewed as ambiguous by the term "global" being used |
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to define what the council is, but I would offer that this is speaking to |
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global issues within the scope of projects and the reorganization that occured |
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within GLEP 39. It did not intend to infringe upon the responsibilities nor |
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role of the Gentoo Foundation. |
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The Gentoo Foundation, including the officers and trustees which comprise it, |
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are legally and financially responsible to the distribution. As noted in the |
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by-laws, the Foundation is held liable from a legal perspective for matters |
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occuring within the distribution. This is seen not only in the by-laws within |
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the rights to indemnifcation, but is driven by American law of incorporated |
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entities. As such, I find it most important to consider why we ought to ensure |
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these responsibilities are delineated appropriately. |
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As current officers of the Foundation and council members have expressed, it may |
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be wise to dissolve the foundation as it exists today in the form an |
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incorporation within the state of New Mexico. This would be done in favor of |
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something such as SPI (Software in the Public interest) or another |
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organization willing to legally and financially represent Gentoo as a |
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distribution. This does not *absolve* the distribution from any current |
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responsibilities now though. We must organize and communicate our intention |
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as a distribution to deal with all legal and financial matters. |
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My opinion is to dissolve the Foundation as it exists today in favor of an |
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organization that specializes in the types of matters we do not. This is |
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*not* targeting any current officers or trustees within the Foundation, but |
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factually stating that they do not contain the required credentials or |
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expertise to handle such matters. Staffing such positions from a demographic of |
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computer scientists, programmers, etc is not a wise choice. I want to clarify |
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that this is not targeting the aptitude of such individuals to excel given |
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time and task constraints were removed. |
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Let the experts handle such matters and let us focus on making a spectacular |
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distribution. |
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-Aaron |