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On 2011.08.02 16:49, Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 11:42 AM, William Hubbs <williamh@g.o> |
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> wrote: |
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> > But, you are saying that the council has to approve changes for |
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> glep |
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> > 39 before they can come to a vote. This would mean that say a |
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> majority |
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> > of developers doesn't like something in glep 39, but the council |
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> > doesn't approve the change. That change will never come to a vote. |
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> In |
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> > other words, the council has control of the rules that govern it. |
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> Is |
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> > that what you are intending? |
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> > |
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> Arguably the current rules are pretty ambiguous for the council. The |
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> rules are fairly explicit for the Foundation, where there are rules |
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> about having membership-convened meetings/etc. |
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[snip] |
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> Rich |
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> |
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Team, |
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The trustees are legally accountable and responsible for the operation |
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of the Gentoo Foundation Inc. Some things in the bylaws are there to |
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comply with statutes. |
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The Gentoo council has no legal standing whatsoever, which I have |
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already said (at FOSEDEM) makes me a little nervous as a trustee, since |
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the council makes decisions on behalf of Gentoo that the Foundation |
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would be held both accountable and responsible for. There have been no |
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issues with that, yet. |
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Maybe its time to reorganise Gentoo along standard corporate lines |
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again, as it was before drobbins left. If we go in that direction, the |
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council becomes a technical committee that is part of the Foundation. |
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GLEP39 is no longer needed and the Foundation bylaws are amended to |
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reflect the new structure. |
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Such a major change would probably need to be put to a vote of |
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Foundation members as we would be changing the make up of what is |
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legally a company. (Members are equivelent to share/stock holders) |
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Note: Foundation members and Gentoo developers are two intersecting |
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sets. |
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This gives rise to all sorts of interesting questions, opportunities |
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possibilities and challenges. Please discuss. |
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Regards, |
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Roy Bamford |
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(Neddyseagoon) a member of |
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gentoo-ops |
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forum-mods |
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trustees |
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