Re: [gentoo-nfp] Questions For Gentoo Foundation Trustee Candidates

[Aaron Bauman]

On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 03:29:34PM +0000, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 10:53:48AM -0400, Aaron Bauman wrote:
> > > > 2. Will all candidates explain the reasoning supporting their position
> > > > on their future plans for the existence (or otherwise) of the Foundation.
> > >
> > > The reasoning is simple.  We haven't been able to maintain Foundation
> > > in really good standing *for years*.  Even if we are closing to
> > > *finally* fix things, it mostly relies on a few people putting a lot of
> > > work, and this means low bus factor.  There's no way to know that
> > > a future Trustee board won't mess everything up again, and we still
> > > barely have any candidates in the elections.
> > By-laws can mandate the retention of a CPA.
> Can, but possibly shouldn't. Just because our filings are complex now,
> doesn't mean they always will be. The SPI's 990 filings were initially
> prepared with the aid of a CPA, but later on were prepared directly by
> the SPI's treasurer, as they gained confidence in the process.
>

You often say a lot of things should not be in the by-laws and I have yet to
figure out your rationale for such a view and I frankly disagree with it.

*By-laws govern the trustees just as much as they do the general membership
interests in the distribution*

It is very wise to put such a by-law in place.  Just as I believe the use of
certain licenses within Gentoo should be codified in the by-laws.

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Cheers,
Aaron