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On 2018.06.02 08:54, Michał Górny wrote: |
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> Hello, everyone. |
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> This one has came up a few times recently, and I think it would be |
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> reasonable to finally put it as formal motion. I'd like to propose |
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> removing from Bylaws section 5.2 (Qualification) [1] the following |
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> paragraph: |
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> No individual shall serve as a Gentoo Foundation Trustee and Gentoo |
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> Council Member concurrently |
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> Rationale: |
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> This topic has been brought up a few times and so far the best |
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> argument |
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> has been that a single individual could not bear both positions time- |
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> wise. However, I don't think this really justifies forbidding it |
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> by law, and I think the candidates should be given the chance to |
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> assert |
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> that themselves. If someone doesn't believe in a single individual |
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> serving both positions simultaneously, he can express that in his |
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> vote. |
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> |
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> Furthermore, Matthew Thode has proposed merging Council and Trustees |
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> in the past. I think having common members in both bodies could be |
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> the first step towards that or -- to the contrary -- prove that this |
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> is |
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> undesirable without actually having to merge them to check. |
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> Finally, since Trustee elections have really lacked candidates |
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> in the past years, this might improve the situation. I can't |
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> guarantee |
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> that; I don't think I would run but others might. In any case, it's |
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> worth a try and I don't think it would really harm anyone. |
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> It's better to give voters a chance to decide on this rather than |
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> scratch candidates up front via Bylaws. |
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> [1]:https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Foundation:Bylaws#Section_5.2._Qualification |
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> -- |
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> Best regards, |
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> Michał Górny |
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Michał, |
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During the discussions around a possible Council/Trustees we have heard |
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that three current council members would find in difficult to serve on |
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the board of a legal entity, now you say "I don't think I would run" so |
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that rules out four of the current council, leaving three undeclared. |
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Its not finding Trustees that's the real issue its finding Foundation officers. |
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The distinction is blurred in the case of the Gentoo Foundation Inc as |
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Trustees have (mostly) doubled up as officers. |
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With dabbott stepping down as Secretary and Robbat2 having stepped |
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down as Treasurer to hand over to zlg, then stepped back up to fill |
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the office when zlg departed, the Foundation is in need of individuals |
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to fill offices. |
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There is nothing in the bylaws that prevents council members from |
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serving as Foundation officers. Rich0 did that for a while. |
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Nothing really changed there except Rich0 lost his vote on the board. |
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Adding three individuals to the list of potential candidates for trustees |
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will do nothing to help the foundation if those candidates will not/cannot |
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be officers. |
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I don't recall any serving council members asking the foundation if |
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they can be Secretary/Treasurer/whatever but that's maybe because |
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the bylaw has been misunderstood? |
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If that's the case, please talk to the trustees about an officer appointment |
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today. |
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Regards, |
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Roy Bamford |
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(Neddyseagoon) a member of |
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elections |
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