Re: [gentoo-nfp] Nomination of Alec Warner (antarus) for the Trustee Election

[Matthew Thode]

On 18-07-12 12:02:14, Rich Freeman wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 11:52 AM Matthew Thode
> <prometheanfire@g.o> wrote:
> >
> > The board has been unable to secure financial or legal representation.
> > This is not true, Robbin was talking to a CPA, that CPA recently moved
> > however.  Our lawyer hasn't changed in a long time either.
>
> Well, the CPA has yet to file a tax return.
>

Sure, but the original claim was false.  That's all I'm saying.

> > The board has been unable to raise monies to effectively pay for correct
> > operation of the nonprofit.
> > I'm not sure what you mean, but we receive a bit more money than we
> > spend every year...
>
> Sure, but you're not operating correctly.
>

Also arguable.  But that was not the claim.

> > The other points have some validity to them though.  Currently our tax
> > burden is unknown (because of the CPA moving unfortunately).
>
> This is hardly a recent development.
>

Yes, we should have moved faster, not arguing that.

> >
> > As to your plan, I'd ask the community to vote on it before going
> > forward as this is a dissolution of the group they are a part of.  I
> > wouldn't block it though.
>
> Presumably people get to vote for/against him as a proxy for this, but
> he already indicated that this would require global votes as well.  If
> you don't want him to enact his diabolical plans it is probably best
> not to vote for him.  I didn't check the candidate count but if there
> is no election then he has about as much of a mandate for shutting
> things down as many past trustees have had for keeping it going...
>

There will be at least a first pass election no mater the candidate
count.  The second election, if we don't have enough trustees above the
re-open nomination option, will be run.

-- 
Matthew Thode (prometheanfire)