Re: [gentoo-nfp] Potential Bylaw violation in 2017 Foundation member removal

[Alec Warner]

On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 3:08 PM, Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o> wrote:

> >>>>> On Thu, 31 May 2018, Michał Górny wrote:
>
> > Now, in May of 2015 the Foundation member list have been updated
> > with a number of members being removed (with no comment suggesting
> > why the update took place) [2]. According to data on file (LDAP),
> > among the removed Foundation members there were 10 active Gentoo
> > developers at the time:
>
> > - deathwing00
> > - djc
> > - flameeyes
> > - hattya
> > - jkt
> > - rafaelmartins
> > - scarabeus
> > - titanofold
> > - xmw
> > - yngwin
>
> > [...]
>
> > What should be done about developers who were unjustly removed?
>

I think a first step would be to ask if the aggrieved actually care. I've
seen no evidence that they:

 - Noticed.
 - Tried to vote but could not.

-A


> As a Foundation member, I suggest that all 10 developers listed above
> are reinstated as Foundation members. For the developers that are
> still active today there should be no question about this.
>
> The retired developers were deprived of their right to vote in any
> election. So IMHO their member status should be restored too, and the
> "two elections rule" should be reset for them, and apply only to
> future elections.
>
> Ulrich
>