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The Gentoo Foundation Inc. is preparing for its annual Trustee |
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Elections. The nomination period is four weeks commencing early |
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February, the voting period is four weeks in March, the newly |
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elected Trustees take their seats in early April, as soon as the |
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results of the ballot are known. |
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Exact dates will be set by the Gentoo Elections project. |
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At the trustees meeting of 17 January 2010, a recording date of 31 |
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January was set. Simply put, only Foundation members who are members on |
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31 January can stand or vote in this election. |
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Trustees retire by rotation every two years to ensure there is |
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continuity of the board, this year, NeddySeagoon, tsunam and dabbot |
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will retire. |
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Also for the first time after this election, the membership will be |
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reduced according to bylaws http://xrl.us/oo447 |
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Section 4.4. Continuation of Membership |
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Full members who remain Gentoo developers shall have their membership |
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continued until it is terminated in accordance with 4.8 or 4.9. |
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Full members who retire from the Gentoo project shall have there |
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membership continued while they indicate that they remain interested in |
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the affairs of the Foundation unless their membership is terminated in |
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accordance with 4.8 or 4.9. |
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Criteria for loss of interest in the foundation shall be determined by |
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the trustees, from time to time. |
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The current determination of loss of interest is failure to vote in |
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two successive trustee elections. |
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Why might you want to be a member of the Gentoo Foundation Inc? |
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The only benefit to members is as stated in the bylaws |
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http://xrl.us/oo447 at 12. Article XII Indemnification of officers and |
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Trustees |
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Section 12.1. Right to Indemnification |
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Each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party |
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to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding, |
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whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than |
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an action by or in the right of the foundation), by reason of the fact |
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that he or she is or was a director, officer or member of the |
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foundation, or is or was serving at the request of the foundation as a |
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director, officer, employee, or agent of another foundation, |
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partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, shall be |
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entitled to indemnification against expenses (including attorneys' |
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fees), judgements, fines, and amounts paid in settlement to the fullest |
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extent now or hereafter permitted by applicable law as long as such |
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person acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably |
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believed to be in or not be opposed to the best interests of the |
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foundation; provided, however, that the foundation shall indemnify any |
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such person seeking indemnity in connection with an action, suit or |
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proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if such |
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action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the |
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Board of Trustees. |
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In short - if a member gets sued while acting in good faith for the |
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Foundation the Foundation is sued in the members place. |
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How do you become a Gentoo Foundation Inc. member? |
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As stated in the bylaws http://xrl.us/oo447 at |
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Section 4.3. Admission of Members |
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Full members are admitted by petitioning the trustees for membership, |
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providing verifiable evidence of their contribution to Gentoo. |
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Active Gentoo developers who are not members of the Foundation may |
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apply for membership. Any developer applying for membership in the |
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Foundation will become a member of the Foundation immediately after the |
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next Trustee meeting following the application unless an absolute |
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majority of the trustees (currently 3 out of 5) oppose membership for |
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the developer at this meeting. |
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Applicants who are not Gentoo developers need to cite verifiable |
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evidence of contributing to Gentoo or to the stated aims of the Gentoo |
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Foundation Inc. |
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Examples of contributing include but are not limited to, arch testing, |
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bugzilla, Gentoo forums, working with existing developers. |
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Contribuitions will be verified. The decision of the trustees is final. |
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Monetary contributions will be discounted - Gentoo Foundation |
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membership cannot be bought. |
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The trustees will be processing any applications for membership in a |
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timely manner in an attempt to ensure new members are entitled to |
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participate in this election. |
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Regards, |
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Roy Bamford |
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(Neddyseagoon) an member of |
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gentoo-ops |
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forum-mods |
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trustees |