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On 2008.04.18 19:09, Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto wrote: |
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> From the previous mails, my understanding is that the point about |
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> membership to the Foundation is not to be discussed on this meeting, |
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> but on a later date. Am I correct? |
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> Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto |
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> Gentoo- forums/userrel/Sparc/KDE |
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Jorge, |
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The topic will not be avoided. I expect it to come up under the Bylaws |
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section of the agenda but I doubt if any firm decisions will be made |
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other than to 'fix the membership rules'. |
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My preference is to get a set of bylaws that the trustees can |
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unanimously agree to adopt so we can move on. The bylaws can be fine |
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tuned later. |
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I have a vested interest in the definition of a "full developer" I want |
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to propose something like "Gentoo developers become members of the |
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Gentoo Foundation on the first anniversary of their join date, as held |
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in the individuals LDAP record." That makes it nice and unambiguous |
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for election officials. It also defines developers as anyone who has an |
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LDAP record. |
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and "Foundation membership ceases at the close of the trustee election |
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following the members retirement from the project." |
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I don't want serving trustees retired unless they resign from the |
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Foundation separately under its bylaws. |
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I did consider something to allow trustees to vote to extend membership |
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but its not needed. Trustees can appoint officers, that's good enough |
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(and less controversial). Anyone can be an officer. |
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Its probably a controversial subject with opinions shaped by |
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discussions on a mailing list rather than on IRC. |
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I like the sound of your Gentoo elections project. Maybe the Foundation |
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needs to appoint a team of returning officers, whose job would be just |
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that. That's a little 'tongue in cheek' but not completely. It could be |
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the first step in the Foundation actively taking on some of the non |
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technical tasks presently managed by the council. That was one of the |
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long term goals in my manifesto. |
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Regards, |
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Roy Bamford |
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(NeddySeagoon) a member of |
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gentoo-ops |
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forum-mods |
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treecleaners |
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trustees |
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