Gentoo Archives: gentoo-nfp

From: "William L. Thomson Jr." <wltjr@g.o>
To: gentoo-nfp <gentoo-nfp@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-nfp] Spending money authority
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:39:38
Message-Id: 1213151970.5380.115.camel@wlt.obsidian-studios.com
1 When I was thinking again about Gentoo's structure. The relationship of
2 the Foundation and the Council. I thought of an odd scenario. The
3 council rules the project, period. No contesting that and I am not
4 looking to change that.
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6 That said, the Council decides to take some action within Gentoo. That
7 decision and action requires funding. Now who's hands does the power lie
8 in? At that point the Trustees, and if they choose not to fund the
9 request. Then what? Council is denied their supreme authority. Hardly
10 ideal, and I believe goes against the purpose of the council.
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12 Case in point. Last year for the Florida Linux Show, I had to ask and
13 get Trustees approval to fund a booth at the show for Gentoo[1]. To me
14 that seems like a decision that should fall to the Council not the
15 Foundation.
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17 The only time the Foundation should deny a funding request/order from
18 the council is if there is not adequate funds available. But it should
19 not be up to a second body what areas get funded and don't.
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21 The Foundation isn't running the project, why should they be in control
22 of what money is spent on. Now access and final payment, I think should
23 still go through the Foundation. But more as acting on the Council's
24 ruling or decision. Unless it's a totally insane request, there might be
25 some veto power in the request/order. But really it should not be up to
26 the Foundation. It's not it's mission to decide those things. Just
27 oversee and enact.
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30 1. http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192511
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32 --
33 William L. Thomson Jr.
34 amd64/Java/Trustees
35 Gentoo Foundation

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Re: [gentoo-nfp] Spending money authority Colonel Panic <cp@××××××××××.cx>
Re: [gentoo-nfp] Spending money authority Alistair Bush <ali_bush@g.o>