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On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Thu, 5 Jan 2017 15:36:45 -0600 |
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> Matthew Thode <prometheanfire@g.o> wrote: |
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> > Possible Solution: |
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> > In order to solve this Gentoo needs to have a combined electorate, |
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> > meaning those that would vote for Council would also vote for Trustees |
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> > and visa-versa. This would ensure that everyone’s needs are represented. |
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> > We should have a single combined governing body, let’s call it ‘The |
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> > Board’. This is so that conflicts between Council and Trustees (as they |
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> > exist now) would have a straightforward resolution. This new ‘Board’ |
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> > would be able to use the existing project metastructure to delegate |
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> > roles to various groups (Comrel, Infra, etc would still exist, but under |
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> > this new Board). |
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> Well, this kind of superficial description does not raise any immediate |
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> concerns. However, the devil's in the detail, and if you really want |
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> comments, you should start providing some. |
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> As far as I understand, this would effectively require every developer |
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> to be a member of the Foundation. I think that Foundation membership is |
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> more legally binding than 'being a developer = having commit access'. |
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> One thing I'm particular worried about is the potential of 'US |
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> embargo'. What if a particular developer/recruit is/will not be legally |
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> allowed to be a member of Gentoo Foundation? |
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My general assertion here is that: |
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1) If the foundation is prevented legally from accepting a member due to |
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their country of origin, its also probable that the foundation is unable to |
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accept any contributions from said member for similar reasons. |
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2) If the foundation is able to legally accept a member due to their |
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country of origin, its probable that the foundation is able to accept their |
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contributions. |
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I suspect that the gap where the foundation cannot legally accept a member, |
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but somehow it can accept their contributions) is not noteworthy. |
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-A |
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> -- |
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> Best regards, |
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> Michał Górny |
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> <http://dev.gentoo.org/~mgorny/> |
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