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Roy Bamford wrote: |
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> On 2008.02.13 01:44, Steve Long wrote: |
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> |
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> [snip] |
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> |
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>> ... I'd rather see the Foundation |
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>> employing a professional administrator, hiring a lawyer and an |
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>> accountant, |
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>> with oversight by the Trustees. Either that or hand those |
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>> responsibilities |
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>> over to the SFC/SPI. I don't think the Foundation membership, which |
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>> aiui is |
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>> developers and ex-developers, has the skills base to do those tasks |
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>> professionally, as they require. Nor do they seem to have been that |
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>> motivated to carry out those tasks, unsurprisingly. |
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>> |
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> [snip] |
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>> -- |
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> Steve, |
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> |
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> Very true. Before we give away any control, or hire professionals, I |
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> want to look at ways of expanding Foundation membership among the user |
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> base. Gentoo users have a much wider skill set and interests than the |
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> developers do. If the trustees can find a way to draw on these skills |
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> and interests, there may be no need for professional administration at |
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> all. |
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> |
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I am fully with you on involving users; it was heartening to read that we |
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already have 2 lawyers standing as well. I would still rather know that |
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certain things, eg accounts and filings, were in the hands of someone who was |
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contractually obliged to carry those out. Maybe Trustees have that legal |
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obligation as well, but that doesn't seem to have been enough in the past. I |
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guess what I'm getting at is: let's make certain there is no way slackening |
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by volunteers could lead to a similar SNAFU. |
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