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On 2008.02.13 01:44, Steve Long wrote: |
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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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> 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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> gentoo-nfp@l.g.o mailing list |
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Steve, |
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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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At the moment, I see that this would need a register of users, a |
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qualifying period and so on, much like the rules for developers. |
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Registered users would be able to both vote for and serve as trustees. |
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There are all sorts of practical problems to resolve - e.g. one user, |
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one vote. Registration would of course be completely voluntary. |
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Such a system would also promote user involvement and bring the |
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perceived 'them' (the devs) and 'us' (the users) closer together. |
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There's lots of fat to chew there. Lobby your trustees when they have |
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been elected. |
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Constructive comments and pointers to other organisations who have |
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solved this problem welcome. |
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Regards, |
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Roy Bamford |
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(NeddySeagoon) a member of |
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