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On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 09:03:16PM +0100, Roy Bamford wrote: |
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> Team, |
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> The present board is divided on the future of the Foundation. |
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> I have heard several options voiced by different board members. |
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> How do the candidates see the Foundations future? |
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> Regards, |
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> Roy Bamford |
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> (Neddyseagoon) a member of |
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> elections |
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> gentoo-ops |
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> forum-mods |
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> arm64 |
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Hi, Roy. |
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As you stated, each of us have our personal opinion/views on what should |
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become of the foundation. |
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For me, I would like to see us retain autonomy as a non-profit |
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organization while outsourcing the mundane work of finances, taxes, etc. |
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While I am not implying that "umbrellas" would deviate from our social |
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contract principles, I do believe there is an opportunity for it to |
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happen. As such, retaining autonomy allows *us* as Trustees to be |
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elected and appointed based on the electorate (our Foundation members). |
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If this is not feasible then joining an umbrella is my second choice. |
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There are many factors that drive this decision. Is it financially |
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feasible to retain bookkeeping, taxes, etc? Does retaining this negate |
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donations from the community or impede our ability to support infra etc? |
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Additionally, there needs to be much research into the umbrella |
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opportunities. Do they support our principles and ideals? Will they |
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intrude on our social contract or license choices? |
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Finally, as stated before, I believe the foundation has the sole |
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responsibility of providing financials, infrastructure, and supporting |
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the distribution that is governed daily by the council. There is (from |
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me) no intent to intrude on their responsibilities. For matters that |
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cross into the legal realm, we (council and trustees) have worked |
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together to solve these matters for the good of the distribution. |
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Let's finalize the taxes, reincorporate as a new non-profit, ensure |
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roles/responsibilitie are delineated in the by-laws, and continue making |
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Gentoo a distribution that folks want to run and be a part of. This |
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implies retaining the requried services, as stated above, to ensure we |
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do not fall into this tax situation again. |
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Cheers, |
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Aaron |
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