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Team, |
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1. We are required to advise Foundation members of meetings, in advance |
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and it seems, written notice is required. Its my view that an opt in |
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mailing list like gentoo-nfp is not adequate. Many members don't |
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subscribe and its also used for public debate, which many members are |
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not interested in. |
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I don't think snail mail is in keeping with our image either. |
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It follows that we need something like gentoo-foundation-announce which |
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members are automaticly subscribed to or we use a list of members email |
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addresses to circulate notices. The difference is one of implementation |
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detail. |
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We probably need to agree our bylaws before we can implement such a |
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list, as the bylaws define the qualifications for membership. |
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2. IRC voting and Proxies. |
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I'm not sure we will ever use IRC for a vote. It could be managed by |
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voicing the members on the list in 1) and setting the channel +m. Votes |
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are then cast, since only members can speak in the channel. |
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The voicing will also prove that voting nicks are identified. |
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If we allow proxies, it gets more complex. We need to voice the proxies |
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and when we count votes, ensure that the member and proxy cast only a |
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single vote. |
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Its further complicated by a world wide membership. The law says that |
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to be quorate and make decisions a members meeting needs >10% of the |
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members entitled to vote on an issue (at the first attempt anyway). A |
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short voting period on IRC would exclude the half our members who |
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would be in bed. In reality, we would struggle to make the 10%. There |
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were less than 40 attendees for our first meeting, when interest in the |
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Foundation was at its height. |
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I'm coming round to the opinion that any issues needing to be put to a |
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vote of members will be voted on in the normal Gentoo way over a period |
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of days, if not weeks. If that's so, we need some officers to run |
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votes. |
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I'm just trying to air my views in advance of the Sunday meeting in the |
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hope it will make the meeting slicker. |
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Thoughts and other options please. |
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Regards, |
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Roy Bamford |
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(NeddySeagoon) a member of |
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gentoo-ops |
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forum-mods |
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treecleaners |
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trustees |
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