Gentoo Archives: gentoo-nfp

From: Luca Barbato <lu_zero@g.o>
To: gentoo-nfp@l.g.o, Matthew Thode <prometheanfire@g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-nfp] Agenda item: Formalize Gentoo's org structure
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2018 11:08:39
Message-Id: c38bc8b3-1b3d-f559-bfa2-f9efc7febcee@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-nfp] Agenda item: Formalize Gentoo's org structure by Matthew Thode
1 On 09/04/2018 19:24, Matthew Thode wrote:
2 > Gentoo has been known to be a two headed entity for a while. While the
3 > fact is that only one of the heads has legal standing to be called
4 > Gentoo, the other head has been doing most of the technical work.
5 > Unfortunately having two heads means that there can be fighting between
6 > them. In order to finally put the matter to some rest I seek to define
7 > Gentoo's org structure.
8 >
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10 The structure is quite simple:
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12 - a money-managing entity with the task of collecting donations and
13 paying for activities
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15 - an informal organization, with an elective council acting as steering
16 committee, doing stuff that makes people willing to donate money so the
17 informal organization keeps delivering nice stuff.
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19 The Debian people aren't members by default of Assoli or SPI(or any of
20 the many money collectors on-behalf-of they have.
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22 It is the nth times that you keep suggesting something that ultimately
23 gets (mis)interpreted as a way for the foundation to meddle with the
24 Gentoo organizational processes.
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26 lu
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29 PS: Comrel is independent from the council beside in case of appeal,
30 please stop repeating something that is not correct.