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Hello, everyone. |
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This one has came up a few times recently, and I think it would be |
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reasonable to finally put it as formal motion. I'd like to propose |
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removing from Bylaws section 5.2 (Qualification) [1] the following |
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paragraph: |
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No individual shall serve as a Gentoo Foundation Trustee and Gentoo |
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Council Member concurrently |
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Rationale: |
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This topic has been brought up a few times and so far the best argument |
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has been that a single individual could not bear both positions time- |
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wise. However, I don't think this really justifies forbidding it |
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by law, and I think the candidates should be given the chance to assert |
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that themselves. If someone doesn't believe in a single individual |
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serving both positions simultaneously, he can express that in his vote. |
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Furthermore, Matthew Thode has proposed merging Council and Trustees |
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in the past. I think having common members in both bodies could be |
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the first step towards that or -- to the contrary -- prove that this is |
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undesirable without actually having to merge them to check. |
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Finally, since Trustee elections have really lacked candidates |
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in the past years, this might improve the situation. I can't guarantee |
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that; I don't think I would run but others might. In any case, it's |
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worth a try and I don't think it would really harm anyone. |
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It's better to give voters a chance to decide on this rather than |
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scratch candidates up front via Bylaws. |
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[1]:https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Foundation:Bylaws#Section_5.2._Qualification |
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Best regards, |
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Michał Górny |
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