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On Sun, Apr 08, 2018 at 03:43:03PM -0500, Matthias Maier wrote: |
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> On Sun, Apr 8, 2018, at 15:27 CDT, Matthew Thode <prometheanfire@g.o> wrote: |
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> > If you have any additions you wish to make, please submit it to the |
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> > gentoo-nfp list at least 48 hours before the meeting is to take place. |
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> We request the Board of Trustees to make the following motion part of |
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> their next meeting agenda, we will ask for a formal vote by council at |
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> the next council meeting: |
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> We request that the Gentoo Council and the Board of Trustees of the Gentoo |
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> Foundation affirm Gentoo's metastructure GLEP 39 as the governing principle |
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> of the Gentoo Linux developer community. In particular, both acknowledge |
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> the split between |
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> - the Gentoo Council, which is responsible for the Gentoo Linux developer |
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> community, its user base and all technical decisions, |
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> - and the Gentoo Foundation, whose role is to hold Gentoo's assets |
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> (such as trademarks and server infrastructure) and support the developer |
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> and user community. |
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> Best, |
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> Matthias and Andreas |
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In the interest of upholding a promise, I'll keep it short. |
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The Council is not offering anything equitable in return for a |
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Foundation motion. There is no guarantee they will even hear, let alone |
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pass the same motion. If said motion passes in both bodies, what comes |
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next? The affirmations are pointless without some sort of follow-up |
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action, which is conveniently omitted. |
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If it's important enough for both groups to agree on it, it should be |
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done simultaneously with all relevant members present (every Trustee and |
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Council member). The proposal in its current form (summed up as "you |
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first") can be reneged or ignored altogether by the Council. |
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I request the Trustees reconsider this one-sided deal and ask what the |
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Council is offering in return. |
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To the Council: |
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What makes you accountable to this community? Why should we trust or |
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respect you when you have nothing on the line except a title? What |
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happens next if these affirmations are made? What's your angle, your |
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real motivation? |
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How do you trust a Council member when they have nothing to lose by |
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acting against the community? |
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To everyone else: |
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The next Council election is in June. Please vote responsibly. |
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Sincerely, |
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A Foundation Member and developer |
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