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On Thu, Jun 04, 2020 at 09:47:31PM +0200, Michał Górny wrote: |
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> On Thu, 2020-06-04 at 15:01 -0400, Aaron Bauman wrote: |
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> > On Thu, Jun 04, 2020 at 09:15:37AM +0200, Michał Górny wrote: |
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> > > Hello, everyone. |
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> > > |
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> > > Gentoo is technically led by two bodies -- the Council and the Trustees. |
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> > > While this somewhat works for many years, people have repeatedly pointed |
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> > > out that it's far from perfect and that it is preventing Gentoo from |
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> > > gaining more popularity. Some of them are looking into the times of |
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> > > BDFL with longing, others are considering it the worst thing ever. |
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> > > Nevertheless, there are problems with the current state of things. |
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> > > |
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> The problem with the bylaws is that the Trustees control them, |
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> and aren't interested in doing anything that would actively limit their |
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> claimed power. I mean, they've even rejected clarifying the 'Trustees |
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> can kick Foundation members at their leisure' rule. |
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No, the trustees do not exclusively control the by-laws. Even the |
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foundation has checks and balances. The same approach of the general |
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resolution for the council is in place within the foundation. |
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What is it that needs clarified regarding Section 5.6? |
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Cheers, |
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Aaron |
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