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On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 9:07 AM, Raymond Jennings <shentino@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> That's why I made my own proposal. |
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> class supporter |
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If you change supporter to always be a foundation member (ie make |
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membership activation/removal simultaneous with instantiation) it |
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could work. However, I still question the need for a 3rd tier. Who |
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would you want to give a vote to, but not some kind of active role in |
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the community (@g.o address, some kind of access, etc)? |
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Perhaps I'm channeling my inner Heinlein here, but if you want to have |
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an official say in how things go, then you should get your hands |
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dirty. If your hands really are dirty, then you should be recognized |
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as such. The bar need not be set exactly where it is today, but there |
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should be some kind of minimum activity level if somebody wants to be |
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a member. It shouldn't just be people who "like Gentoo." Gentoo has |
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to work first and foremost for those who are active contributors, |
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since those are the people we most need to keep happy. If people want |
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to have more of a say and become active contributors to have that say, |
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then so much the better. Also, if you want somebody to have a role in |
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defining just how the operation works, then they need to demonstrate |
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that they're going to be an informed voter/etc. You can't run a |
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volunteer-based organization on wishful thinking. |
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And of course anybody can post an opinion and try to influence others. |
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However, if you want to actually have a vote that counts, then you |
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need to have some kind of skin in the game. |
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Rich |