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On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 05:38:16PM +0300, Andreas K. Huettel wrote: |
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> > Q1: What are your feels on the recent history of the Foundation? (last |
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> > 2-3 years) |
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> > Q2: What should the Foundation do more of? |
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> > Q3: What should the Foundation do less of? |
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> One of my pet projects was already to get Gentoo to sponsor (up to a cap) |
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> expenses for *one* conference attendance for each new developer. I.e. up to |
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> XXXX EUR cost reimbursement (travel, accommodation, daily living expenses at |
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> capped/set rate, similar to what is done for public servants like me) for |
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> FOSDEM attendance. This might be quite helpful in getting new devs integrated |
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> into the community. |
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+1 Of note, there is some financial considerations here dependent on the |
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501cX chosen. |
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> > Q4: What should become of the Foundation? |
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> > * something not the following list at all? |
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> > * long-term continue to exist as-is non-501c6 state |
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> > * finish 501c6 state |
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> > * convert to 501c3 in some way |
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> If it continues to exist, convert to a tax-exempt state. Preferably 501c3. See |
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> below. |
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+1 |
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> > * join an umbrella? |
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> > ** what should the selection criterion be? |
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> > * disband entirely |
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> > ** where should the financial holdings go? |
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> > ** where should the copyright & trademark holdings go? |
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> > ** what actions will be impacted by this? |
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> I was recruited in 2010, and there was never any doubt for many years that the |
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> foundation was a mostly passive observer of the distribution, without |
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> interfering in the daily business. |
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> In the wake of the idella4 story and the subsequent "takeover attempt", I |
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> would like to make sure 100% that this never happens again and that developers |
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> know which elected group steers the distribution (the council). |
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I am not aware of what that individual did, but I am familair with him |
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so I can only imagine. Please see my response to Robin as well with |
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other ways of addressing such shenanigans from occuring. I believe it |
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paramount that we retain our autonomy as a distribution. |
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Cheers, |
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Aaron |
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