Re: [gentoo-project] Gentoo metastructure reform - reality and SPI

On 11/01/2017 21:03, Michael Palimaka wrote:
> The Gentoo Foundation exists to handles legal and
> administrative matters and should serve the distribution, not the other
> way around.
>
> Despite the best efforts of the Board, the Foundation has repeatedly
> been plagued with problems such as poor record-keeping and at one point
> even fell into bad standing. I very much appreciate the work the
> Trustees have put in (especially in recent months to try and straighten
> everything out), but I have serious concerns about the Foundation’s
> long-term prospects, let alone handing them more responsibilities and power.
>
> Gentoo is a community-driven project lead by the Council, and we should
> keep it that way. I therefore propose we follow the lead of other major
> projects[0] and become associated with SPI[1], making use of their
> various services[2] such as accepting donations, and holding funds and
> other assets. As an associated project, Gentoo would retain its
> independence - SPI would not own, govern, or otherwise control us.

I like this idea.

Paweł