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From: Matthew Thode <prometheanfire@g.o>
To: gentoo-project@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-project] RFC: Expanding Foundation Bylaws, section 4.9 Termination from Membership
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 22:39:27
Message-Id: 20180208223921.fg3pxpgj3oo5hzsf@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-project] RFC: Expanding Foundation Bylaws, section 4.9 Termination from Membership by Daniel Robbins
1 On 18-02-08 15:33:02, Daniel Robbins wrote:
2 > I think rich0 is spot-on here where if we make it even shorter, it gets
3 > even stronger:
4 >
5 > Section 4.9. Termination from Membership.
6 > Membership may be terminated by a majority vote of the board of trustees.
7 >
8 > No explanation required. Right now, it sounds like the trustees may need to
9 > justify that the member is acting contrary to the purpose(s) of the
10 > Foundation. When really, no justification should be required (it just opens
11 > the door for endless argument, grumpiness, and thus more likely to lead to
12 > legal action). At the very least, it should say that the trustees can
13 > remove anyone *they feel* (ie. based on *their opinion*, which can't be
14 > argued) is acting poorly. That removes the possibility of debate.
15 >
16
17 Agreed, this is the only improvement I see us making to that specific
18 bylaw.
19
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21 Matthew Thode (prometheanfire)

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