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On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 12:58 PM, Daniel Robbins <drobbins@××××××.org> wrote: |
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> On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 10:46 AM, Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote: |
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>> "a situation in which a person is in a position to derive personal |
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>> benefit from actions or decisions made in their official capacity" |
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> I think the definition in the world of Gentoo would be expanded to cover |
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> non-financial benefit, since Gentoo is a very egalitarian organization |
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> (unlike a for-profit company) and there is an expectation of impartiality. |
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If somebody isn't impartial they shouldn't be involved in either a |
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Comrel or Council decision. |
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If they are impartial, then I don't see how the Comrel decision |
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suddenly makes them not. Sure, it does make it less likely that an |
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appeal will be overturned, but that is only a problem if the original |
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decision was incorrect, and if the decision of the Council is correct |
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by definition, then having more Council members casting their votes |
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earlier would tend to impart correctness to the Comrel decision and |
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not the other way around. |
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> Also, in very few circumstances are the trustees or council voting on issues |
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> that even have the potential for financial benefit. |
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Honestly, this seems like saying that according to the best practices |
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of most organizations Gentoo doesn't have an issue, therefore we need |
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to create an issue where no issue would otherwise exist otherwise we |
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don't have a problem to solve. |
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> It wouldn't be binding but could be requested, and the council/trustees |
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> could decide whether the request is legitimate. Again, if there is the |
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> *perception* of a potential conflict of interest, that can be enough for |
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> someone to abstain from voting because it strengthens the legitimacy of the |
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> vote. |
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In the last year or so it doesn't seem like we've had an issue with |
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people not being able to voice concerns... But of course they should |
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be free to do so. |
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I just want to be careful because the standard should be what a |
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reasonable person would perceive, not what somebody who is convinced |
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that Gentoo is run by the Illuminati would perceive... :) |
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IMO it seems like a majority of people voicing opinions here have |
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non-mainstream opinions on this matter. I don't think this is |
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healthy, but ultimately I guess the community gets to decide how much |
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tinfoil to apply... |
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Rich |