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From: Raymond Jennings <shentino@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-project@l.g.o
Cc: Nick Vinson <nvinson234@×××××.com>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-project] Foundation membership and who can join
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 07:52:27
Message-Id: CAGDaZ_rdTKitvumtLWbM688VpheY9ac=xKJXtQ=84MSzN6N6zg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-project] Foundation membership and who can join by "Michał Górny"
1 forwarding and aliases ;)
2
3 On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 11:52 PM, Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:
4
5 > Dnia 14 października 2016 06:37:07 CEST, Nick Vinson <nvinson234@×××××.com>
6 > napisał(a):
7 > >
8 > >
9 > >On 10/13/2016 06:06 PM, Matthew Thode wrote:
10 > >> Some definitions
11 > >> - All devs are staff
12 > >> - All staff are foundation members
13 > >> - All foundation members are staff
14 > >> - All foundation members are voting
15 > >> - You can be staff without being a dev (forum, bugs, irc)
16 > >> - Foundation membership is automatically revoked if you miss two
17 > >> Foundation elections (not sure if this needs to change)
18 > >>
19 > >> Proposal
20 > >> - All prospective staff must apply to be Foundation members, allowing
21 > >> for final approval by the trustees as is the current policy. Anyone
22 > >not
23 > >> accepted will not be given staff membership.
24 > >> - Any Foundation membership granted as a result of a staff position
25 > >is
26 > >> lost when the position as staff is concluded.
27 > >> - Any staff that is kicked or leaves during a ComRel incident may
28 > >> appeal their incident with the appropriate body. They will either
29 > >> retain or lose both staff and foundation membership simultaneously.
30 > >>
31 > >> Knock on effects
32 > >> - May need to modify staff quiz. Developers already take this so
33 > >will
34 > >> automatically satisfy this requirement. Positive CoC acknowledgement
35 > >> should be included in the staff quiz.
36 > >> - By equating staff and Foundation membership we may have to change
37 > >the
38 > >> retirement criteria for staff.
39 > >> - Staff will have to vote in Foundation elections.
40 > >> - Staffers who are not devs do not belong to a project
41 > >> - projects could be made
42 > >>
43 > >> Questions
44 > >> - Do staff get gentoo.org email addresses?
45 > >> - I do not think it’s necessary
46 > >> (limits our liability (email addresses could be considered as
47 > >loosing
48 > >> property rights as mentioned elsewhere in one of these threads...),
49 > >maybe)
50 > >
51 > >I don't think so (but not a lawyer). Otherwise, you wouldn't see
52 > >companies assigning email addresses to their employees with the company
53 > >domain.
54 > >
55 > >That said, it might be nice if you could use the email addresses to
56 > >figure out who you're talking to at first glance. Something like:
57 > >
58 > >.staff.getnoo.org -- general staff member
59 > >.dev.gentoo.org -- gentoo developer
60 > >.trustee.gentoo.org -- gentoo trustee
61 > >.councilor.gentoo.org -- gentoo council member
62 >
63 > And you suddenly invalidate the email on next election?
64 >
65 > >
66 > >etc.
67 > >
68 > >Plese note that I'm not suggesting each project get its own subdomain.
69 > >Just a few "key" top-level entities / groups inside Gentoo.
70 > >>
71 >
72 >
73 > --
74 > Best regards,
75 > Michał Górny (by phone)
76 >
77 >

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