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On 2009.01.09 01:08, Guy Fontaine wrote: |
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> Hi ! |
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> The message is clear enough. You ought to be a member of the Gentoo |
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> Community if you attempt to submit your registration as a member of |
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> the |
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> Gentoo Foundation. What is a member of the Gentoo Community ? Is that |
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> someone registered to the official Gentoo Forum ? |
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> Perhaps my question sounds silly. |
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> -- |
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> Guy Fontaine <guy.fontaine@××××××××××××.ca> |
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Guy, |
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The Foundation bylaws http://xrl.us/oo447 state:- |
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<quote> |
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Section 4.3. Admission of Members |
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Full members are admitted by petitioning the trustees for membership, |
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providing verifiable evidence of their contribution to Gentoo. |
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Active Gentoo developers who are not members of the Foundation may |
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apply for membership. Any developer applying for membership in the |
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Foundation will become a member of the Foundation immediately after the |
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next Trustee meeting following the application unless an absolute |
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majority of the trustees (currently 3 out of 5) oppose membership for |
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the developer at this meeting. |
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Applicants who are not Gentoo develpers need to cite verifiable |
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evidence of contributing to Gentoo or to the stated aims of the Gentoo |
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Foundation Inc. |
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Examples of contributing include but are not limited to, arch testing, |
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bugzilla, Gentoo forums, working with existing developers. |
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Contribuitions will be verified. The decision of the trustees is final. |
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Monetary contributions will be discounted - Gentoo Foundation |
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membership cannot be bought. |
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The Articles of Incorporation http://xrl.us/bebyw state:- |
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<quote> |
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4. Article III |
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Purpose |
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The Corporation is organized and at all times shall be operated, on a |
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non-profit basis exclusive far the advancement and education and |
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promotion of software development in an open environment. |
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</quote> |
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The critera are left deliberately vague to allow the trustees to decide |
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applications on a case by case basis. |
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Regards, |
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Roy Bamford |
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(NeddySeagoon) a member of |
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gentoo-ops |
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forum-mods |
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treecleaners |
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trustees |
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