Re: [gentoo-project] William Hubbs council manifesto 2018-2019

[Rich Freeman]

On Sun, Jun 17, 2018 at 1:26 PM William Hubbs <williamh@g.o> wrote:
>
> My opinion though is we should give the trustees time to catch up
>

How much time?  We're 14 years in, and Robin has been working on the
books for a few years I think.  Don't get me wrong - I appreciate the
work he is doing, but I'm not convinced it is a one-person project,
and it doesn't end when the past is caught up.

>
> Once that happens, I think it is better to work with them to choose the
> future path since they own the Gentoo trademark, name, logo etc [1].
>

Working with somebody isn't the same as deferring everything to them.

The problem with leaving the fate of the Foundation entirely to the
Trustees is that there is a lot of selection bias at work.  Trustees
are a bunch of individuals selected for their interest in running a
non-profit (for the most part, simply volunteering for the post is
sufficient to be voted in).  Should we be surprised when they advocate
for continuing to run a non-profit?

There is also no need to wait for the Foundation to fix everything
before working on a path forward.  Just as individuals can use their
own property to work on Gentoo-related projects, or donate their own
money to the Gentoo Foundation, so other entities can use their own
property to work on Gentoo-related projects, or donate their money to
the Foundation.

-- 
Rich