[gentoo-project] Re: [gentoo-nfp] Request for vote on removal Matthew Thode from Trustees

[Michał Górny]

W dniu sob, 10.02.2018 o godzinie 19∶29 -0600, użytkownik Matthew Thode
napisał:
> On 18-02-11 01:11:52, Michał Górny wrote:
> > Hello, everyone.
> >
> > As some of you may know I have been recently defamed on Gentoo mailing
> > lists by one of the Trustees (at the time). I have been attempting to
> > resolve this matter peacefully for 2 months now, and I haven't had any
> > success in getting justice. In fact, I haven't received more than 8
> > words from the Trustees on the matter.
> >
> > All things considered, I would like to request per Section 5.6 of Bylaws
> >  [1] a Foundation members vote on removal of Matthew Thode from his
> > position as President of the Foundation and Trustee. I believe that
> > Matthew has not succeeded in ensuring professional behavior among
> > Trustees and that he has abused his position towards his private goals
> > that were not in line with the best interests of Gentoo
> > and the Foundation.
> >
> > To support my request, I will note here a number of facts regarding past
> > actions of the Trustees during Matthew's term that I'm aware of and that
> > I believe to be contrary to the best interest of Gentoo. I do not wish
> > to defame anyone, therefore I will not comment on those actions, merely
> > list them and link the evidence whenever publicly available. I leave
> > judging those actions to the Foundation members.
> >
> > Please note that I'm not implying that all the listed facts are related
> > to one another. However, I believe that all of them are relevant to
> > judging Matthew's actions.
> >
> >
> > 2017-01-05
> >   Matthew Thode lays out a proposal that merges the Council
> >   and Trustees into a single 'Board' on top of Foundation [2].
> >
> > 2017-01-11
> >   Matthew Thode lays out an alternative proposal in which Council
> >   is reduced to handling technical matters, and 'Board' gains control
> >   over ComRel [3].
> >
> > 2017-12-10
> >   Daniel Campbell (signed as a Trustee) sends a mail with a number of
> >   defaming accusations [4]. I have replied to that mail correcting
> >   the false facts, and I have opened a bug with Daniel in CC pointing
> >   this out [5].
> >
> > 2017-12-16
> >   Daniel Campbell sends his resignation mail in which he blames for it,
> >   and further defames me [6]. I have to point out here that he brings
> >   a few true facts for which I am sorry, and I specifically only mind
> >   those that are lies.
> >
> > 2017-12-16
> >   Matthew Thode files a ComRel bug [7] in which he requests banning me.
> >   In his request he mentions the decision of Daniel Campbell.
> >
> > 2018-01-03
> >   Daniel Campbell withdraws his resignation [8].
> >
> > 2018-01-14
> >   Matthew Thode apologizes to Rich Freeman for the defamation made
> >   by Daniel Campbell in his resignation thread [9].
> >
> > 2018-01-18
> >   Daniel Campbell resumes his activity on Bugzilla [10]. I repeat my
> >   request for correction of his defaming mails via direct mail. I never
> >   receive any reply from him.
> >
> > 2018-01-28
> >   Since Daniel Campbell has been acting as a Trustee, I send the same
> >   request to Trustees. The same day I receive a reply from Matthew Thode
> >   requesting clarification of the exact statements that are defaming.
> >
> > 2018-01-29
> >   I reply with exact list of defaming statements and explanation why
> >   they are false. I never receive any reply.
> >
> >
> > At this point, 2 months have passed since the first defaming mail was
> > sent, and 2 weeks have passed since the specific request to Trustees was
> > sent. The mails still spread false information that is signed
> > by a Trustee without any correction.
> >
> > All I ever asked for was correcting the false facts. Rich Freeman had to
> > wait almost a month to get it. I am pleading for two months already,
> > with no result.
> >
>
> I'm sorry that we haven't sent out an apology or retraction yet, we've
> been gathering info on the situation before making a statement.  The
> first time I saw a request for comment on zlg's statement was two weeks
> ago.  I asked others for final input before I give a response tomorrow.
>
> I sent this two hours ago.
>
> 17:07 <     prometheanfire@> NeddySeagoon: not sure if still around (probably not), but I'm going to email out an appology (without stating fault) tomorrow, it'll go basically the same as the response to rich0
> 17:07 <     prometheanfire@> robbat2: alicef kensington ^
> 17:08 <     prometheanfire@> dabbott: ^
> 17:08 <     prometheanfire@> klondike isn't here atm

I'm sorry, I wasn't aware of that. Given that my request has been
fulfilled, I will not pursue this further. I'm sorry it had to come
to this.

If I may suggest something for the future, then a simple response such
as 'thank you, we will verify this and reach back to you' would
certainly have been better than silence.

-- 
Best regards,
Michał Górny