Re: [gentoo-project] Social Contract clean-up

[Ulrich Mueller]

>>>>> On Mon, 26 Mar 2018, Daniel Robbins wrote:

> Council is related to technical leadership, inter-project technical
> issues and issues impacting development, which can include
> disciplinary issues.

> Trustees look out for the long-term health of the project. This
> includes legal matters, social contract, and quite a few other
> things.

I agree with rich0. The very first sentence of the Social Contract
reads:

# This social contract is intended to clearly describe the overall
# development policies and standards of the Gentoo project development
# team.

"Overall development policies and standards" are a global issue that
(by GLEP 39) fall under the responsibility of the Council.

Whereas the Bylaws don't mention development at all, and the Articles
of Incorporation mention development only once, in Article III:

# The Corporation is organized and at all times shall be operated, on
# a non-profit basis exclusive far the advancement and education and
# promotion of software development in an open environment.

(Not being a native speaker of English, I have difficulties
understanding this sentence. "Far" appears to be a typo for "for"?
But what is the meaning of "education [...] of software development"?
"Open environment" sounds like marketing babble, or is it an
expression with a fixed meaning?)

Ulrich