Re: [gentoo-project] Gentoo Council nominee 2018/19 questions

[M. J. Everitt]

On 27/06/18 00:02, Aaron Bauman wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 26, 2018 3:12:49 AM EDT Michał Górny wrote:
>> W dniu wto, 26.06.2018 o godzinie 09∶11 +0200, użytkownik Michał Górny
>>
>> napisał:
>>> To improve readability of the thread, I'll ask my question in reply to
>>> myself ;-).
>> And I'd like to ask the inevitable question: what do you think should be
>> the roles of Gentoo Council and Trustees appropriately?
> The Gentoo Council is responsible for the technical direction of the
> distribution.  This can be viewed as ambiguous by the term "global" being used
> to define what the council is, but I would offer that this is speaking to
> global issues within the scope of projects and the reorganization that occured
> within GLEP 39.  It did not intend to infringe upon the responsibilities nor
> role of the Gentoo Foundation.
>
> The Gentoo Foundation, including the officers and trustees which comprise it,
> are legally and financially responsible to the distribution.  As noted in the
> by-laws, the Foundation is held liable from a legal perspective for matters
> occuring within the distribution.  This is seen not only in the by-laws within
> the rights to indemnifcation, but is driven by American law of incorporated
> entities. As such, I find it most important to consider why we ought to ensure
> these responsibilities are delineated appropriately.
>
> As current officers of the Foundation and council members have expressed, it may
> be wise to dissolve the foundation as it exists today in the form an
> incorporation within the state of New Mexico.  This would be done in favor of
> something such as SPI (Software in the Public interest) or another
> organization willing to legally and financially represent Gentoo as a
> distribution.  This does not *absolve* the distribution from any current
> responsibilities now though.  We must organize and communicate our intention
> as a distribution to deal with all legal and financial matters.
>
> My opinion is to dissolve the Foundation as it exists today in favor of an
> organization that specializes in the types of matters we do not.  This is
> *not* targeting any current officers or trustees within the Foundation, but
> factually stating that they do not contain the required credentials or
> expertise to handle such matters.  Staffing such positions from a demographic of
> computer scientists, programmers, etc is not a wise choice.  I want to clarify
> that this is not targeting the aptitude of such individuals to excel given
> time and task constraints were removed.
>
> Let the experts handle such matters and let us focus on making a spectacular
> distribution.
>
> -Aaron
+1 well put !

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