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On Thursday, October 13, 2016 10:59:27 AM EDT NP-Hardass wrote: |
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> By the same token, and maybe it needs to be explicit, the Trustees have |
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> entrusted the running of non-legal and day-to-day matters of Gentoo to |
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> the community created and democratically voted Council (per GLEP 39) and |
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> that the Trustees at this time cedes control of those matters to them, |
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> with the option of reviewing such actions if necessary. To the best of |
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> my knowledge, this is effectively how things are done now, but it isn't |
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> officially on the books. |
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There is no review or oversight of the Foundation and Council activities. The |
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two are completely separate entities. Which is part of the problem all along. |
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Any effort to unify, or further extend the Foundations role is seen as rocking |
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the boat, changing Gentoo in major ways, etc. People freak and elect to keep |
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the status quo. |
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Much as others want to limit the scope of the foundation. They are not |
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realizing legally they can never. You can empower the Council all you want. |
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Create as many entities within Gentoo. But they will never have legal |
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authority. |
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Along those same lines, Officers of the Foundation, also have Legal Authority. |
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Those are the ONLY ones who have legal authority, Trustees and Officers. With |
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officers appointed by the Trustees, but they can be 100% outside of the project, |
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foundation membership, etc. Trustees must be from within the Foundation |
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membership. |
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William L. Thomson Jr. |
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