Re: [gentoo-project] Foundation membership and who can join

[Roy Bamford]

On 2016.10.13 19:16, Matthew Thode wrote:
> On 10/13/2016 12:29 PM, William L. Thomson Jr. wrote:
> > On Thursday, October 13, 2016 11:35:42 AM EDT Matthew Thode wrote:
> >> Current bylaws state that to become a member you need to petition
> the
> >> trustees for membership to the foundation.  What verification is
> done by
> >> trustees is up in the air.  Members also seem to be members for
> life
> >> unless they remove themselves are are removed by a vote of the
> trustees.
> >
> > It is not in the current By Laws.
> >
> > I seem to recall there were provision stating you remain a member as
> long as
> > you actively vote. If you do not vote after some period you can lose
> your
> > membership via means of forfeit or something to that effect.
> >
> > I cannot find a link to it in the Gentoo archives, but my memory is
> correct.
> > See forwarded message below. I guess this never made it into the
> adopted by
> > laws. They should likely be amended.
> >
> > The rationale was if you are not voting after a period of time. You
> obviously
> > lost interest, and thus membership. You could always re-apply to be
> a member
> > of the foundation if removed due to inactivity/non-voting.
> >
> > ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
> >
> > Subject: Re: [gentoo-nfp] Bylaws question - 4.4 Continuation of
> membership:
> > Loss of interest
> > Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 11:26:27 PM EDT
> > From: Roy Bamford <neddyseagoon@g.o>
> > To: Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@g.o>
> > CC: gentoo-nfp@l.g.o
> >
> > On 2008.09.03 00:12, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
> >> Per the adopted bylaws:
> >>> Section 4.4. Continuation of Membership
> >> ...
> >>> Loss of interest in the foundation shall be signalled by failure
> to
> >>> return a ballot in two successive Trustee elections
> >>
> >> Is this retroactive on all previous foundations members that have
> not
> >> voted in the last two Trustee elections?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Robin Hugh Johnson
> >> Gentoo Linux Developer & Infra Guy
> >> E-Mail     : robbat2@g.o
> >> GnuPG FP   : 11AC BA4F 4778 E3F6 E4ED  F38E B27B 944E 3488 4E85
> >>
> > Robin,
> >
> > No. They are 'Grandfathered' it applies to elections going forward.
> > We had to have something to remove inactive members, or eventually,
> > members meetings could never become quorate.
> >
> > The first reduction in membership under this rule will occur
> following
> > the Feb. 2010 elections, thats two elections from now.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Roy Bamford
> > (NeddySeagoon) a member of
> > gentoo-ops
> > forum-mods
> > treecleaners
> > trustees
> >
> > -----------------------------------------
> >
>
> That's not in the wiki (where we list our bylaws) and if is the case
> should be corrected.
>
> --
> -- Matthew Thode (prometheanfire)
>
>
>

Matthew,

Well caught!

From memory, the bylaws have not been changed since they 
were adopted in 2008.

We need to do a CVS/Wiki compare and reinstate any lost 
text but not fix any typos.   

-- 
Regards,

Roy Bamford
(Neddyseagoon) a member of
elections
gentoo-ops
forum-mods
trustees