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

[Kristian Fiskerstrand]

On 06/26/2018 06:54 PM, Matthew Thode wrote:
> On 18-06-26 18:27:14, Kristian Fiskerstrand wrote:
>> On 06/26/2018 09:12 AM, 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 Trustees should make sure the bills are paid and affairs are in
>> order so that the light are on for the distribution, of which the
>> Council handles.
>>
>
> What about ensuring that the following situation does not happen.
>
> Lawsuit is filed against the foundation because of inaction or
> inappropriate action by members of the distro.  Who is responsible for
> remediating that situation?  It involves both the foundation and the
> 'distro'.  Further, who is responsible for ensuring the situation does
> not occur in the first place?
>

I don't see where inaction can be relevant for distro per se, that is
mainly an issue for trustees that have a fiduciary duty to the
stakeholders. There are also very few cases where "inappropriate action"
by a distro developer has any legal ramification for the foundation, as
there is no employment contract to constitute HR relevant matters, but
that is why there is ComRel.

The first thing that should be done to ensure it doesn't happen is of
course for Trustees to start doing _anything_ in order to fix the
outstanding matters.

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Kristian Fiskerstrand
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