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On Wed, Jul 07, 2021 at 07:32:12AM +0300, Joonas Niilola wrote: |
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> On 7.7.2021 0.57, Matt Turner wrote: |
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> > As far as I can tell, you're the only one who has done anything |
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> > concrete towards merging the Gentoo Foundation into an umbrella |
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> > organization :( |
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> Out of curiosity, with an umbrella organization could there be any fear |
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> for a similar takeover that happened with Freenode? |
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There is a possibility of such, but it is highly unlikely. |
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More realistic/probable concerns are umbrellas enforcing |
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rules/guidelines/requirements that Gentoo may not agree with. Examples |
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have been given in the past, but some may be licenses we may not agree |
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with, social issues (main vs master) that we may not agree with, etc. |
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Additionally, please keep in mind that having an impact on these |
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umbrellas generally requires some form of external membership to vote and |
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have a voice (which may be a neglible representation/impact). |
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These concerns are some of the reasons I have advocated to keep our |
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elected foundation representation which comes from our dev population. |
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History (over the last 2-3 years) shows that such interference with the |
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project (i.e. council) is nil. We (trustees) simply meet the legal |
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requirement to have a board, pay the bills, and stay out of the way. |
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-Aaron |
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