[gentoo-project] Re: [gentoo-nfp] Proposal for Trustees: Reflect CoC in Bylaws

[Alec Warner]

On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 10:33 PM, Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@g.o>
wrote:

> (Please respond on the gentoo-project list, it gets a lot more traffic
> than NFP).
>

Its not my fault no one reads NFP ;p


>
> The Gentoo Foundation bylaws [1] do not presently bind any member to
> agreeing to the Code of Conduct.
>
> I propose that the addition of a new section to the bylaws:
> ====
> Section 4.11: Responsibilities of Members
> All members, trustees and officers of the foundation shall commit
> themselves to acting with integrity and respecting the Gentoo Code of
> Conduct as a minimum standard.
> ====
>
> For the record, the bylaws include a clause for termination of
> membership, by majority vote of trustees. I feel this is sufficient in
> addition to the comrel responsibilities and CoC 'Consequences' section,
> but would encourage comrel to recommend to the Board the termination of
> membership in appropriate cases.
>
>
The existing bylaw only affords membership termination in the event where a
member acts contrary to the purposes of the foundation. If you expect
comrel to recommend revocation of membership due to CoC violations then I
would prefer this power be granted to the trustees in a more explicit
manner than the current wording.

Its not clear that violating the CoC is "contrary to the purposes of the
foundation" because the purposes themselves are also narrowly defined and
it may not be feasible to get the votes you expect without a wording change.





> [1]
> https://web.archive.org/web/20140822043402/http://www.gentoo.org/foundation/en/BylawsAdopted.xml
>     The link is broken on the new website.
>
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