Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: quantumsummers <matthew.summers@××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Cc: gentoo-dev-announce@l.g.o, gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Foundation Membership Announcement and Application Information
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:47:37
Message-Id: 4921E73A.1010704@gentoo.org
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4 = Official Foundation Announcement =
5
6 All Gentoo community members please take note that the Foundation Bylaws
7 have been changed by unanimous vote of the Trustees. You can find them
8 at the link below for your reading pleasure.
9 http://www.gentoo.org/foundation/en/BylawsAdopted.xml
10
11 = Developers =
12
13 All Gentoo Developers not currently members of the Gentoo Foundation are
14 strongly encouraged to join before 11 January 2009 to be eligible to
15 nominate, vote, and/or stand in the upcoming trustees election.
16
17 For developers that desire to join the foundation, we have all the
18 necessary info available internally, so please simply email
19 trustees@g.o stating you wish to join.
20
21 = Community =
22
23 Recent changes to the Foundation Bylaws have expanded foundation
24 membership to include individuals from the entire Gentoo community. In
25 the endeavor to facilitate greater community and communication between
26 the developers and the users of Gentoo and open source software in
27 general, the Trustees are very pleased to extend an invitation to all
28 interested individuals to apply for foundation membership. All
29 applications will be considered on the basis of merit and the extent of
30 contribution to Gentoo and/or the Open Source ecosystem. Everyone is
31 encouraged to apply. Please join us in making Gentoo better than ever!
32
33
34 = Community Foundation Membership Application =
35
36 Instructions: Please email trustees@g.o with the following
37 information, and please place "Foundation Membership Application" in the
38 subject line of the email.
39
40 1. Full name
41
42 2. Nickname**
43
44 3. Valid email & pgp key fingerprint and key ID for the email you provide.
45
46 4. Birthday** (MM/DD)
47
48 5. Provide a verifiable description of the work you have undertaken to
49 further the aims of the Gentoo Foundation Inc. All contributions will
50 be validated, help us to process your application quickly by including
51 how we can validate it.
52
53 **denotes optional field
54
55 Best Regards
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57 quantumsummers | Gentoo Foundation Secretary
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