On Jul 29, 2012, at 10:34 AM, Rick Clark wrote: > Jonathon, > How is it possible for someone to taint the nomination process? Are we > not allowed to promote our nominations? In light of the fact that the > process is closed and we can't know how many nominations we had > received, it seems fine to me to encourage nominations. Have some > unwritten rules been broken, I am completely confused?
Certainly no rules against promoting your nomination or candidacy (or someone else's for that matter). Campaign away! The situation in question is a completely different matter and involves a serious allegation of harassment that we are still trying to get details on. > Saying someone > "violated the basic principles that hold our community together" is an > extreme statement. Our community does things in the open, by default. > Had we followed our "basic principles" in this nomination process, I > can't help but think we wouldn't be in this situation. I agree that our tools and processes can get better and more transparent, and as I mentioned below, we are working on that. Hope to have an update later today or tomorrow on that to send out. I am not sure that it would have prevented this situation as it involves behavior outside of the mechanics of the nominations. Jonathan > > > Rick > > > > On 07/29/2012 01:18 AM, Jonathan Bryce wrote: >> The OpenStack Foundation has already attracted over 2,000 Individual Members >> in a little over a week. It's a very exciting moment for all of us involved >> in this effort, but also brings responsibility for each Individual and >> Corporate member. >> >> We've learned that someone may have violated the basic principles that hold >> this community together by trying to affect the nominations for the >> Individual Member elections. This is not what our community stands for, and >> we do not want to let the actions of one or a few tarnish the reputation of >> the thousands of individuals who are working to make OpenStack a great place >> to develop open source software. We are so determined to uphold our values >> that every member--individual or corporate--agrees to a code of conduct that >> prohibits abusive behavior and attempts to manipulate our elections. >> >> Our bylaws and election process have been defined and overseen by very >> experienced, independent legal counsel, Mark Radcliffe. We are completely >> committed to ensuring this process is open, fair and legitimate in >> accordance with our bylaws and Delaware corporate law. To ensure that the >> process is open, fair and legitimate, we are looking for individuals who >> would like to volunteer to be inspectors through the duration of the >> election to certify the outcome along with our counsel. No more than two >> affiliated members (working for the same company) can be inspectors, and any >> candidates who wish to run for election are also ineligible to be >> inspectors. As stated in the bylaws, "Each inspector, before entering upon >> the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath to faithfully >> execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to >> the best of his ability." This will require a firm time commitment from any >> volunteers, as they will need to be available at a number > of points through the process to fulfill their duties in a timely manner. If > you are interested in being an inspector, let me know. >> >> Any complaints or concerns about the election process are taken extremely >> seriously. Each complaint will be reviewed by our independent counsel and >> addressed or brought before the full Board at its first meeting as >> appropriate. To facilitate reporting we have created an email address that >> is received only by the Foundation's independent counsel for review: >> electionmoni...@openstack.org >> >> We are also working on process improvements for nominations and >> elections--more details on that coming soon. In the meantime, please speak >> up or contact me or Mark Radcliffe directly if you have any concerns. We >> have all come a very long way in establishing the OpenStack Foundation--our >> Foundation--and are right on the threshold of having it up and running. Now >> is the time for us all to pull together and to make sure we continue to >> build the kind of inclusive, supportive community that has come so far in >> the last 2 years. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jonathan >> 210-317-2438 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Foundation mailing list >> foundat...@lists.openstack.org >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation >> > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
