On Mon, 2010-12-06 at 11:08 +0100, Charles-H. Schulz wrote: > Last call: are we good on this?
> > Le Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:19:18 +0100, > Florian Effenberger <flo...@documentfoundation.org> a écrit : > > > Hi, > > > > Cor Nouws wrote on 2010-12-06 08.09: > > > If those two or three employ so many developers on LibO that they > > > can have a very large majority when voting for BoD seats, that > > > could happen. But hey, two or three major sponsors cooperating in > > > such an harmonius way in the project, would be so great ;-) > > > > generally, yes, but on the other hand, this once again makes us very > > dependent, while we claim to be independent. Who can ensure that > > decisions are not made just for corporate benefit (once again playing > > paranoia)? :) > > > > Well, I'm totally undetermined on this point, so just as a thought > > from my side. :-) > > Hello Charles, Florian, et al, The document reads like a final statement of intentions for me. Florian's earlier points regarding not excluding all TDF employees from the board made good sense, particularly given the size of the foundation currently,and a board consisting of 9 members, fewer board members (half that) and I might disagree. The one month governor in the solemn address clause I think was a good addition. Opening us up to unwarranted agitation in the community was my biggest concern in raising the point regarding a call for early elections and this is a good way to mitigate that risk. As for the later points on future full autonomy vs control by a small group of corps. I think in the end there is no way to codify that risk away, it just comes down to the people here. I would suggest that if the board members act as stewards versus owners of the roles they take on for the community, then the community and therefor the foundation should flourish, independently. Given what I know of, who I know here, my belief is that there is a good chance of just that happening. IMO the likelihood of our staying independent, is much more dependent, on the next phase of the Foundation's history. Constructing by convention and act, rather then text, the 'nitty gritty' details of how, as teams we will work together. Guess that's a long winded +1 on the current draft as final. (typos not withstanding :-) Drew Jensen -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org List archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/steering-discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
