Hi all,
Am 21.10.22 um 15:18 schrieb Simon Phipps:
Hi!
On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 1:54 PM Andreas Mantke <ma...@gmx.de> wrote:
if I read the minutes correctly there are four board members with
a CoI,
because they provided or were involved in providing LibreOffice in the
app stores within their company / brand.
No, you do not read the minutes correctly. No-one declared a conflict
of interests. The directors involved declared an interest, but did not
feel that it was in conflict with their duties as directors and
consequently there was no conflict of interest. This is the same
approach the European Commission takes to the presence of interested
parties in meetings
we are not at the Commission but at TDF!
The members declared an interest in the app store topic and thus has a
possible Conflict of _Interest_ (CoI)
And at TDF it is only necessary to have a _possible_ CoI.
I don't see that this members with a CoI left the meeting before
topic 3
was discussed and decided on.
That's because no-one had a conflict of interests in the matters
considered.
Sorry, but this statement is wrong (see above).
It looks to me as if this four directors offended the rules they have
decided to follow. It would then be interesting for the community to
hear why they have not left the meeting for topic 3.
No, you are wrong in four ways. First, there was no conflict between
any declared interest and the matters discussed. Second, even if there
had been, it would not be a reason for a person to remove themselves
from a meeting as this is only necessary when the conflict relates to
the information shared (for example the identity of suppliers). Third,
the meeting was open to all members so anyone concerned was free to
attend, as I did. And fourth, no directors are representing their
employers in these meetings, they are the elected representatives of
the trustees.
I think it would be best to reconsider this statements carefully. The
board members are staff / partner / owner of parties with an interest in
this topic too and thus should follow the rules they have voted on.
Regards,
Andreas
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