This motion is about adding two companies, the prior one was about adding one specific company. I support adding two additional companies though as explained on the list not the one specific one in the prior motion.
--- Sent from my iPhone Classic. On Oct 23, 2008, at 10:21 AM, "Dick Hardt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > uh, which part of the company confidentiality did you miss? > > This is the same motion. All the board members know who the companies > are. Given the recent comments about transparency, I thought it would > be best to move the votes over to the public list -- omitting the > sensitive part of the information -- we did this when we brought on > the first group of corporate board members. The corporations and the > Foundation will want to maximize the PR of joining by announcing at > the appropriate time -- not announcing the possibility on a public > list. > > -- Dick > > > On 23-Oct-08, at 10:12 AM, David Recordon wrote: > >> Dick, >> This seems to be a very different motion than the one made and >> seconded on the private list. The other motion specifically named a >> company to add. >> >> I would reccomend that this be treated as a new motion. >> >> --David >> >> --- >> Sent from my iPhone Classic. >> >> On Oct 23, 2008, at 9:48 AM, "Dick Hardt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> (this motion was originally posted on the board-private list to >>> protect the confidentiality of the potential corporate board members >>> -- reposting to public list to provide transparency to community) >>> >>> Background: >>> >>> There are two corporations that have expressed interest in joining >>> the >>> OpenID Foundation for the last six months. The board approved >>> adding 5 >>> new corporate board seats, to be balanced with community seats so >>> that >>> the community seats have a majority. >>> Brian Kissel has been active on the marketing committee and the >>> customer research committee. He organized a gathering of content >>> providers in NY that led to the OpoenID UX summit last Monday. >>> The primary source of funding for the Foundation is corporate board >>> seats. In order to fund a new Executive Director and OpenID adoption >>> initiatives, we need more funding. The patience of the two >>> corporations is running thin as they have been waiting for far to >>> long >>> for a decision from the board. >>> >>> The motion: Add the two corporate board seats and add Brian Kissel >>> as >>> the community seat. Brian's seat (like all other community board >>> seats) would be up for re-election when we hold an election. >>> >>> All board members need to vote or abstain for the motion to be >>> considered. >>> >>> Votes to date: >>> >>> +1 Dick Hardt (made motion) >>> +1 Martin Atkins (seconded motion) >>> -1 David Recordon >>> _______________________________________________ >>> board mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board >> >> _______________________________________________ >> board mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board > > _______________________________________________ > board mailing list > [email protected] > http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board _______________________________________________ board mailing list [email protected] http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board
