also sprach Don Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006.08.22.1817 +0100]: > I second this amendment with (or without) the minor corrections > suggested below.
So do I, in case you still need seconders. > On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Content-Description: draft GR > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 4. The Developers by way of General Resolution or election > > 4.1. Powers > > Together, the Developers may: > > > > - 3. Override any decision by the Project Leader or a Delegate. > > - 4. Override any decision by the Technical Committee, provided they > > - agree with a 2:1 majority. > > > > - 6. Together with the Project Leader and SPI, make decisions about > > - property held in trust for purposes related to Debian. (See §9.1.) > > > > ======================================================================== > > 4. The Developers by way of General Resolution or election > > 4.1. Powers > > Together, the Developers may: > > + 3. Make or override any decision authorised by the powers of the > > Project > > + Leader or a Delegate. > > + 4. Make or override any decision authorised by the powers of the > > Technical > > + Committee, provided they agree with a 2:1 majority. > > > > + 6. Make decisions about property held in trust for purposes > > + related to Debian. (See §9.). > > + 7. In case of a disagreement between the project leader and in > > Suggest s/in$// > > > + the incumbent secretary, appoint a new secretary. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 5. Project Leader > > 5.1. Powers > > The Project Leader may: > > - 10. Together with SPI, make decisions affecting property held in trust > > - for purposes related to Debian. (See §9.) > > > > =========================================================================== > > 5. Project Leader > > 5.1. Powers > > The Project Leader may: > > + 10. In consultation with the developers, make decisions affecting > > + property held in trust for purposes related to Debian. (See > > + §9.). Such decisions are announced on an electronic mailing > > + list designated by the Project Leader or their Delegate(s), > > + which is accessible to all developers. Major expenditures > > + should be proposed and debated on the mailing list before > > + funds are disbursed. > > + 11. Add or remove organizations from the list of trusted > > + organizations (see §9.3) that are authorized to accept and > > + hold assets for Debian. The evaluation and discussion leading > > + up to such a decision occurs on an electronic mailing list > > + designated by the Project Leader or their Delegate(s), on > > + which any developer may post. There is a minimum discussion > > + period of twoo weeks before an organization may be added to > > s/twoo/two/ > > + the list of trusted organizations. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 7. The Project Secretary > > 7.2. Appointment > > If the Project Leader and the current Project Secretary cannot agree > > - on a new appointment they must ask the board of SPI (see §9.1.) to > > - appoint a Secretary. > > =========================================================================== > > 7. The Project Secretary > > 7.2. Appointment > > If the Project Leader and the current Project Secretary cannot agree > > + on a new appointment, they must ask the Developers by way of > > + General Resolution to appoint a Secretary. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > -9. Software in the Public Interest > > > > SPI and Debian are separate organisations who share some goals. Debian > > - is grateful for the legal support framework offered by SPI. Debian's > > - Developers are currently members of SPI by virtue of their status as > > - Developers. > > > > - 9.1. Authority > > - > > - 1. SPI has no authority regarding Debian's technical or nontechnical > > - decisions, except that no decision by Debian with respect to any > > - property held by SPI shall require SPI to act outside its legal > > - authority, and that Debian's constitution may occasionally use SPI > > - as a decision body of last resort. > > - 2. Debian claims no authority over SPI other than that over the use > > - of certain of SPI's property, as described below, though Debian > > - Developers may be granted authority within SPI by SPI's rules. > > - 3. Debian Developers are not agents or employees of SPI, or of each > > - other or of persons in authority in the Debian Project. A person > > - acting as a Developer does so as an individual, on their own > > - behalf. > > > > - 9.2. Management of property for purposes related to Debian > > > > - Since Debian has no authority to hold money or property, any donations > > - for the Debian Project must be made to SPI, which manages such > > - affairs. > > > > - SPI have made the following undertakings: > > - 1. SPI will hold money, trademarks and other tangible and intangible > > - property and manage other affairs for purposes related to Debian. > > - 2. Such property will be accounted for separately and held in trust > > - for those purposes, decided on by Debian and SPI according to this > > - section. > > - 3. SPI will not dispose of or use property held in trust for Debian > > - without approval from Debian, which may be granted by the Project > > - Leader or by General Resolution of the Developers. > > - 4. SPI will consider using or disposing of property held in trust for > > - Debian when asked to do so by the Project Leader. > > - 5. SPI will use or dispose of property held in trust for Debian when > > - asked to do so by a General Resolution of the Developers, provided > > - that this is compatible with SPI's legal authority. > > - 6. SPI will notify the Developers by electronic mail to a Debian > > - Project mailing list when it uses or disposes of property held in > > - trust for Debian. > > > > ======================================================================== > > +9. Assets held in trust for Debian > > > > + In most jurisdictions around the world, the Debian project is not > > + in a position to directly hold funds or other property. Therefore, > > + property has to be ownedby any of a number of organisations as > s/ownedby/owned by/ > > + detailed in §9.2 > > + > > + Traditionally, SPI was the sole organisation authorized to hold > > + property and monies for the Debian Project. SPI was created in > > + the U.S. to hold money in trust there. > > + > > SPI and Debian are separate organisations who share some > > goals. Debian is grateful for the legal support framework offered > > + by SPI. > > > > + 9.1 Relationship with Associated Organizations > > + > > + 1. Debian Developers do not become agents or employees of > > + organisations holding assets in trust for Debian, or of > > + each other, or of persons in authority in the Debian Project, > > + solely by the virtue of being Debian Developers. A person > > + acting as a Developer does so as an individual, on their own > > + behalf. Such organisations may, of their own accord, > > + establish relationships with individuals who are also Debian > > + developers. > > > > + 9.2. Authority > > > > + 1. An organisation holding assets for Debian has no authority > > + regarding Debian's technical or nontechnical decisions, except > > + that no decision by Debian with respect to any property held > > + by the organisation shall require it to act outside its legal > > + authority. > > + 2. Debian claims no authority over an organisation that holds > > + assets for Debian other than that over the use of property > > + held in trust for Debian. > > > > + 9.3. Trusted organisations > > > > + Any donations for the Debian Project must be made to any one of a > > + set of organisations designated by the Project leader (or a > > + delegate) to be authorized to handle assets to be used for the > > + Debian Project. > > + > > + Organisations holding assets in trust for Debian should > > + undertake reasonable obligations for the handling of such > > + assets. > > + > > + Debian maintains a public List of Trusted Organisations that > > + accept donations and hold assets in trust for Debian > > + (including both tangible property and intellectual property) > > + that includes the commitments those organisations have made as > > + to how those assets will be handled. -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : proud Debian developer, author, administrator, and user `. `'` http://people.debian.org/~madduck http://debiansystem.info `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing systems "common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." -- albert einstein
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