On 13-Jun-08, at 1:26 AM, Jorge Gaspar Sanz Salinas wrote:
Hi I can't be more agree with we should seek the best people to represent the foundation, based on the merits and commitment with the usual free software values, rather than a geographic representation. Of course having elected people from all over the world should be a sign that FOSS4G is spreading and OSGeo is getting more and more broader.
Since there are only a few open positions for board elections each year, it will take some time to see any long term movement in representation either way. In addition to to "merits and commitment" I would also add "vision" to the list of positive attributes for board members.
One thing that I think would be useful right away would be to start a group made up of one representative from each local chapter - a sort of global council. This doesn't have to be a new or separate mailing list, but could be. Just having a group to go to for sharing thoughts, ideas and vision would be really valuable. Sound good?
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