Rather than stating what OSGeo is trying to avoid (a negative
statement), it might be better to frame the responsibilities of charter
members in terms of furthering the purpose of OSGeo (a positive statement):
"The purpose of OSGeo is to establish and support a diverse open source
community to foster the development, advancement and promotion of open
geospatial software technology and data. To further this purpose,
Charter Members have the following responsibilities: [...]"
Kind regards,
Ben.
On 30/08/17 16:35, Sara Safavi wrote:
Coming back to this discussion; thank you all who chimed in with more
information.
With the words of wisdom from Frank, Jody, and others -- is it fair to say
that Charter Members have the responsibility of voting, as well as
"preserving the integrity of the OSGeo Foundation"? That seems a less,
well, hostile, way to express the main idea that seems to have come out of
this discussion.
On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 11:41 AM, Sara Safavi <s...@sarasafavi.com> wrote:
Hi discuss,
In the notification emails from CRO to new charter member nominees, the
following is included (emphasis mine):
*"(Charter Members) have the following responsibilities: (1) annually vote
for OSGeo Board Members; (2) annually vote for new OSGeo Charter Members
and (3) be aware of and protect against a hostile takeover of OSGeo."*
I have had more than one nominee of mine contact me asking what exactly
this means. I agree with their concerns: this is strange language to use,
is not reflected in our bylaws, and frankly does not fit the image I
presented when I first contacted them asking if they would accept a
nomination.
It may be a language barrier or simply a misunderstanding, but can we
clarify what is meant by using this kind of verbiage, and consider a
re-wording?
Thanks,
Sara
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