On Wednesday 25 July 2007, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:
>Gene Heskett wrote:
>>On Wednesday 25 July 2007, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:
>>>Hi Gene
>>>
>>>At the moment, there are 5 board members:
>>>Jon Elson
>>>Ray Henry
>>>Alex Joni
>>>John Kasunich
>>>Chris Radek (Chairperson)
>>>
>>>I suspect there will be 5 after the election as well :)
>>>
>>>- Steve
>>
>>No doubt. But that does seem to be a pretty small table considering the
>>number of very talented folks available. It would seem to be a shame to
>> bump someone to make room for other, also highly qualified folks.
>>
>>Since emc's popularity seems to be growing all the time, being able to
>> include other talented people on the board would seem to be a worthwhile
>> way of saying thanks to all of them.
>>
>>Of course theres always that old saw about the error while compiling
>>committee.c, too many arguments to function. :)
>
>Heh. I like that one :)
>
>The board is distinct from the developers. The board is there to make
>decisions that affect the direction of development (do we deviate from
>the RS274NGC spec, do we add features for 23-axis machines ...),
>decisions about things like distribution and websites, that sort of
>thing. Also, when situations arise that concern things like potential
>GPL violations or other licensing issues, the board is there as an
>authoritative body to communicate with outside parties.
>
>In essence, the board is mostly uninvolved with day-to-day development,
>as I see it.
>
>- Steve
>
I see, thanks.
--
Cheers, Gene
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