On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 6:51 AM, Marina Zhurakhinskaya <mari...@redhat.com> wrote: > > > It's not just the time commitment we are looking for in the board members, > but also experience. Karen has a tremendous amount of experience in free > software non-profit space. In the last two months, she has been very generous > with her time as a volunteer for GNOME. >
Time commitment is an elusive beast. I put about 5 hours as director, but put a lot more for engagement and QA. Other times I might spend more. It depends. Having Karen on the board will create a sense of continuity. Karen's experience in both being in ED and continuing to be an ED for another foundation will be benificial, on the ground experience. Sometimes you don't actually know WHEN to ask for an opinion.. I know that we've been bitten by our own experience from time to time. I don't think we should be putting too much stock on the question "how much time do you have as a director?" II expect somone who is a professional will be able to gauge how much time they have and are willing to do it. If you are going to apply for a position on the board, I expect that you've done the research and is able to commit to the time to be a director. Let's not ponder on whether someone has the time, let's focus on whether they are an asset on the board. sri _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
