Re: Summary of the Fusebox Democracy - an attempt

[Douglas Brown]

Lee,     I am in no means confused or harboring resentment regarding the voting. I myself was ready to vote for you based upon the threads that you have replied to and your willingness to help the other person as well as your knowledge. But lo and behold I could not cast a vote due to not being a paying member. Voting is one of life's most personal issues and I personally take a careful amount of time and descision making in doing such a thing. There is nothing more important than having the person you feel will be the best leaders at the healm. if we had our rights as voters it would make the "community" feel a little better about it (or at least myself). Sure keep the donation and membership thing, I cannot think of anything other than voting that should not be "membership" capped.         Douglas Brown Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: BORKMAN Lee To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 5:14 PM Subject: Summary of the Fusebox Democracy - an attempt There seems to be some confusion, and a little resentment, regarding the current Fusebox Steering Committee elections.  The resentment, such as it is, seems to arise from the fact the only Fusebox "members" are eligible to stand for election, and to vote.   I am not, and have never been, a member of any Fusebox council or committee, so let me see if I can summarise without any appearance of bias: The Fusebox code and the Fusebox specification will always be absolutely free of charge to everyone. The Fusebox mailing lists will always be available free of charge to everyone. Support from your highly-knowledgable peers will always be available free of charge. Everyone is, and will be, permitted and encouraged to participate, free of charge, in the usual robust discussions about Fusebox and its future directions. The various Fusebox councils and committees will be responsible for making completely non-binding decisions about the future of Fusebox. If you wish to have a direct vote regarding who makes these non-binding decisions about Fusebox's freely available, free-of-charge resources, then you are required to demonstrate some minimal level of committment by becoming a "member". You become a member by making a donation to the cost of communal infrastructure. Your donation may be as much or as little as you choose.  $1 is permissible, as is $1,000,000, but if you want to actually help fund infrastructure, you do at least need to donate enough to counter PayPal's transaction fees. If you are unable to make such a donation, for financial or political reasons, then you can demonstrate your committment by asking someone else to donate on your behalf. Donations will not be used to pay councillors or developers for their work, but will be used to pay for community infrastructure (hosting, mailing lists) and other costs incurred (conference rooms, etc). There are several aspects of the current and proposed administrative structure that could be criticised.  Requiring participants to demonstrate some minimal committment before they can vote should surely be the least controversial.   Thanks heaps, LeeBB ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bUrFMa.bV3SgK Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================ IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachment to it is intended only to be read or used by the named addressee. It is confidential and may contain legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistaken transmission to you. If you receive this e-mail in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You must not disclose, copy or use any part of this e-mail if you are not the intended recipient. The RTA is not responsible for any unauthorised alterations to this e-mail or attachment to it. ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bUrFMa.bV0Kx9 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================