I suppose a committee will be integrated by more than one member, we need more volunteers.
On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:25 PM, Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > If Sebastian becomes the Elections Committee which is fine with me, how do > we avoid a more-than-Clintonesque conflict-of-interest with his wife > running for office, and himself running the election? > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 2:06 PM, Sebastian Silva < > sebast...@fuentelibre.org> wrote: > >> Yes, >> Exactly this is my proposal, from my prior email: >> >> *I have volunteered to be member of elections committee since Oct 2014.* >> * I cannot do this work without being appointed the role by the board, as >> per the governance model.* >> >> Therefore, the board would have to appoint me formally. >> >> Regards, >> Sebastian >> >> El 10/03/15 a las 13:01, Gonzalo Odiard escibiĆ³: >> >> Would be good if someone volunteer to integrate the elections committee >> to replace Luke. >> >> Gonzalo >> >> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Walter Bender <walter.ben...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Sebastian, >>> >>> The election was discussed in public SLOB meetings. We made public >>> decisions with opportunity for public input. If you want to ask the >>> board to revisit its decisions, that is fine. Please try to be >>> concrete in your proposal. >>> >>> regards. >>> >>> -walter >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Sebastian Silva >>> <sebast...@fuentelibre.org> wrote: >>> > Actually, the governance model says nothing about election at the end >>> of >>> > every year, nor about shortages of candidates. It does say: >>> > >>> > Sugar Labs shall be governed by an Oversight Board, consisting of >>> seven (7) >>> > members elected by the Sugar community--the Sugar Membership. The >>> positions >>> > on the Oversight Board will be on a two-year staggered basis. The >>> members of >>> > the Oversight Board may be removed from the position at any time by a >>> > majority vote of the Community Members. Upon the resignation or >>> removal of a >>> > member of the Oversight Board, the Community Members shall elect a >>> > replacement Community Member to serve on the Oversight Board. >>> > >>> > In my humble opinion, the decision about when to do elections should >>> not >>> > reside with the board, but with the elections committee. >>> > Aparently lfaraone is MIA. >>> > >>> > At any rate this course of events should've been discussed/announced >>> to the >>> > Sugar Labs members. >>> > >>> > It could've been expected, that the board members with expired period >>> would >>> > simply no longer be board members and that the 2 candidates would be >>> > promoted to board members (as pretty much happened last year, except no >>> > shortage). >>> > >>> > I have volunteered to be member of elections committee since Oct 2014. >>> > I cannot do this work without being appointed the role by the board, >>> as per >>> > the governance model. >>> > >>> > I did not become a candidate because I was expecting do the gruntwork >>> to run >>> > the election. >>> > >>> > I will abide by what the majority of Sugar Labs members wish and the >>> > accepted oversight board. >>> > If we are to run elections any time we need to also follow >>> > http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Members : >>> > >>> > Currency assurance policy[edit] >>> > >>> > In order to ensure that the Sugar Labs Membership list is reflective >>> of the >>> > current status of the project and its participants, once a year >>> members will >>> > be asked to confirm that they still wish to be a Sugar Labs Member. If >>> this >>> > request bounces, or if a request has not been replied to after it has >>> been >>> > a) resent, b) checked for a more current email address, and c) six >>> months >>> > have passed, the member will be sent a removal notice with an >>> invitation to >>> > reapply. >>> > >>> > >>> > I am in technical capacity and have the good will to begin working with >>> > these objectives as soon as I get the board's appointment. >>> > >>> > I would like to hear more opinion from the community about the election >>> > process. >>> > >>> > Regards, >>> > Sebastian >>> > >>> > El 10/03/15 a las 11:47, Samuel Greenfeld escibiĆ³: >>> > >>> > If the current governing documents don't allow mid-term replacements >>> due to >>> > someone resigning or shortages, that might be something worth amending >>> them >>> > to include. >>> > >>> > On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Walter Bender < >>> walter.ben...@gmail.com> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> We run elections at the end of each year. If we have fewer candidates >>> >> than slots to fill, we don't run the election. We'll run another >>> >> election at the end of 2015. >>> >> >>> >> Regards. >>> >> >>> >> -walter >>> >> >>> >> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 12:36 PM, Laura Vargas <la...@somosazucar.org >>> > >>> >> wrote: >>> >> > I'm really sorry I didn't understood well your intructions at that >>> >> > time... >>> >> > >>> >> > Now, my name is on the list ;D >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > According to your logic, we should run elections when we have enough >>> >> > candidates. >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > How many additional candidates do we need? >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > 2015-03-10 11:23 GMT-05:00 Gonzalo Odiard <godi...@sugarlabs.org>: >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Laura Vargas < >>> la...@somosazucar.org> >>> >> >> wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> Hi Gonzalo, >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> Regarding the Sugar Labs Board, if no elections are going to me be >>> >> >>> made, how do you justify not to rotate the board members with long >>> >> >>> time active volunteers? specially those who have shown interest, >>> like >>> >> >>> I have >>> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Hi Laura, >>> >> >> Why you didn't follow the procedure to make your candidature? >>> >> >> You only needed add your name to >>> >> >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/2014-2015-candidates >>> >> >> >>> >> >> That was requested many times, and there are only two candidates to >>> >> >> fill 4 >>> >> >> seats. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Gonzalo >>> >> >> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> Thanks and I really hope (for the sake of the kids) we can run a >>> >> >>> democratic community soon! >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> 2015-03-10 10:06 GMT-05:00 Gonzalo Odiard <godi...@sugarlabs.org >>> >: >>> >> >>> > Hi Sebastian, >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > In this specific case, we will keep the replies from the >>> deployments >>> >> >>> > confidential >>> >> >>> > and release a general inform with conclusions without naming the >>> >> >>> > deployment >>> >> >>> > involved. >>> >> >>> > There are a reason for that, and anybody involved in negotiation >>> >> >>> > with >>> >> >>> > countries will understand. >>> >> >>> > Every time than a country say will buy N number of hardware >>> with X >>> >> >>> > software, >>> >> >>> > all the big companies start to pressure. >>> >> >>> > Transparency have a big value, but we can't be naive. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> and we are organizing a face to face meeting with all the >>> members >>> >> >>> >> fro >>> >> >>> >> SLOBs, >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> How will this help to address Dan's (valid) concern? >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> to discuss strategies. >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > We need do a deep discussion we can't do by irc or email. >>> >> >>> > I don't know if this is the solution, but we are trying >>> something >>> >> >>> > different. >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> We are discussing more ideas, like survey the community and >>> >> >>> >> teachers, >>> >> >>> >> like >>> >> >>> >> was proposed in this list. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> And? >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > I don't understand the question. >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > Gonzalo >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> >> >>> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>> >> >>> > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org >>> >> >>> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> -- >>> >> >>> Laura V. >>> >> >>> I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> Identi.ca/Skype acaire >>> >> >>> IRC kaametza >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> Happy Learning! >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> -- >>> >> >> Gonzalo Odiard >>> >> >> >>> >> >> SugarLabs - Software for children learning >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > -- >>> >> > Laura V. >>> >> > I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org >>> >> > >>> >> > Identi.ca/Skype acaire >>> >> > IRC kaametza >>> >> > >>> >> > Happy Learning! >>> >> > _______________________________________________ >>> >> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>> >> > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org >>> >> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Walter Bender >>> >> Sugar Labs >>> >> http://www.sugarlabs.org >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>> >> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org >>> >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>> > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org >>> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Walter Bender >>> Sugar Labs >>> http://www.sugarlabs.org >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Gonzalo Odiard >> >> SugarLabs - Software for children learning >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> >> -- >> <http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep> >> <http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep> >> Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ >> <http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep>http://unleashkids.org ! >> > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > -- Gonzalo Odiard SugarLabs - Software for children learning
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