Well, It's 2015 and we are all hackers here. Your question is only a technical question, and the whole process has always been/forever will be open for scrutiny.
Regards, Sebastian El 10/03/15 a las 13:25, Adam Holt escibió: > 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 <mailto: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 escibió: >> 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 <mailto: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 >> <mailto: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 escibió: >> > >> > 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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto:godi...@sugarlabs.org>>: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Laura Vargas >> <la...@somosazucar.org <mailto: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 <mailto: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 >> <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org> >> >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org <mailto: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 <mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org> > 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
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