On Feb 20, 2008, at 18:07, Alan Coopersmith wrote: > Simon Phipps wrote: >> It is possible to interpret section 7.3 to mean that OGB Members >> are automatically admitted to the At Large Community as Core >> Contributors. > > That's exactly how I read it, and didn't realize until this thread > that > anyone interpreted it differently - everywhere else I see "current" > used > in the Constitution it refers to the time of the action, not the > time of > the adoption of the constitution. Certainly no one would argue that > Section 6.6 limits Quorum to the original OGB, or that 6.11 limits the > holding of Chair or Vice Chair positions to the original OGB members.
My approach was more by way of making sure there was no question at all about adding the current OGB to the list of CC grants given there was no time for a discussion and it had not been done. But I do think clearer language would be worthwhile. > > I also read 7.3 as making the At Large community special in that > only the > OGB, not the Core Contributors, can grant membership in the > community group. That too should be explicit in my view. S.
