On May 31, 2007, at 5:01 AM, Alan Burlison wrote: > OGB/2007/001 (http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/ogb-discuss/ > 2007-May/000437.html) seeks to control the manner in which > OpenSolaris-sponsored projects are created and terminated. As > such, it clearly has community-wide scope. > > The OpenSolaris constitution (http://www.opensolaris.org/os/ > community/ogb/governance/) says, in section 3.1: > > "Members are given the right to vote on Community-wide > decisions ... the set of all individuals that have been named by > one or more Community Groups as Core Contributors are the Members > who are given the right to vote on Community-wide decisions." > > OGB/2007/001 has not been put to such a vote, under the > constitution it seems clear that this is necessary before it takes > effect. I therefore request that such a vote takes place.
Having the right to vote on something does not mean a vote is necessary before it takes effect. The OGB can take action on anything not explicitly excluded from them by the constitution. The right to vote means that a group of Members may ask for such a vote and, if they meet the minimum stated in the constitution for placing a vote on a ballot, then the Members can vote on the item. ....Roy
