Keith M Wesolowski wrote:
> I'm not aware that the OpenSolaris Community has decided to qualify
> any particular distribution as special.
Are we having a disconnect about the meaning of "Community"?
Are you referring to the OpenSolaris Organization (which is made
up of the OGB and the various Communities) or a specific Community
within the organization?
If the former, where do you derive the right or obligation of the
organization's membership (as a whole) to "decide" anything (other
than OGB membership and constitutional issues) outside of the
Community Group structure? Only the CGs have the authority to
manage and accomplish activities:
4.1. Powers. ... These [OpenSolaris Organization]
Members are responsible for
o ratifying this Constitution,
o electing an OGB to oversee the day-to-day operations
of the OpenSolaris Community, and
o providing guidance to the OGB. [bullets added]
7.1 ... the OpenSolaris Community is held to be
composed of Community Groups that are initiated by
the OGB for the purpose of focused management and
accomplishment of a given set of activities.
Not even the OGB has the power to make decisions for a community
group:
8.6. Appeal. Once a [Community Group] decision is made,
... There is no mechanism for escalation of decisions
legitimately made according to these Community Group
voting procedures. If [procedures] were not followed
[then] the OGB may act to terminate the Community Group,
partition the Community Group into multiple Community
Groups, or provide advice to the Community Group;
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the OGB shall not make decisions for the Community Group.
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-John
