Re: Term duration for board members (was GNOME Board of Directors Foundation Elections 2017 - Candidates)
Hello, On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 7:10 PM, meg ford wrote: > Hi, > On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 11:02 AM, Alexandre Franke > wrote: >> >> On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 1:54 PM, Michael Catanzaro >> wrote: >> > Here's another question: what do the candidates think about switching to >> > using two-year terms? > > > I think this is an interesting idea, but I think we'd have to know why > people aren't running in the first place to know if it would be an effective > solution. For example, if few people are running because they are hesitant > about the time commitment, then having two year terms might exacerbate that. > I agree that there haven't been enough candidates the past few elections, > and some action should be taken to solve the issue. I'd like to hear why > people who considered running didn't do so, and what would make them > consider running in the future. I agree with Meg, first and foremost we need to identify the reasoning behind not so many people launching candidacies. Addressing directly the $SUBJECT, I personally believe that despite the lack of candidates, a transition of responsibilities is key for a wealthy system. It gives new people a chance to push their ideas, prevents the creation of privileges, and gives credibility to the voters. I acknowledge that the board power is somehow limited and it is often just "representative", but even in this matters I would always welcome an alternation of members in a short period. > > Thanks, > Meg > > > ___ > foundation-list mailing list > foundation-list@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list > ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Term duration for board members (was GNOME Board of Directors Foundation Elections 2017 - Candidates)
Hi, On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 11:02 AM, Alexandre Franke wrote: > On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 1:54 PM, Michael Catanzaro > wrote: > > Here's another question: what do the candidates think about switching to > > using two-year terms? > I think this is an interesting idea, but I think we'd have to know why people aren't running in the first place to know if it would be an effective solution. For example, if few people are running because they are hesitant about the time commitment, then having two year terms might exacerbate that. I agree that there haven't been enough candidates the past few elections, and some action should be taken to solve the issue. I'd like to hear why people who considered running didn't do so, and what would make them consider running in the future. Thanks, Meg ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Term duration for board members (was GNOME Board of Directors Foundation Elections 2017 - Candidates)
On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 6:02 PM, Alexandre Franke wrote: > You can also notice by looking up [the list of former > directors](https://wiki.gnome.org/FoundationBoard) that it’s not > uncommon to serve for more than one term. That should have been https://wiki.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/History -- Alexandre Franke GNOME Hacker & Foundation Director ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Term duration for board members (was GNOME Board of Directors Foundation Elections 2017 - Candidates)
Hi Michael, I’m starting a new thread by taking out of your mail the question you ask to candidates as the other part was already covered in the other thread. On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 1:54 PM, Michael Catanzaro wrote: > Here's another question: what do the candidates think about switching to > using two-year terms? That is an interesting idea. We remotely touched on the topic on occasion, like during the in person meetings at GUADEC last year where the handover from one board to the next happens, and the consensus seemed to be that it takes a while to get up to speed when joining the board for the first time, and one is usually more efficient on their second term. You can also notice by looking up [the list of former directors](https://wiki.gnome.org/FoundationBoard) that it’s not uncommon to serve for more than one term. There was also a consensus about the fact that having people that were not on their first term alongside people who were was a good way to impart knowledge. Taking all of this into consideration, we could switch to a system where directors are elected for two years, and half of the board gets replaced every year. I’m adding that to the agenda for the in person meeting at this year’s GUADEC and maybe we’ll have a referendum in fall of this year? Thanks for raising this. Cheers, -- Alexandre Franke GNOME Hacker & Foundation Director ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
