Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread Aníbal Monsalve Salazar
On Fri, Jul 21, 2006 at 06:05:38PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >Hi, > >Here is the latest draft of the proposal. I have accepted most > of the suggestions offered on the mailing lists; I think they have > been mostly editorial, with cleanup of the language, and > typographical changes, w

Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:21:56 +1000, Anthony Towns said: > On Thu, Jul 20, 2006 at 08:12:54PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> In order to bring the constitution in line with current needs and >> practices of handling assets globally, and allowing the projet to >> add and remove partner organiz

Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, Here is the latest draft of the proposal. I have accepted most of the suggestions offered on the mailing lists; I think they have been mostly editorial, with cleanup of the language, and typographical changes, with no substantive differences from the last draft. However, g

Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread Benj. Mako Hill
> I agree with the sense and letter but have a few factual, grammar and > other minor corrections, which I'd like to formally propose as > amendments. I'd appreciate it if you'd accept them. I propose each > change as a separate amendment so you may accept some or all of them; > they're numbered

Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread Ian Jackson
MJ Ray writes ("Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project"): > Please will you accept one of those amendments? My proposed amendments 13, 14 and 15 in my message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> change this text to: Organisations holding assets in trust for Debian should u

Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:18:44 +0200, Bas Zoetekouw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Hi Manoj! > You wrote: >> + Traditionally, SPI was the sole organization authorized to hold >> + property and monies for the Debian Project. SPI was created in >> + the U.S. to hold money in trust there. > I'm wonder

Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 22:26:27 +1200, Nick Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > MJ Ray wrote: >> Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> I suggested rewording this condition-less conditional phrase: >> >> + It would be preferable if the organizations holding assets in >> >> + trust for Debian under

Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread Ian Jackson
Ian Jackson writes ("Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project"): > they're numbered 1 to 14, below. I mean 1 to 15, sorry. I split one of them up during editing :-). Ian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [

Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread Ian Jackson
Manoj Srivastava writes ("Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project"): > In order to bring the constitution in line with current needs > and practices of handling assets globally, and allowing the projet to > add and remove partner organizations from the set of organiz

Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread MJ Ray
Nick Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MJ Ray wrote: > > Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> + It would be preferable if the organizations holding assets in > > >> + trust for Debian undertake certain obligations for the handling of > > >> + such assets, as an example: [...] > You

Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread Anthony Towns
On Thu, Jul 20, 2006 at 08:12:54PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > In order to bring the constitution in line with current needs > and practices of handling assets globally, and allowing the projet to > add and remove partner organizations from the set of organizations > currently autho

Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread Nick Phillips
MJ Ray wrote: > > Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> propose the following amendment to the Debian constitution. This had > >> been discussed at length last month, and suggestions and discussion > >> have died down. I would like to seek seconds for this proposal at > >> this time. > > I

Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread MJ Ray
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > propose the following amendment to the Debian constitution. This had > been discussed at length last month, and suggestions and discussion > have died down. I would like to seek seconds for this proposal at >

Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread MJ Ray
Lars Wirzenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > bad re-interpretations to make it mean something else, like the attempt > to make only the SPI be able to hold assets for Debian that we've seen > in recent times, which makes use of an ambiguity in the wording of the > constitution.) I agree that the constitut

Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread Bas Zoetekouw
Hi Manoj! You wrote: > + Traditionally, SPI was the sole organization authorized to hold > + property and monies for the Debian Project. SPI was created in > + the U.S. to hold money in trust there. I'm wondering about this part. It seems to me like just a historic overview of the old si

Re: Constitutional Amendment GR: Handling assets for the project

2006-07-21 Thread Frank Küster
Lars Wirzenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > to, 2006-07-20 kello 20:12 -0500, Manoj Srivastava kirjoitti: >> + 9.2. Authority >> >> +1. An organization holding assets for Debian has no authority >> + regarding Debian's technical or nontechnical decisions, except >> + that no dec