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Re: [opensuse-project] From today's openSUSE board meeting: Who can vote for the openSUSE board?
- From: Cornelius Schumacher <cschum@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:13:27 +0100
- Message-id: <200803191613.27136.cschum@xxxxxxx>
On Tuesday 18 March 2008 23:37:18 Felix-Nicolai Müller wrote:
Even if it only would be a committee appointed by the board, it would reduce
the problem as the people reviewing the membership applications would have
less personal involvement.
If you restrict the term to one term the problem is indeed reduced, but I
think the question of reelectibility of board members should be independent
of the question who is granting member status. There are good reasons why it
would be good to have board members serve for more terms, e.g. to provide
continuity, so restricting the options for that because of unrelated topics
wouldn't be a wise solution.
Members are important, but members shouldn't be chosen. The membership status
should be granted according to transparent criteria. It would be fatal for
the project, if the impression would be created that members are randomly
chosen by a very small group of people.
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Cornelius Schumacher <cschum@xxxxxxx>
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And who should select the people who are eligible to vote? As yaloki
already pointed out, just by appointing an election committee, the
chicken / egg problem won't go away. Who will be in the committee? The
members who have already been appointed by the board? Or just anybody?
Who will control the committee? How do we trust the committee?
There simply is no solution to that.
Even if it only would be a committee appointed by the board, it would reduce
the problem as the people reviewing the membership applications would have
less personal involvement.
We trust the existing board. Let use utilize this strength now. Once the
board is elected, the problem is more or less gone anyways. Especially
if you really restrict the board members to one term (which I strongly
favor).
If you restrict the term to one term the problem is indeed reduced, but I
think the question of reelectibility of board members should be independent
of the question who is granting member status. There are good reasons why it
would be good to have board members serve for more terms, e.g. to provide
continuity, so restricting the options for that because of unrelated topics
wouldn't be a wise solution.
No, members are important to the community. It makes it stronger. And
who is chosen to be a member is important in this sense. As the board is
like a connection between community and novell, it is important to
choose the members wisely.
Members are important, but members shouldn't be chosen. The membership status
should be granted according to transparent criteria. It would be fatal for
the project, if the impression would be created that members are randomly
chosen by a very small group of people.
--
Cornelius Schumacher <cschum@xxxxxxx>
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