Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (349 mails)

[Andreas Jaeger <aj@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 29 August 2010 23:03:06 Jos Poortvliet wrote:
> On Thursday 26 August 2010 11:29:08 Andreas Jaeger wrote:
> > On Wednesday 25 August 2010 23:08:52 jdd wrote:
> > > I have a long experience of writing associations status, so I try to
> > > make things clear.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> <snip>
>
> > > Handling of special cases:
> > >
> > > * Running board is allowed to appoint one new member and one only in
> > > the following situations. If an appointed member quits, he can be
> > > replaced by the board. If a second elected member quits, a new
> > > election have to be organised. A Novell emmloyee have to be replaced
> > > by a Novell employee, and same applies to community member.
> >
> > Interesting idea of limiting this.  What do others think?
>
> I don't see why. Surely if there are more ppl leaving, the board (and
> openSUSE) is in trouble. However, to keep things running I think the other
> board members should be trusted to make the right decision. After all, we
> voted for them. Besides the board isn't THAT powerful, they can't stop us
> from doing what we do anyway ;-)
>
> > > * On the following election, the appointed member is replaced by an
> > > elected one. A "tirage au sort" (lottery?) designs the elected people
> > > that are elected for 1 or 2 years
> >
> > Ah, so basically you want to take care that each year half of the board
> > gets elected. Yes, that is good.
>
> That is a short period. You do want to keep some continuity to preserve
> experience. I'd vote for 2 years min, 3 would be fine with me too.

openSUSE Board is voted for two years, just every year for half of the seats 
votes happen.

> > > Appointment situations are: resignation of a member, removal of a
> > > member.
> > >
> > > Any member can resignate at will, but then he will not be allowed to
> > > be candidate for the next election.
> > >
> > > A Board member may be subject to removal only in case of absence of
> > > participation of three consecutive meetings or complete lost of
> > > contact. The board have to publish all the work done to try to solve
> > > the problem. A three month delay will be spent between the first
> > > notification of the problem and the board vote. the Board member in
> > > question may be removed by unanimous vote of the other members of the
> > > Board.
> >
> > Meetings are every two weeks - so 3 times absences is 6 weeks plus three
> > months makes 4 1/2 months.  Quite a long time.
> >
> > I like the 3 times absence but would say "without notification" - and
> > make the period shorter.
>
> I don't care much about this - I would actually make it not too long too
> and let the board decide if they want to wait longer if something like
> this happens.


Andreas
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