On Thu, 2021-04-08 at 12:09 +0930, Simon Lees wrote:
Dear Gerald,
Given this news, I would like to suggest that the Board reconsiders whether it's actions on this topic actually reflect our own principles
"We want be open and work transparently" from https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Guiding_principles
To read this threads initial public statement and note the absense of any specifics and then subsequently learn that the Board did discuss and make a decision regarding a specific organisation, I am left feeling that the Board is trying to act in an obfuscating manner.
Even though I approve of both the initial message and the decision regarding sponsorship of the FSF, I do not approve of how the Board has conducted itself on this topic.
As part of our openness and transparency this was published as part of the minutes where we discussed this issue as can be seen in the link below. It is somewhat unfortunate that these minutes were not fully ready to be sent out at the same time, however that meeting contained several complex issues and as you would understand that did have an impact on how quickly we were able to publish the minutes.
https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/project@lists.opensuse.org/thread/6...
Even with the minutes posted, the contrast between the loud public statement and the quiet meeting minutes seems like a perfect example of the Board attempting to talk aout of both sides of their mouth https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/talk+out+of+both+sides+of+mouth The way the Board has acted means that any supporter of the FSF's position can point to openSUSE as a sympathetic potential ally, who has not taken a hard stance against their action. Conversely, any who feels the FSF's position is abhorrant can point to openSUSE's temporary ("for the time being") suspension of sponsorship and promise of a proposal from yourself and Neal as a positive step. In short, the Board's stance is not to have a stance. And that is what I do not approve of. Your reply, attempting to defend the Board's duplicity has not reduced that disapproval. Regards, Richard