Hi all, Le ven. 13 mars 2020 à 11:50, Richard Brown <rbrown@suse.de> a écrit :
On Fri, 2020-03-13 at 11:10 +0100, Pierre Böckmann wrote:
P.S. Though a few details have become known, we don't know all of the in- depth details. Therefore I want to assure that this mail is not intended to be disrespectful towards the board and/or its members as well as each individuals work in favor of the openSUSE project and the openSUSE community. Nonetheless we can not and should not ignore what has happened in the last few weeks and the unacceptable nature and disrespect towards the community elections outcome, rules and principles. Additionally I am well aware that not everyone will be happy or be agreeable to my proposal of a full re-election of the openSUSE board. Be assured, I took the time and thoroughly thought out this step and that I think that this proposal is in the best interest of openSUSE as a project and a community.
Dear Pierre,
I do hate quoting myself, but as I started in a previous email [1] I think that the most likely outcome of following through with this threat to recall the Board is the destruction of the Board.
Given there hasn't been a single volunteer for the current open position on the Board, do you really think you'll be able to find 5-10 masochists who will be willing to step up if your vote is successful?
Without the Board, this Project's future will be solely the decision of SUSE, and to be frank, I would understand at that point if they thought it was best to end the project as a community run affair and only continue it in a way where they had absolute control.
For the continued future of this Project, I respectfully request that you revoke your call for a no-confidence vote immediately.
If it continues, the community needs to be under no illusion, supporting this motion puts the future of the openSUSE Project as you know it today at mortal risk.
[1] https://lwn.net/ml/opensuse-project/BEAF6273-552C-4A04-952C-038342843016@sus...
I totally second Richard's request to revoke this call and I invite to stop raising the dust about this topic. What has happened is unfortunate, mistakes on different sides have probably been made but, please Pierre, keep in mind (as you stated yourself) that we do not know every details (for good reasons in my opinion) of this affair. Don't you think calling for a total reset of the Board (with the consequences that Richard mentionned) is an appropriate answer to a problem that you don't know everything about ? Your call will only create persistent mistrust toward this board and maybe also future boards. If such vote takes place, it will put to sleep for several weeks/months important topics the board has been working on for several months (I am thinking of the openSUSE Foundation here). The overall image of openSUSE will suffer from it. I really cannot see how (quoting your email) "this proposal [can ever be] in the best interest of openSUSE as a project and a community". Regards, -- 'When there is no more room at school, the dumb will walk the Earth.' Sébastien 'sogal' Poher -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org