On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 3:35 PM, K. Dennis Leyendecker
On 19.01.2012 10:02, Per Jessen wrote:
What we need to know now is - where do one go to make a motion of no confidence? Well, perhaps a bit strong, but it does seem that a few people feel that the board has overstepped its mandate in this case. I certainly don't see "political activism" listed under "Governance":
http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Guiding_principles
Perhaps we can look a bit beyond the SOPA issue, and discuss whether the openSUSE project should be actively engaging itself in political matters (of any kind)? My opinion is quite clear - if we as individuals want to help further a political agenda, there are other and better ways of doing it. If however we want to help build the openSUSE Linux distribution, this is what the openSUSE project does - and nothing else.
Well, I bet with you that the same people, who are now complaining that the board made this decision would also complain about it, if the board didn't start the protest.
Kim, Per seems to be the most vocal against this action. I haven't met him in person, but from his interactions here he is not complaining just to be complaining. Instead I'm sure he reached his opinion after considering the issues. And not just to be contrary. If he had been on the board, I'm sure he would have argued against the blackout. Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org