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.
I could have requested the removal of only those board member(s) who obviously thought that their accusation of a violation of the Code of Conduct by Sarah which in their opinion rendered her being inappropriate as a board member was a legal justification for yelling at her and intimidating her and therefore breaching the Code of Conduct themselves. Sure. But on the one hand side that would have lead to possible humiliation of that person and on the other hand that persons actions were nonetheless supported by almost all board members.
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?
I can not be absolutely certain about that and you can't either. Except you own a Crystal Ball and know how to draw the secrets of the future from it.
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.
I do hate to quote myself, too. But:
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.
So, if you ask me, some concerns about the possibility of too less candidates for a re-election should not be enough to justify and tolerate what has happened. But that is only my humble opinion. Therefore that's the reason why I wrote my email and brought the re-election up for discussion. Still the community has to decide whether at least 20% are willing to risk a re-election or not. I fully understand your points, but let's discuss this matter openly, objective, fact-bound and well reasoned.
For the continued future of this Project, I respectfully request that you revoke your call for a no-confidence vote immediately.
To be clear, I brought this topic up for discussion exactly for that reason: for the continued future of the project, but according to the rules we all confirmed to follow - no exception for the board or whomsoever.
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.
I value highly that you point out the risks. We all love the openSUSE project and that's the exact reason we need to talk about what happened. "mortal risk" in my eyes is a bit exaggerated and puts at risk the chances for a healthy discussion about what has happened and how to deal with it. It's surely not without any risk, but still - do we want a healthy community where respect and our Code of Conduct are valued or not? If we want that, we should have a chance for a reasonable and rational discussion about it all between grown-ups who love openSUSE. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org