+1 from me too Can we add some clarification for the case if AB wants to replace their representative mid way of his/her tenure ?
Thank You Best Regards Varun Mittal <https://www.google.com/profiles/varunmittal87> Blog <http://www.varunmittal.info> Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/mittal.varun> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/varunmittal87> Twitter<http://twitter.com/varunmittal19> "Uncertainty is the only Certainty of LIFE" On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Charles-H. Schulz < charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > Hello Florian, > > 2011/6/9 Florian Effenberger <flo...@documentfoundation.org> > > > Hello, > > > > as we are moving forward with legally setting up the foundation, and > > translate/adapt the bylaws into German, we noticed that some tweaks and > > simplifications are required - in general we feel the shorter these > > documents are, the better it is for understanding. > > > > Proposed change #1: > > ------------------- > > > > We should replace the words "moral commitment" (which are rather > > off-putting to many with a stark view of their integrity and morals) with > > something softer: > > > > from: > > Every membership applicant must have been active for at least three (3) > > months, and should make a moral commitment to at least six (6) months > > activity (not counting the first three (3) months of fulfillment of > > qualification). > > > > to: > > Every membership applicant must have been active for at least three (3) > > months, and should make a best effort commitment to continuing their > > activity for a further six (6) months. > > > > Which I hope captures the spirit, without invoking things that cannot be > > predicted. > > > > Proposed change #2: > > ------------------- > > > > Then a separate set of changes & cleanups around the Advisory Board: > > > > * The /Donor/ definition is not referenced outside of the /Sponsor/ > > definition, and so should be collapsed into there. > > * The /Sponsor/ definition is referenced in a redundant, non-normative > way > > by the Members/Contributors definition and should be removed. > > > > from: > > The Community's Members are people who contribute their time, efforts and > > skills independently (individual persons contributing on either a paid or > > unpaid basis), or who may work for Sponsors (refer to definition of > > Sponsors). > > > > to: > > The Community's Members are individuals who contribute their time, > efforts > > and skills whether on a paid or voluntary basis. > > > > Proposed change #3: > > ------------------- > > > > * Remove the Sponsors section. This is now only referred to in the > Advisory > > Board definition and sections, and as such can be expanded there. > > > > * Expand the Advisory Board definition. > > > > from: > > The Advisory Board represents the Foundation's Sponsors. Each Sponsor is > > entitled to appoint one representative. For more information, see > Advisory > > Board under Governance. > > > > to: > > The Advisory Board provides a forum for organisations that provide a > > substantial minimum level of financial, or other support as determined by > > the BoD to meet with the BoD and provide advice. For more information, > see > > Advisory Board under Governance. > > > > Proposed change #4: > > ------------------- > > > > * Re-work the Advisory Board section: > > > > from: > > The Advisory Board [AB] is staffed by Sponsors' representatives (refer to > > definition of Sponsors). Each Sponsor can have no more than one > > representative on the Advisory Board. Each Sponsor's representative is > > appointed for a term of one (1) year, but can be re-appointed for a > further > > year in office at the end of each term. > > The AB's primary function is to represent The Document Foundation's > > Sponsors, and to provide the Board of Directors with advice, guidance and > > proposals. > > > > to: > > The Advisory Board [AB] is staffed, at the BoD's discretion by > > organisations that have made a substantial contribution to The Document > > Foundation. Each organisation appointing a single representative to the > > Advisory Board based on a yearly fee to be determined by the BoD. > > The AB's primary function is to represent these organisations by > providing > > the BoD with advice, guidance and proposals. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > +1 on my side (they're mostly practical and editorial fixes). > > Best, > > Charles. > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: > http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
