Re: [board-discuss] TDF Advisory Board Members

2021-03-23 Thread Simon Phipps
On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 11:16 PM Michael Meeks wrote: > > On 23/03/2021 18:56, Andreas Mantke wrote: > > Am 23.03.21 um 19:11 schrieb Italo Vignoli: > >> OSI statement: https://opensource.org/OSI_Response > > > > great and consequent statement. > > Perhaps more measured than: > >

Re: [board-discuss] TDF Advisory Board Members

2021-03-23 Thread Michael Meeks
On 23/03/2021 18:56, Andreas Mantke wrote: > Am 23.03.21 um 19:11 schrieb Italo Vignoli: >> OSI statement: https://opensource.org/OSI_Response > > great and consequent statement. Perhaps more measured than: https://rms-open-letter.github.io/ Which is gathering steam,

Re: [board-discuss] TDF Advisory Board Members

2021-03-23 Thread Brett Cornwall
On 2021-03-23 17:46, Simon Phipps wrote: I'll be more direct than Andreas in this matter. Given the FSF Board has demonstrated[1] that it is aware that reappointing RMS would be regarded as bad judgement by everyone at LibrePlanet, and given other organisations[2] are choosing to disconnect FSF

Re: [board-discuss] TDF Advisory Board Members

2021-03-23 Thread Emiliano Vavassori
Il 23/03/21 23:27, William Gathoye (LibreOffice) ha scritto: Also, this RMS situation is the perfect timing to have/enforce a proper contributor agreement/code of conduct/manifesto/call-it-what-you-want-to agreement without the need to reinvent the wheel. Which is already in place since some

Re: [board-discuss] TDF Advisory Board Members

2021-03-23 Thread William Gathoye (LibreOffice)
On 23/03/2021 22:18, Marina Latini wrote: Agree, what happened is unbelievable and TDF should take distance. Also, this RMS situation is the perfect timing to have/enforce a proper contributor agreement/code of conduct/manifesto/call-it-what-you-want-to agreement without the need to

Re: [board-discuss] TDF Advisory Board Members

2021-03-23 Thread William Gathoye (LibreOffice)
On 23/03/2021 22:18, Marina Latini wrote: Agree, what happened is unbelievable and TDF should take distance. +1 and I would even answer, that I would personally take distance from TDF if TDF dodges an answer on that topic (and we should all too). Silence gives consent, right? Views

Re: [board-discuss] TDF Advisory Board Members

2021-03-23 Thread Marina Latini
On 23.03.2021 18:46, Simon Phipps wrote: Hi Simon, all, I'll be more direct than Andreas in this matter. Given the FSF Board has demonstrated[1] that it is aware that reappointing RMS would be regarded as bad judgement by everyone at LibrePlanet, and given other organisations[2] are choosing

Re: [board-discuss] TDF Advisory Board Members

2021-03-23 Thread Bjoern Michaelsen
Hi, On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 05:46:18PM +, Simon Phipps wrote: > I'll be more direct than Andreas in this matter. Given the FSF Board has > demonstrated[1] that it is aware that reappointing RMS would be regarded as > bad judgement by everyone at LibrePlanet, and given other organisations[2] >

Re: [board-discuss] TDF Advisory Board Members

2021-03-23 Thread Andreas Mantke
Am 23.03.21 um 19:11 schrieb Italo Vignoli: > OSI statement: https://opensource.org/OSI_Response > great and consequent statement. Regards, Andreas -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: board-discuss+unsubscr...@documentfoundation.org Problems?

Re: [board-discuss] TDF Advisory Board Members

2021-03-23 Thread Italo Vignoli
OSI statement: https://opensource.org/OSI_Response On 3/23/21 6:46 PM, Simon Phipps wrote: I'll be more direct than Andreas in this matter. Given the FSF Board has demonstrated[1] that it is aware that reappointing RMS would be regarded as bad judgement by everyone at LibrePlanet, and given

Re: [board-discuss] TDF Advisory Board Members

2021-03-23 Thread Simon Phipps
I'll be more direct than Andreas in this matter. Given the FSF Board has demonstrated[1] that it is aware that reappointing RMS would be regarded as bad judgement by everyone at LibrePlanet, and given other organisations[2] are choosing to disconnect FSF from their governance, TDF's Board should

Re: [board-discuss] TDF Advisory Board Members

2021-03-23 Thread Andreas Mantke
Hi Michael, all, Am 23.03.21 um 12:11 schrieb Michael Meeks: > Hi Andreas, > > On 23/03/2021 10:07, Andreas Mantke wrote: >> What's the position of TDF board on this topic ? > As you know this sort of question is a very easy one to ask but as with > anything where there are a wide diversity

Re: [board-discuss] TDF Advisory Board Members

2021-03-23 Thread Michael Meeks
Hi Andreas, On 23/03/2021 10:07, Andreas Mantke wrote: > What's the position of TDF board on this topic ? As you know this sort of question is a very easy one to ask but as with anything where there are a wide diversity of opinions - tends to be an extraordinarily expensive one to answer

[board-discuss] CANCELLATION of Friday's board call

2021-03-23 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hello, the next regular board call on Friday, March 26, has been CANCELLED, as there are no agenda items. The next planned public board call is two weeks after this date, on Friday, April 9. Florian -- Florian Effenberger, Executive Director (Geschäftsführer) Tel: +49 30 5557992-50 |

[board-discuss] TDF Advisory Board Members

2021-03-23 Thread Andreas Mantke
Hi, I read about the change in the board of the FSF, a member of the TDF Advisory Board: https://www.zdnet.com/article/richard-m-stallman-returns-to-the-free-software-foundation-board-of-directors/ There are a lot of contributors in the Free Software business, which are seeing this change toxic