Hi all, Lothar Becker wrote on 03/12/2019 08:01: > Thanks all for the input for this issues.
Same feeling here. > I think the gender issue is realy serious but I agree also with Franklin > that there are additional issues of diversity we face. That was my Indeed, which what I do not want to suggestion any order (or lacking of that) in importance. > We all then should reach out, hearing and understanding these parts of > the community (or the missing/rare ones e.g. members from a missing > continent like Africa) and then acting in their benefit. If it then > turns out that we need a special role in sense of gender spokesperson in > which seat so ever, then thats it, or if we should reach open source > events in Africa to meet and encourage them, or have an international > scholarship programm for getting young contributers, we could decide > even with this new board. This is our responsibility then, if elected. That was my idea too. There will be occasions where the board is able to share work with a team, special group. In these situations it is good to try to involve people from women and other groups that are under represented. Then gradually this will grow a situation where a wider variety of people is active and willing to stand for a position in board, MC, .. > To stopp the process of election here I think that is a very complicated > idea. If not impossible ;) > To hear and discuss a new way of nomination and seats with the > community for the next one In 2 years to avoid this current situation, In general I've a stronger believe in enabling, lowering barriers, etc. than in forcing by rules, but.. > hearing and discussing these in the sense of having more transparency > between the bodies board, mb and members, I think this is a realy > crucial task for the new board, which I hope to help with. .. I hope to be with you there ;) Greetings, Cor -- Cor Nouws, member Board of Directors The Document Foundation, Kurfürstendamm 188, 10707 Berlin Gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts Legal details: http://www.documentfoundation.org/imprint GPD key ID: 0xB13480A6 - 591A 30A7 36A0 CE3C 3D28 A038 E49D 7365 B134 80A6 mobile : +31 (0)6 25 20 7001 skype : cornouws blog : cor4office-nl.blogspot.com jabber : cor4off...@jabber.org -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: board-discuss+unsubscr...@documentfoundation.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/board-discuss/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy