On 7/3/2019 5:26 AM, Naomi S wrote:
splitting this off to keep Myrle's thread on topic
On Wed, 3 Jul 2019 at 13:49, Sam Ruby <[email protected]> wrote:
We have the technology (via STeVe) to have a non-binding poll the
membership. We will have an election coming up in March-ish 2020.
The decision to fund interns from ASF funds is a binary one.
My sense is that the board has been asked to make a difficult
decision, and is not ready yet to do so. We however have a path
forward that will give us more data, and we can put in place a plan to
poll the membership for guidance on the matter. We can ask those that
wish to do so to prepare a position paper (one each, pro and con) that
can guide the membership in casting their votes.
this sounds like a good idea to me
I wouldn't' necessarily set March as the deadline. as a committee, we might
not feel ready to make that move at that point. depends what our experience
is like with Outreachy and what sorts of results we can show
but in general, this seems like a reasonable way forward, should the
committee decide that we want to pursue this avenue once again with a bit
more experience under our belt
I think there is a big picture question that is suitable for a
non-binding member vote:
Should not paying for development be considered a tool for the purpose
of developing open source software for the public good, with the option
for the board to make exceptions, or an axiom with no exceptions or
adjustments possible?
Assuming it is a tool, not an axiom, so exceptions are possible, I think
the board, not the membership, is the proper body for evaluating the
detailed merits of a particular case for an exception or adjustment.
This approach also removes March as a possible deadline for D&I. If the
vote goes for the tool view, D&I could present a case for an exception
to any board meeting. If it goes for axiom, D&I will know where they
stand, and that exceptions are very unlikely.
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