Jason Birch wrote:
FrankW wrote:
It has been our intention for some time to "regularize"
a plan for new charter members [snip]
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Membership_Process
I'm happy with most of this, but would prefer not to fix the number of
new members (at 15 or whatever).
Would it be reasonable to provide a range, and allow the board to decide
on the number of new inductees each year?
I was thinking of something like: 10-30% of current number of members
Jason,
I will happily admit to picking the new member quantity quite arbitrarily.
What do you think are the benefits of flexibility with the board deciding?
I really don't know how to decide what is a good number of charter members.
On the one hand, broadening the charter membership makes it easier to
get representation for a diversity of projects and geographic areas. It
also increases the number of people who will perceive themselves as more
involved in OSGeo.
On the other hand, I worry that we might end up "watering down" the
charter membership if we start adding a lot of people who aren't really
very committed to the objectives of the organization.
I'm a bit at a loss as to how to deal with this, but I know I don't
want complete stasis.
Best regards,
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