I wanted to add my agreement with a couple of the statements made on this topic.
First of all, I agree with Gary, I don't think the benefit of releasing the tallies outweighs the harmful side effects. Secondly, I think it would be a great idea to release a map showing the location of the board members that voted. Thirdly, I know that I voted for the members that I was the most familiar with. Perhaps an interesting approach at the next election would be to have the nominees answer a set of questions selected from the charter members. We could post each nominee's answer to the questions on the wiki. For example, we might ask the nominee what the GIS free software community's greatest challenge is, and what role they think the OSGeo should have in overcoming this challenge. The Sunburned Surveyor -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Sherman Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 6:50 PM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results What purpose is served by displaying the results in this way? I see absolutely no benefit, other than to create an ad-hoc popularity contest to see who beat out whom. What lessons can be learned from having the tally known? How can it benefit OSGeo in future elections? Will it deter people from running in the future? The votes were not posted publicly, we know who won, leave it at that. If the final tally by person is made public, will we next ask to see how each charter member voted? This is beyond openness. -gary (Yes I was a candidate, yes I was not elected, no this has nothing to do with my position on this issue) On Aug 9, 2007, at 11:20 AM, Frank Warmerdam wrote: > P Kishor wrote: >> In the spirit of openness, it would be worthwhile seeing where the >> charter members thought it best to cast their votes. While >> embarrassment is a possible consequence, I believe if I were running >> for a Board member, and if I lost, I would still like to see the >> votes... I am not interested in seeing who voted for who... I am more >> interested in seeing the voting pattern as a reflection of the >> pattern >> of interest, awareness, and even a need for doing more. > > Puneet (and Tamas, Bart, ...) > > I don't have a strong opinion on this. If someone would like to take > this issue formally to the board I would encourage you to write up a > position in the wiki and add it as a topic for the next board meeting > agenda at: > > http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Twenty_Eighth_Board_Meeting > > If so, I'd ask that you be available to speak on behalf of the issue > for the next board meeting. Alternatively, the topic could be > discussed > at the AGM at FOSS4G (planned for late on the Monday I believe). I > can't seem to find a wiki page about the AGM, though I think one > exists. > > Of course, discussing here is fine too, but ultimately for action it > is helpful for someone to "carry the ball". I'm not going to be that > person given a lack of enthusiasm about the idea. > > Best regards, > -- > --------------------------------------- > +-------------------------------------- > I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam > and watch the world go round - Rush | President OSGeo, http:// > osgeo.org > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Gary Sherman Chair, QGIS Project Steering Committee Micro Resources: http://mrcc.com *Geospatial Hosting *Web Site Hosting "We work virtually everywhere" -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
