Maybe something like "maintain the organization's representation of the diverse interests in the community"?
It's a bit clunky but I think it works. On 2017-08-30 07:33 AM, Margherita Di Leo wrote: > Hi, > > If I may still chime in, I don't think this keeps the meaning of what > was originally intended, I would add diversity to integrity. In an > extreme example, if you consider the risk of green aliens taking over > osgeo, those aliens may have integrity and still if they are too many, > they would naturally start to represent the interest of their planet. > Diversity is IMHO what would keep the balance. > > My 0.02€ > > Il giorno mer 30 ago 2017 alle 06:35 Sara Safavi <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> ha scritto: > > Coming back to this discussion; thank you all who chimed in with > more information. > > With the words of wisdom from Frank, Jody, and others -- is it > fair to say that Charter Members have the responsibility of > voting, as well as "preserving the integrity of the OSGeo > Foundation"? That seems a less, well, hostile, way to express the > main idea that seems to have come out of this discussion. > > > On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 11:41 AM, Sara Safavi <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi discuss, > > In the notification emails from CRO to new charter member > nominees, the following is included (emphasis mine): > / > / > /"(Charter Members) have the following responsibilities: (1) > annually vote for OSGeo Board Members; (2) annually vote for > new OSGeo Charter Members and (3) *be aware of and protect > against a hostile takeover of OSGeo.*"/ > > I have had more than one nominee of mine contact me asking > what exactly this means. I agree with their concerns: this is > strange language to use, is not reflected in our bylaws, and > frankly does not fit the image I presented when I first > contacted them asking if they would accept a nomination. > > It may be a language barrier or simply a misunderstanding, but > can we clarify what is meant by using this kind of verbiage, > and consider a re-wording? > > Thanks, > Sara > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -- > Margherita Di Leo > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Kevin Michael Smith <[email protected]>
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