On 29/09/17 12:00, Jonas Oberg wrote: > Hi Carsten, > >> In practice I think it would be fair to say that the (previous) Fellows >> or (current) Supporters *are* the community - specifically, the paying >> part of the community, those who identify enough with the FSFE to invest >> an annual amount. > Thanks for weighing in. We've always tried to make clear to people that as > a non-profit, we value the time people put into our activities, more than > we value financial contributions. We also have many volunteers from > countries where an annual 60 Euro contribution is actually a lot of > money. So I'd be hesitant to not count them as part of our community, in > this sense. > > But counting them as part of the community is on the other hand more > difficult. Unless we simply accept everyone who's subscribed to any > FSFE mailing list as eligible to vote, which is certainly possible. > > (As long as they know and are informed when they sign up to the mailing > list that this implies them getting mails not only related to the mailing > list but also for votes for community representation). > This particular point is tangential to the question of renaming though: renaming the Fellowship Representative will not in any way change how the position is elected or who votes. It is only renaming. While I suggested "Community Representative", I have no objection to other possible names.
Improving representation for the wider community, including those who don't make a financial contribution, is something I also believe in, but it is a separate topic. Regards, Daniel _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
