The OpenSolaris Governing Board (OGB) has been working to update the OpenSolaris constitution, which barely failed to be ratified during the last election cycle. The board is trying to provide plenty of lead time for changes ahead of the next election. If you are interested in governance issues, I encourage you to take a look at the message below from the board and follow-up as suggested. -alan
======================================================= OpenSolaris Community Members, Last year, the OGB presented a proposed new constitution for approval that attempted to address some of the shortcomings identified in the existing one. Due to a combination of participation, quorum and content issues, the proposal didn't get approved. The OGB started with the version presented at last year's election, incorporated most of the feedback received during and after the election cycle, and is working on finalizing an updated version well before the deadlines for next year's election cycle. Some of the concerns that have been addressed from that last version: * There should no longer be any disconnects between the Charter and this proposal, and thus no need to touch the Charter. * It reiterates our commitment to open source: "All software produced by the OpenSolaris Community shall be licensed to the public free of charge under one or more open source licenses approved by the Open Source Initiative. " * The responsibilities expected from each community role are enumerated. * The triggers for Board dissolution (and the consequences thereof) were clarified (Please see http://wiki.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/OGB_2009/009_ReleaseNotes for a complete list of changes) We are using co-ment.net's group document review site to review and update the working draft. Please check out and give us your comments on http://www.co-ment.net/text/1506/ Thank you! Michelle, Peter, Simon, John, Valerie, John, Jim 2009-2010 OGB Notes on using co-ment.net: ====================== * Use your OpenSolaris user name if you want comments tracked to you. Otherwise, you do not need a co-ment account. * It is not essential to enter an email address. * Select just the text you are commenting on, and use the Add tab in the left sidebar to add comments. * It's better to Add a new comment than to append it to an existing discussion, unless you want to comment on what has already been said. Co-Ment makes the text redder as more new comments are added to a given phrase and that makes it easier to see what needs most attention. * The comment titles should be concise and clear. Reviewers are receiving them by e-mail. * The comment text should be clear and constructive. If possible include suggested replacement text. * If you have questions send emails to ogb-discuss * We plan to incorporate comments and produce an updated version as needed. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org
