It still looks strange to have the voting body to vote to extend the term of
the current board, not the same as a general election.

Extending the terms of some leadership tend to happen under situations where
something prevents the holding of regular elections... nothing comparable
exists here for the GNOME Foundation.

On 8/9/07, Jeff Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> <quote who="Julien PUYDT">
>
> > I don't have anything against the current board, BUT extending a term
> > after the voters cast their vote is very wrong.
>
> As mentioned in the original mail: "(Note that the Board is unlikely to
> make
> a change like this without formally consulting our membership via a
> referendum.)" -> that means casting a vote.
>
> - Jeff
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