David, Thanks for writing this up. Comments/questions in line.
> ---Membership Guidelines--- > > Any contributor who is active in helping Sugar Labs accomplish its mission > is eligible for membership. It would be helpful to cite some examples here, e.g., * asking questions is active participation > Individuals who's contributions may become part of downstream projects may > be asked to sign an Individual Contributors Agreement. Should we assume this burden or leave it to the downstream projects. Can you cite an example? > ---Membership process--- > > Add profile to wiki.sugarlabs.org . > > Introduce yourself at a new members session. The "initial membership" page in the wiki is certainly obsolete at this point. But do we want to accumulate a mailing list for things like elections? Or just use sugar@ and [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---Membership philosophy--- > > The public profiles and introductions are not a trial. They are chance for > new members to share their portfolios, skills, and interests. nice. > ---Membership bylaws--- > > Membership Types - Sugar Labs has two type of memberships; Individual and > Partner. Individual memberships are merit based. Organizational memberships > are financially based. > > Individual Member - The core of Sugar Labs will be composed of individual > members. Individual members can run for the Oversight Board,vote in board > elections, and issue or endorse a referendum. > > Partners – Partners are organizations that participate in, and want to show > support for, the Sugar Labs ecosystem. Partners can appoint a representative > to sit on the Advisory Board. > > Membership Requirements - Membership is a statement of share goals between a > members and Sugar Labs. > > Individual - Individual membership is a sign of shared goals with the Sugar > Labs ecosystem. It is a sign of active involvement in Sugar Labs. > > Partner - Partnership is a sign of support for the Sugar Labs ecosystem. > Partners are asked to publicly commit help helping Sugar Labs. The requested > commitment fees will vary depending on the annual revenues, type, and > location of headquarters of an organization. > > Membership Benefits - In return for their contributions, members are > rewarded with authority and responsibility > > Individual > > Can run for the Oversight Board,vote in board elections, and issue or > endorse a referendum. > > Will receive an @sugarlabs.org e-mail alias that forwards to their real > e-mail. > > Can print business cards with the Sugar Labs logo. > > Can Syndication their blog on Planet Sugar Labs. > > Partner > > Can sit on the Advisory Board. > > Can participate in Sugar Labs committees, where specifications and > guidelines are developed and where discussions are conducted; > > Can use the Sugar Labs branding on their Web site and to participate in > press releases. > > Receive public recognition on the Sugar Labs website. > > Membership Duration and Renewal > > Individual > > Individual Membership is for one year. > > Individual members can renew their membership annually. Opt in or opt out? > Partner > > Partnership is for one year. > > Partners must be renewed annually. > > Membership Termination - Memberships may be terminated by lack of current > participation or removal by the membership. > > Voluntary > > An Individual member will be remove from the membership roles if they fail > to renew their membership. > > An Individual member may resign their membership at any time. > > Involuntary -- An Individual membership may be revoke by an affirmative vote > of a two-thirds majority of the members of the Foundation. > -walter Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
