Jason King writes: > I would like to step out of the peanut gallery for a moment and add > one more note: > > Currently (at least) 1/3 of the core contributors from all the > communities are required to form a quorum for the OGB board elections > (typically meeting on IRC or such). Last time, I recall it took a > several days to obtain a quorum because a large number of core > contributors were unaware of the 1/3 requirement. It is possible this > will change in the future, but from my reading of the constitution, it > is still in effect. > > While choosing whether or not to vote is a personal decision, be aware > of the impacts.
Definitely; thanks for noting that. You should *NOT* accept your "Core Contributor" status if you have no intention in taking part in community votes. In other words, if you're too busy or otherwise unable read through and to vote for or against project proposals, contributor grants, and other community matters, then *please* do not accept your nomination. Use your own good judgement in determining whether you're going to be an active and voting member of the group or not. If not, then don't swell the ranks and hurt the ability to reach quorum when needed. If you can't manage to vote in the OGB elections or other OpenSolaris-wide issues, then don't agree to be core for _any_ community. (If you've never been on the networking-discuss list before, or rarely if ever post there, then that's a good sign that you're probably not a good candidate.) As noted before, the key difference between "Contributors" and "Core Contributors" in the current constitution is that the latter vote. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[email protected]> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
