John Plocher wrote: >>> I would expect that the criteria for elevation to contributorship >>> would be >>> simple and easy to achieve - and frankly if someone is keen enough to >>> want to vote then we shouldn't stand in their way. >> >> I'm keen to vote in the US elections, even though I'm not a US >> citizen. Does that mean I should get a vote? > > Have you contributed to the OpenSolaris effort? > Have you contributed to the meta-governence efforts of the community? > Would you like a say in those meta-governence efforts? > > If you can say yes to all three, why not give you the right to vote?
That's not what was being proposed. What was proposed was that anyone who was 'keen enough to want to vote' should get a vote. That covers not only people who have the best interests of the community at heart, but also those who would want to see it damaged or even destroyed. -- Alan Burlison --
