On Thu, 25 Feb 2010, Edward Pilatowicz wrote: > i apologize in advance if the questions below seem stupid or have > already been answered somewhere else. > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:03:41AM -0800, Valerie Bubb Fenwick wrote: >> >> 4. New Constitution >> The OGB has had a long review period (starting September 2009), >> of the new draft for the constitution. We started with last year's >> draft and incorporated all of the feedback from the community. >> >> We believe this new document simplifies and clarifies the community >> governance to match our actual practice and realistic expectations. >> >> This does not require changes to the Charter. >> >> All members of the OGB unanimously recommend you approve this change. >> To succeed this time, we 190 pass votes; your participation is vital. >> >> Please review the document here: >> http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Community+Group+ogb/Proposed+Constitution >> > > for those of us that haven't been following the constitution revision > process, are there diffs available of proposed changes?
This is very different than the currently active constitution, so diffs are not available. You can see the old constitution here: http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Community+Group+ogb/governance Is that what you're asking? >> 5. Meeting of Members >> Under the existing Constitution, we have to gather the voting >> membership on irc://irc.freenode.net/#opensolaris-meeting from >> noon PT Feb 25th until quorum is reached. That means we need >> everyone with a Core Contributor grant to join. If you aren't >> a core contributor, you are not required to attend, but are >> certainly welcome to. >> >> Please log into the IRC channel and announce yourself in the >> format >> "Hello, I am <your name> and an OpenSolaris Core Contributor. My >> OpenSolaris ID is <your ID>" >> >> There is a bot monitoring the channel and recording these >> announcements as well as all channel discussion. >> http://www.spcoast.com/irclogs/opensolaris-meeting >> >> Feel free to use the IRC channel to ask, or indeed answer, >> any questions about the election. The current OGB will >> be present throughout the meeting. Current and past >> OGB members can be identified as channel operators on >> the IRC channel. >> >> OGB members will be available periodically throughout the >> meeting. >> >> The quorum we need to meet in order for the election to >> go forward is 126. >> > > i'm unclear as to what the purpose of this meeting is. (aside from just > reaching quorum and optionally being able to ask questions which could > just as easily be sent to this email alias.) could someone please > clarify why we're having this meeting? It's required by Article 5 of the current constitution. We cannot move forward with the election until we've met quorum in the election. The new constitution does not have this requirement. It is also a good place to ask questions about the election and of any candidates. Valerie -- Sponsor me in the Breathe Easy Ride - 100 miles - June 26! Money raised goes to the American Lung Association: http://action.lungusa.org/goto/valerie
