Sergei Vyshenski wrote: >At 19:40 05.09.2005, you wrote: > > >>Michael Bell wrote: >> >> >>>>* Whats the procedure to add new board members? Who can suggest new members >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>Ops, simply make a proposal. >>> >>> >>actual board members can suggest new members >> >> >Theory of controlling the complex systems differentiate two types of >the system control: > >1) "closed" board. Old board-members elect new board-members. >2) "open" board. ALL community elect new board-members and re-elect >old board-members on a regular basis. > >Example of type 1 system: a committee of a totalitarian political party. >Example of type 2 system: parliament in a democratic state. > >Theory says that type 1 system leads to degeneration of the board >and extinction of the community, while type 2 system usually can >adapt to new challenges of the environment and thus community can >survive for a much longer period of time. > >I do not mean that OpenCA looks like totalitarian political party, >but in practice choosing between types 1 and 2 means choosing >between tendency for either 1) conservative, or 2) adaptive and flexible >development of the project. > >Who offers new board-member, and who will vote? >It is easy. Anyone who is active enough to send >his offer or vote via email should be considered "an active user", and >his vote should be counted. > > While I agree with the sentiment about keeping things open, I suspect "an active user" is setting the bar for entry too low. You should really have made some tangible contribution to deserver to be involved in a decision making process. An "active contributor" would be a more appropriate justification. You then need to decide what qualifies as an "active contributor".
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