Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-16 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It would look slightly more normal as: Please read carefully Regards from Tom :) From: Thorsten Behrens t...@documentfoundation.org To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org Sent: Thu, 16 June, 2011 6:55:06 Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] proposed

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-16 Thread Tom Davies
...@wolfpond.org To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org Sent: Thu, 16 June, 2011 5:44:12 Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 01:50:37AM +0200, Thorsten Behrens wrote: If there are no objections by tonight, I'll also change the text on the membership

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-15 Thread Thorsten Behrens
Michael Meeks wrote: Counting votes we had: Florian, Charles, Andre, Olivier, Italo and Sophie voting in favour; so I've made all of the edits in the wiki. If there are no objections by tonight, I'll also change the text on the membership application page

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-15 Thread Florian Effenberger
+1, and thanks for thinking of it ;) Thorsten Behrens wrote on 2011-06-15 10.36: If there are no objections by tonight, I'll also change the text on -- Florian Effenberger flo...@documentfoundation.org Steering Committee and Founding Member of The Document Foundation Tel: +49 8341 99660880 |

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-15 Thread Francois Tigeot
On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 01:50:37AM +0200, Thorsten Behrens wrote: If there are no objections by tonight, I'll also change the text on the membership application page (http://www.documentfoundation.org/foundation/application-for-tdf-community-membership/) Done. There's a small typo at

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-14 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi, Michael Meeks wrote on 2011-06-13 17.19: Counting votes we had: Florian, Charles, Andre, Olivier, Italo and Sophie voting in favour; so I've made all of the edits in the wiki. thanks a lot, Michael! I will ask the German community to translate the changes back. :) Thanks to everyone

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-14 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Toki, toki wrote on 2011-06-10 19.16: When I was reading German law on non-profits, my impression was the By-Laws had to specify how members of the board of directors, and any advisory board were selected, and mid-term replacements done. I don't see anything in the by-laws that specifies

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-14 Thread Tom Davies
@documentfoundation.org Sent: Tue, 14 June, 2011 8:01:36 Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes Hi Toki, toki wrote on 2011-06-10 19.16: When I was reading German law on non-profits, my impression was the By-Laws had to specify how members of the board of directors, and any

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-14 Thread Tom Davies
:) From: Florian Effenberger flo...@documentfoundation.org To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org Sent: Tue, 14 June, 2011 7:56:24 Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes Hi, Michael Meeks wrote on 2011-06-13 17.19: Counting votes we had: Florian, Charles, Andre, Olivier

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-13 Thread Michael Meeks
Hi guys, Counting votes we had: Florian, Charles, Andre, Olivier, Italo and Sophie voting in favour; so I've made all of the edits in the wiki. HTH, Michael. -- michael.me...@novell.com , Pseudo Engineer, itinerant idiot -- Unsubscribe instructions:

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-13 Thread David Nelson
Hi Michael, On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 23:20, Michael Meeks michael.me...@novell.com wrote: Hi David,        Thanks for these, really makes it cleaner, I applied them all - they seem un-controversial etc. Cool, thanks. :-) -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-11 Thread Tom Davies
] proposed bylaws changes HI, On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 22:22, David Nelson comme...@traduction.biz wrote: Otherwise, I was only going to add a clause about transferring TDF's funds into my personal bank account every 6 months... For those of you that didn't realise, that was a joke

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-10 Thread David Nelson
HI, On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 22:22, David Nelson comme...@traduction.biz wrote: Otherwise, I was only going to add a clause about transferring TDF's funds into my personal bank account every 6 months... For those of you that didn't realise, that was a joke... Someone just mailed me off-list who

[steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hello, as we are moving forward with legally setting up the foundation, and translate/adapt the bylaws into German, we noticed that some tweaks and simplifications are required - in general we feel the shorter these documents are, the better it is for understanding. Proposed change #1:

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread Varun Mittal
+1 from me too Can we add some clarification for the case if AB wants to replace their representative mid way of his/her tenure ? Thank You Best Regards Varun Mittal https://www.google.com/profiles/varunmittal87 Blog http://www.varunmittal.info Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/mittal.varun

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread David Nelson
Hi, When you've made your edits, can I have permission to proofread and make minor grammar/spelling corrections? -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread sophie
Hi Flo, On 09/06/2011 11:17, Florian Effenberger wrote: Hello, as we are moving forward with legally setting up the foundation, and translate/adapt the bylaws into German, we noticed that some tweaks and simplifications are required - in general we feel the shorter these documents are, the

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread Italo Vignoli
On 6/9/11 10:17 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote: Proposed change #1: --- from: Every membership applicant must have been active for at least three (3) months, and should make a moral commitment to at least six (6) months activity (not counting the first three (3) months of

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
2011/6/9 David Nelson comme...@traduction.biz Hi, When you've made your edits, can I have permission to proofread and make minor grammar/spelling corrections? Sure :) Charles. -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread Olivier Hallot
Hi Florian +1 for the 4 changes. Regards, Olivier 2011/6/9 Florian Effenberger flo...@documentfoundation.org Hello, as we are moving forward with legally setting up the foundation, and translate/adapt the bylaws into German, we noticed that some tweaks and simplifications are required -

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread Michael Meeks
On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 16:33 +0800, Varun Mittal wrote: Can we add some clarification for the case if AB wants to replace their representative mid way of his/her tenure ? I had anticipated that since the STV election process produces an ordered list - we would just select the next

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread Michael Meeks
On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 12:31 +0300, David Nelson wrote: Cool. I'll watch this thread and write back before starting work and after finishing work. :-) Ho hum; I'm personally averse to widespread small changes - they tend not to get the level of review that is required, and we were IMHO

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread Thorsten Behrens
Michael Meeks wrote: On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 16:33 +0800, Varun Mittal wrote: Can we add some clarification for the case if AB wants to replace their representative mid way of his/her tenure ? I had anticipated that since the STV election process produces an ordered list - we would

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread Tom Davies
From: Florian Effenberger flo...@documentfoundation.org To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org Sent: Thu, 9 June, 2011 9:17:13 Subject: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes Hello, as we are moving forward with legally setting up the foundation

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread Michael Meeks
On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 13:24 +0300, David Nelson wrote: I recall that people were requested to read the bylaws properly before voting on the original draft... :-P That was not possible at a time of extreme workload, when so much changed so quickly right before approval and then was

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread Tom Davies
From: David Nelson comme...@traduction.biz To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org Sent: Thu, 9 June, 2011 11:24:02 Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes Hi Michael, On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 13:15, Michael Meeks michael.me...@novell.com

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi David, David Nelson wrote on 2011-06-09 12.24: I recall that people were requested to read the bylaws properly before voting on the original draft...:-P I would only make strictly*spelling and grammatical* corrections, nothing more. Do I have an OK for that? thanks for the offer! The

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread André Schnabel
Hi, +1 for all of the proposed changes. regards, André Am 09.06.2011 10:17, schrieb Florian Effenberger: Hello, as we are moving forward with legally setting up the foundation, and translate/adapt the bylaws into German, we noticed that some tweaks and simplifications are required - in

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-09 Thread Tom Davies
From: David Nelson comme...@traduction.biz To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org Cc: steering-disc...@global.documentfoundation.org Sent: Thu, 9 June, 2011 20:22:51 Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes Hi Florian, On Thu, Jun 9, 2011