Re: Changes to the GNOME board
>> On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 1:56 PM, Behdad Esfahbod wrote: >> [snip] >>> Diego Escalante Urrelo will be joining the board as a new member for >>> the remainder of this term. Diego was a candidate for the board in the >>> last election, and his energy, new blood, and Latin American >>> perspective will be a great addition to the board. Great news!!! Congratulations Diego! Now we can go with our plans from Latin America Complot! Bruno Boaventura ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Changes to the GNOME board
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Gregory Leblanc wrote: > Hi folks, couple of comments and questions below. > > On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 1:56 PM, Behdad Esfahbod wrote: > [snip] >> Diego Escalante Urrelo will be joining the board as a new member for >> the remainder of this term. Diego was a candidate for the board in the >> last election, and his energy, new blood, and Latin American >> perspective will be a great addition to the board. > > As I wasn't sure what the procedure was for the board of directors, in > the case of a resignation, I went and grabbed a copy of the bylaws > from http://foundation.gnome.org/about/bylaws.pdf Section 4 > subsection d it states that the board can fill a vacancy by a vote of > the remaining directors. > > With that said, Congratulations Diego! > > I do have one question about the bylaws, though. I seem to recall a > large discussion about changing the term of the directors to be 18 > months instead of 1 year. However, Section 3 subsection a still > states that directors hold office for one (1) year. I also noticed > that the history information at the bottom of the document states that > the last change was April 5, 2002. I'm sure that the discussion I > recall was more recent than this. > > What is the current term of a member of the Gnome Foundation Board of > Directors? I believe one year, with an exception for the current 18-month term in order to align elections with the timing of GUADEC. > What is the official location of the Bylaws governing the Gnome > Foundation? If it is the above URL, and the term is not still 1 year, > how can we get this copy updated? If it's not this URL, can somebody > tell me where it is, and can we make foundation.gnome.org link to it > prominently? At the moment, there is nothing better than what you've found. I have been (slowly) in the process of revising our official documents; I hope to finish and formalize them during the next semester. If you're interested, you can participate in this process by editing and commenting on the documents in co-ment.net: http://www.co-ment.net/list_public/?q=gnome Not that this excuses the sloppiness on our part, but note that there is no requirement in CA non-profit law that there be One True Copy of these documents; it is sufficient to track the original + the amendments/diffs. (I worked with some documents over the summer where this situation persisted for decades.) It absolutely makes things an utter PITA to deal with- like releasing new versions as diffs rather than new tarballs- but doesn't cause a formal problem for our status as a non-profit. Luis ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Changes to the GNOME board
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 02:12:51PM -0500, Gregory Leblanc wrote: > With that said, Congratulations Diego! me too > I do have one question about the bylaws, though. I seem to recall a > large discussion about changing the term of the directors to be 18 > months instead of 1 year. However, Section 3 subsection a still > states that directors hold office for one (1) year. I also noticed > that the history information at the bottom of the document states that > the last change was April 5, 2002. I'm sure that the discussion I > recall was more recent than this. See http://foundation.gnome.org/vote/results.php?election_id=4. PDF should be updated. > What is the current term of a member of the Gnome Foundation Board of > Directors? 1.5 for this one. > What is the official location of the Bylaws governing the Gnome > Foundation? If it is the above URL, and the term is not still 1 year, -- Regards, Olav ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Changes to the GNOME board
Hi Gregory, > As I wasn't sure what the procedure was for the board of directors, in > the case of a resignation, I went and grabbed a copy of the bylaws > from http://foundation.gnome.org/about/bylaws.pdf Section 4 > subsection d it states that the board can fill a vacancy by a vote of > the remaining directors. Correct. > I do have one question about the bylaws, though. I seem to recall a > large discussion about changing the term of the directors to be 18 > months instead of 1 year. However, Section 3 subsection a still > states that directors hold office for one (1) year. I also noticed > that the history information at the bottom of the document states that > the last change was April 5, 2002. I'm sure that the discussion I > recall was more recent than this. Yes, the there was a member vote to change the bylaws to allow each term be between 12 and 24 months, as determined by the board before the elections. This change was proposed to enable us to adjust the beginning of the term to GUADEC. > What is the current term of a member of the Gnome Foundation Board of > Directors? The term of the current board is 18 months and ends at the end of June 2009. Expect back to 12-month terms after that. > What is the official location of the Bylaws governing the Gnome > Foundation? If it is the above URL, and the term is not still 1 year, > how can we get this copy updated? If it's not this URL, can somebody > tell me where it is, and can we make foundation.gnome.org link to it > prominently? Luis has been working on an updated draft. I let him answer what the current status is. Thanks, behdad > Thanks, > Greg > > > [snip] > ___ > foundation-list mailing list > foundation-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list > ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Changes to the GNOME board
Hi folks, couple of comments and questions below. On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 1:56 PM, Behdad Esfahbod wrote: [snip] > Diego Escalante Urrelo will be joining the board as a new member for > the remainder of this term. Diego was a candidate for the board in the > last election, and his energy, new blood, and Latin American > perspective will be a great addition to the board. As I wasn't sure what the procedure was for the board of directors, in the case of a resignation, I went and grabbed a copy of the bylaws from http://foundation.gnome.org/about/bylaws.pdf Section 4 subsection d it states that the board can fill a vacancy by a vote of the remaining directors. With that said, Congratulations Diego! I do have one question about the bylaws, though. I seem to recall a large discussion about changing the term of the directors to be 18 months instead of 1 year. However, Section 3 subsection a still states that directors hold office for one (1) year. I also noticed that the history information at the bottom of the document states that the last change was April 5, 2002. I'm sure that the discussion I recall was more recent than this. What is the current term of a member of the Gnome Foundation Board of Directors? What is the official location of the Bylaws governing the Gnome Foundation? If it is the above URL, and the term is not still 1 year, how can we get this copy updated? If it's not this URL, can somebody tell me where it is, and can we make foundation.gnome.org link to it prominently? Thanks, Greg [snip] ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Changes to the GNOME board
The GNOME Foundation Board regretfully announces that Jeff Waugh will be stepping down from the board in order to focus on work and other projects. The board thanks Jeff for his years of service to the board and the community, and wishes him success in his future work both inside and outside of GNOME. Jeff leaves big shoes to fill. Diego Escalante Urrelo will be joining the board as a new member for the remainder of this term. Diego was a candidate for the board in the last election, and his energy, new blood, and Latin American perspective will be a great addition to the board. In addition to bringing on a new member, the board continues to expand our capabilities by focusing on delegation, with new committees working on mobile and GUADEC-related issues. Our thanks, again, goes to those who have volunteered their time to help out with these and other efforts, including Dave Neary, Paul Cooper, Alberto Ruiz, and Chema Casanova. ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
