Re: Temporaray enlargement of the GNOME Board with 2 persons

2006-06-06 Thread Murray Cumming
Here's a positive reply, just so you don't think it's all negative. I'll never figure out how to request a representative sample of replies while also avoiding too many replies. I trust the board to do this and to know if they need to do it, and I have confidence in the proposed new members. I'd p

Re: Board meetings since March

2006-06-06 Thread Dave Neary
Hi, Daniel Veillard wrote: > On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 02:04:32PM +0200, Dave Neary wrote: >> As an ex board member, you have read-only access to the board wiki pages >> - would you like to take on this task and help me out? > > I don't have much time either, and I disagree with using the Wiki a

Re: Board meetings since March (was: Re: Temporaray enlargement of the GNOME Board with 3 persons)

2006-06-06 Thread Daniel Veillard
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 02:04:32PM +0200, Dave Neary wrote: > The minutes for the April 5th and May 17th meetings need to be sanitised > for board private issues and sent to the list. We didn't have any phone It takes 2 months ? News from 2 months ago are usually not that useful. > call for the A

Re: Board meetings since March (was: Re: Temporaray enlargement of the GNOME Board with 3 persons)

2006-06-06 Thread Murray Cumming
> > Hi, > > Daniel Veillard wrote: >> Okay, what happen at the board meetings since March, time of last >> published >> minutes I could find. I assume it's reasonable request to at least know >> if >> you are meeting, and what are the problems/questions you are facing with >> the details you can

Board meetings since March (was: Re: Temporaray enlargement of the GNOME Board with 3 persons)

2006-06-06 Thread Dave Neary
Hi, Daniel Veillard wrote: > Okay, what happen at the board meetings since March, time of last published > minutes I could find. I assume it's reasonable request to at least know if > you are meeting, and what are the problems/questions you are facing with > the details you can share. It then h

Re: Temporaray enlargement of the GNOME Board with 3 persons

2006-06-06 Thread Daniel Veillard
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 08:33:45PM +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote: > Considering the current state of affairs, I think it's wholly appropriate > that the board is nominating Quim Gil (next in line from previous election > results) to fill the position left vacant by Luis' resignation, but I don't yes,

Re: Temporaray enlargement of the GNOME Board with 3 persons

2006-06-06 Thread Jeff Waugh
> > Just want to point out that, yes, they can be - please read the > > Foundation by-laws. The board can change the size of the board at will, > > and nominate members at will. > > Which is clearly a hole in the democratic process, the right thing to do > would be to fix the bylaws, not jump on

Re: Temporaray enlargement of the GNOME Board with 2 persons

2006-06-06 Thread Dave Neary
Hi, Quim Gil wrote: > El dl 05 de 06 del 2006 a les 15:42 +0200, en/na Anne Østergaard va > escriure: > >> The Board would like to propose to you a temporary enlargement of the >> board with two persons: Behdad Esfahbod and Germán Poó-Caamaño. > > I wasn't in the board when this issue was disc

Re: Temporaray enlargement of the GNOME Board with 2 persons

2006-06-06 Thread Quim Gil
El dl 05 de 06 del 2006 a les 15:42 +0200, en/na Anne Østergaard va escriure: > The Board would like to propose to you a temporary enlargement of the > board with two persons: Behdad Esfahbod and Germán Poó-Caamaño. I wasn't in the board when this issue was discussed, and as a new board board I'

Re: Temporaray enlargement of the GNOME Board with 3 persons

2006-06-06 Thread Daniel Veillard
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 03:11:54PM +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote: > > > > But, they can't be members of the board without an election. > > Just want to point out that, yes, they can be - please read the Foundation > by-laws. The board can change the size of the board at will, and nominate > members at