quote who=Andy Tai
It still looks strange to have the voting body to vote to extend the term
of the current board, not the same as a general election.
Extending the terms of some leadership tend to happen under situations
where something prevents the holding of regular elections... nothing
quote who=Andy Tai
OK, simply, the stated reason for the extraordinary measure (face to face
meeting timing) is not a strong one to justify touching the term limit of
the board.
In that case -- let's try for productive input here, if possible -- how do
you suggest we solve the problem? (Or
On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 13:44 -0700, Andy Tai wrote:
It's like extending George Bush's term by two years... a rather
drastic thing to do...
That's an unfair comparison (despite your disclaimer). If you or anyone
has concrete reasons for the current board not to extend its period,
We'd like to
Sigh... this mail was sent more than twelve hours ago but didn't make
it... from now on I'll be using a more direct email address.
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Sujet: Re: Proposal: Shift election cycle back six months
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:53:34 +0200
De: Julien PUYDT [EMAIL PROTECTED]
quote who=Quim Gil
1. Make sure that from a legal point of view we can have board mandate not
coinciding with budget terms. If legally we can't do it the rest is
pointless.
I've put it to our legal folks and am waiting for a response.
2. Check if the current board members would be willing
Le vendredi 10 août 2007, à 22:11 +1000, Jeff Waugh a écrit :
We can call a vote with minimum ten days notice (but we'll have to work with
the membership committee to ensure the infrastructure exists to run it).
Sorry, I'm going to dive into boring details...
Is this something from the by-laws
Andy Tai a écrit :
It still looks strange to have the voting body to vote to extend the term of
the current board, not the same as a general election.
Extending the terms of some leadership tend to happen under situations where
something prevents the holding of regular elections... nothing
OK, simply, the stated reason for the extraordinary measure (face to face
meeting timing) is not a strong one to justify touching the term limit of
the board.
On 8/9/07, Jeff Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The proposal is about doing something out of the ordinary processes
defined
by the
OK, simply, the stated reason for the extraordinary measure (face to face
meeting timing) is not a strong one to justify touching the term limit of
the board.
On 8/9/07, Jeff Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The proposal is about doing something out of the ordinary processes
defined
by the
Something like GnomeMeeting (now with a newer name) can be utilized to have
faces seeing faces...
There was some talk of a GNOME conference in East Asia. Maybe it would be
a good idea to have an annual event there in China, or Japan, or Korea, in
early Spring...
On 8/10/07, Jeff Waugh [EMAIL
The current board was elected for one year and there is no exceptional
reason to change this. The next board can be elected for an extended
period and then voters and electors know what is going on beforehand.
On 8/10/07, Jeff Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
quote who=Andy Tai
OK, simply, the
quote who=Quim Gil
The current board was elected for one year and there is no exceptional
reason to change this. The next board can be elected for an extended
period and then voters and electors know what is going on beforehand.
We could do that, and it has been discussed in the past, but it
Le vendredi 10 août 2007, à 22:11 +1000, Jeff Waugh a écrit :
quote who=Quim Gil
The current board was elected for one year and there is no exceptional
reason to change this. The next board can be elected for an extended
period and then voters and electors know what is going on
quote who=Vincent Untz
Sorry, I'm going to dive into boring details...
Is this something from the by-laws (I couldn't find a reference to the
10 days notice there, but I only gave a quick look), or something you
are suggesting?
Yes. See under VII: 3-8.
And by vote, do you mean referendum
First things first:
1. Make sure that from a legal point of view we can have board mandate
not coinciding with budget terms. If legally we can't do it the rest
is pointless.
2. Check if the current board members would be willing to continue for
an extended period. If the current board members
quote who=Vincent Untz
Forgot to reply to this: one worry (which is valid, IMHO) is that we don't
know if all current board members will have time for the first six months
of 2008. I know I have absolutely no idea right now if I'll be able to
continue.
Agree, though directors can resign, and
quote who=Jeff Waugh
So really, if we do a referendum, we have two questions:
+ Do you want to shift the election cycle?
+ Do you want to extend the current mandate of the board?
I don't think we should mix them.
Two questions can be the kiss of death for a 'referendum'. :-)
Andy Tai a écrit :
Something like GnomeMeeting (now with a newer name) can be utilized to have
faces seeing faces...
The new name is ekiga, and it's indeed a gnome project -- I'm working on
it at this very moment!
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