<massive snip about corporate influence> The GNOME foundation fixed this a few years ago by saying that only a certain percentage of the board. I quote from http://foundation.gnome.org/about/charter/
"No single organization or company will be allowed to control more than 40% of the board seats, regardless of election results. In the event that individuals affiliated with a corporation or organization hold more than 40% of the seats, affiliates from that corporation will be required to resign until 40% is no longer held. Individuals affiliated with a company or organization are people who are employees, officers, or members of the board of directors of an organization; or have a significant consulting relationship; or own at least 1% of the equity or debt, or derivatives thereof, of a company. " That might help. BTW, I don't believe that CM is evil, but having these safeguards in place helps. Corey _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
