This mailing list thread is about the Wikimedia Foundation recruiting members for its board and I would like to ask we stick to that, please.
---- James Hare Associate Product Manager Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 11:22 AM, James Salsman <[email protected]> wrote: > To follow up on this, Katherine, would you please state the relative risk > to politically controversial editors of using CPUs without backdoor > coprocessors to host Foundation projects? > > Ref.: > https://chiefio.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/for-deep-security- > use-arm-avoid-intel-amd-processors/ > > Are there a corresponding subpoena and national security letter burden > differences in choosing open source hardware without backdoor coprocessors? > Thank you for considering these questions. > > Best regards, > Jim > > On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 12:28 PM, James Salsman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On the original topic of technology advocacy representation on the Board, > > [c]an we please get someone from the open source hardware community and > > Legal to tell us how much we could save in subpoena, hardware, and > overhead > > costs by avoiding backdoors? Has anyone on the Board ever championed open > > source hardware, since, Sam maybe? > > > > Please see: > > > > https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/5xvn4i/update_ > > corebootlibreboot_on_amd_has_ceo_level/ > > > > https://np.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/8aovfb/ > > china_has_started_ranking_citizens_with_a_creepy/ > > > > https://teachprivacy.com/why-i-love-the-gdpr/ > > > > https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_ > > Technology%2FAnnual_Plans%2FFY2019%2FCDP3%3A_Knowledge_ > > Integrity&type=revision&diff=2762601&oldid=2762351 > > > > Best regards, > > Jim > > > > On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 12:44 AM, Philippe Beaudette < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> And even if such laws do not exist (and I'm no expert), as an employee I > >> would be gravely concerned about taking a role with any employer where I > >> knew that they would be publishing the reason for my departure. > >> > >> Now, employees may /choose/ to publish a reason (as I did) but to > presume > >> that it would be mandatory (and to be willing to stake your career on it > >> in > >> advance) would likely seriously inhibit some candidates from applying. > >> When you pair that with the WMF's (relatively) transparent > organization, I > >> think the two together would be a significant inhibitor to recruiting. > >> > >> Philippe > >> > >> On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 2:10 PM, Joseph Seddon <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > "I am unaware of any laws which would prohibit WMF from publishing the > >> > entirety of executives' compensation > >> > details including their employment contracts, severance agreements, > >> > and the circumstances > >> > in which their departures happen." > >> > > >> > Pine, I often appreciate your view and input on a range of topics but > >> to be > >> > blunt if this is your genuine opinion I'm personally rather glad my > >> > employer does not base its HR policies and practices on your personal > >> > interpretation of employment law. > >> > > >> > Seddon > >> > > >> > On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 8:59 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > > > >> > > Given Jaime's previous statement on this matter, and my general > >> > > dissatisfaction with WMF's level of financial transparency, I am > >> > > uncomfortable with his involvement with selecting a new WMF Board > >> member > >> > > based on his or her finance expertise. I would encourage the Board > to > >> > > reconsider Jaime's role in the selection process, and to place a > >> strong > >> > > emphasis on identifying a new board member who has experience with > >> > > significantly increasing the financial transparency of > organizations. > >> > > > >> > > Pine > >> > > ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine ) > >> > > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik > >> i/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik > >> i/Wikimedia-l > >> New messages to: [email protected] > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
