James, are there any reasons that having a community-friendly opinion on the subpoena, national security letter, political risks and related overheads of using closed source hardware with backdoor coprocessors is an inappropriate litmus test for the Technology Expert seat on the Board?
On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 12:45 PM, James Hare <[email protected]> wrote: > 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> > _______________________________________________ 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>
