[ogb-discuss] Meeting Schedule [was: Next steps...]

[Stephen Lau]

Glynn Foster wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> Keith M Wesolowski wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 03, 2007 at 10:05:37AM +1200, Ian Collins wrote:
>>
>>> Can't a budget be assigned to a project within Sun and that budget
>>> managed by one or more of the Sun employees on the OGB? 
>> Probably not; I don't think any of us has the necessary rank to
>> approve expenses, and in any case I don't think you're allowed to
>> approve your own.  That said, it's probably possible for some
>> department to agree to fund certain activities on a case-by-case
>> basis; it's been done before.  Whether we want that to happen is a
>> matter for subsequent debate.
> 
> Maybe that's something that we should raise for discussion with the appropriate
> exec. I don't feel it's impossible for an OGB representative to be involved in
> budget decisions around OpenSolaris. We should at the very least start [or
> continue] the discussion and move the 'probably' into 'definitely'

While I think it may be reasonable for Sun to allot a certain amount of 
budget for the OGB to travel to meet together, that's different from 
having the OGB be 'involved in budget decisions around OpenSolaris'

We're a governance board - we should be focused on setting up the 
appropriate ways and means by which the OpenSolaris community can govern 
themselves.  While this may mean tasking a finance-board or 
finance-subcommittee to handle things of this nature, I don't think we 
should get involved in general budget decisions.

>>> You realy must have a travel budget to work effectively.  The way the
>> Now this I'm not so sure about.  Many organisations operate
>> effectively with infrequent or no travel, and even when annual
>> meetings are held it's common for some people to miss them.
> 
> I agree, though I think there should be a precedent set for at the very least
> one face to face meeting each year. Obviously there are certain times of the
> year where it might make more sense to get people together [for example to
> coordinate with a conference]

Agreed.

cheers,
steve
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