[ogb-discuss] Re-bootstrapping contributors

[Casper.Dik at Sun.COM]

>On Apr 12, 2007, at 9:08 AM, Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>
>> A rough draft proposal based on thoughts raised at yesterday's
>> meeting - is this the direction we want to head?
>
>No.
>
>The whole point, and only point, of the bootstrap is to establish
>that you agree to whom you are responsible, and exactly who is able
>to vote you out of power should you do something silly.
>
>If you don't approve the list of people who successfully voted
>you into office, then the current OGB is nullified and we are
>back to step 1 -- no constitution, no OGB, and no energy left.
>You are effectively saying that you were never elected in the first
>place, and thus are unable to govern.

Agreed.

>Just approve the list of people. It is only a two year grant
>for core contributors, and a simple acknowledgment of contributors.
>The community structure can still be restructured and new core
>contributors selected according to the community process.

+1.

Casper