[ogb-discuss] Re: [osol-discuss] OGB/2007/00 is not valid

[Alan Burlison]

Alan Coopersmith wrote:

>> The OpenSolaris constitution 
>> (http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/governance/) says, in 
>> section 3.1:
>>
>> "Members are given the right to vote on Community-wide decisions ... 
>> the set of all individuals that have been named by one or more 
>> Community Groups as Core Contributors are the Members who are given 
>> the right to vote on Community-wide decisions."
> 
> The OpenSolaris constitution also gives the OGB the duty and power to
> set and maintain the procedures governing the OpenSolaris community:
> 
> 6.1. Powers. The business and affairs of the OpenSolaris Community shall 
> be managed by or under the direction of the OpenSolaris Governing Board 
> (OGB), which may exercise all such powers granted by the Charter for the 
> operation and sustenance of the OpenSolaris Community efforts, 
> maintenance of the accepted procedures for making decisions within the 
> OpenSolaris Community, and enforcement of those procedures when deemed 
> necessary.

OK, so there's an obvious need for clear demarcation of responsibilities 
-which things the OGB can do, and which things require the assent of the 
entire community.  The constitution is silent on this subject, as far as 
I can tell.

> Do you really prefer the alternative of not allowing any project creations
> until a vote of all community members can be organized and run?

We have managed to create new projects just fine up until now...

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Alan Burlison
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