FW: [OpenAFS] Foundation Board - Grandfather In The Elders?

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:31:36 -0500

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There are many possible permutations of this idea:

A. Grandfather in the organizations that currently have Elders as
organizations with Seats on the Board of Directors of the Foundation,
with those seats currently occupied by the specific elders, but with the
possibility of the people being replaced by the organization holding the
seat at the organizations discretion.

B. Grandfather in the current Elders as members of the Board of
Directors of the Foundation, with any vacancies among that group
occurring later to be filled by an election from among the community in
accordance with a democratic process to be determined.

C. Grandfather in the current Elders as members of the Board of
Directors of the Foundation, with expansion and addition to the Board
from among the Community as the Board's first agenda item for action at
its first meeting.

We could even combine the above (i.e., implement A+B, or A+C, or all
three or some variant thereof).

My 2 cents worth: Boards containing more than 4 or 5 slots rapidly
become unwieldy and hard to actually execute anything, so proposal C is
probably difficult to actually manage in reality. If option B is chosen,
it will be important to have limits on consecutive time in office, both
from professional development and new blood development POVs.=20

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For proposal A, there would need to be a way to change the organizations
periodically. Perhaps a UN Security Council model, where there is a
permanent membership that pays a minimum contribution for a seat, and a
rotating membership from the community. Not as attractive a model
overall, but if the goal is a viable funding source as well as a
conservatorship, it might be the most honest and straightforward method.

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I guess so far we still see some differences of opinion on what the
purpose of the proposed foundation is supposed to be. If it's supposed
to act as a non-profit placeholder to allow some organizations to
contribute money, that's one thing. If it's supposed to actively raise
money, that's a different animal, and I don't see consensus on either.
So, here's what I want:

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I would like to see no more than 5-7 board members, with limited time in
a specific office. Repeat the job if you want to, but take a minimum of
one term break between office terms. If grandfathering the current
elders into those slots moves the process along, terrific, do it. Set
the first set of terms to expire in a staggered manner so that you don't
lose the whole board at once as a one time thing, then regular two or
three year terms. Chair position elected from board members, but no more
than 1 year in office, and may not repeat more than twice in 3 yr
period.=20

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The TAC should accept proposals for major development, evaluate for
technical merit and feasibility, and recommend to board on which ones to
fund. TAC should be responsible for maintaining code tree, testing,
standards and documentation committees and ensuring same are kept
published and up to date.=20

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Membership in either can be by written nomination, with two written
seconds. Balloting by email, cryptographically signed with PGP key or
similar. Current chair of foundation responsible for establishing a
method to perform voting and designating a group to conduct same. If
evidence found of attempts to do vote packing or other attempts to
subvert vote, the candidate would be ineligible for a minimum of 3 terms
for the position attempted.=20

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Minutes of all meetings made public within 7 days of meeting, and public
financial statements (probably required by non-profit law, but be
proactive about it).=20

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I'd invest in that sort of organization.=20

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There are many possible
permutations of this idea: 
 
A. Grandfather in the organizations that currently have Elders as =
organizations
with Seats on the Board of Directors of the Foundation, with those seats
currently occupied by the specific elders, but with the possibility of =
the
people being replaced by the organization holding the seat at the =
organizations
discretion. 
 
B. Grandfather in the current Elders as members of the Board of =
Directors of
the Foundation, with any vacancies among that group occurring later to =
be
filled by an election from among the community in accordance with a =
democratic
process to be determined. 
 
C. Grandfather in the current Elders as members of the Board of =
Directors of
the Foundation, with expansion and addition to the Board from among the
Community as the Board&#8217;s first agenda item for action at its first
meeting. 
 
We could even combine the above (i.e., implement A+B, or A+C, or all =
three or
some variant thereof).<o:p></o:p>

My 2 cents worth: Boards containing =
more than
4 or 5 slots rapidly become unwieldy and hard to actually execute =
anything, so
proposal C is probably difficult to actually manage in reality. If =
option B is
chosen, it will be important to have limits on consecutive time in =
office, both
from professional development and new blood development POVs. =
<o:p></o:p>

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style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

For proposal A, there would need to =
be a
way to change the organizations periodically. Perhaps a UN Security =
Council
model, where there is a permanent membership that pays a minimum =
contribution
for a seat, and a rotating membership from the community. Not as =
attractive a
model overall, but if the goal is a viable funding source as well as a
conservatorship, it might be the most honest and straightforward method. =
<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

I guess so far we still see some =
differences
of opinion on what the purpose of the proposed foundation is supposed to =
be. If
it&#8217;s supposed to act as a non-profit placeholder to allow some
organizations to contribute money, that&#8217;s one thing. If it&#8217;s
supposed to actively raise money, that&#8217;s a different animal, and I
don&#8217;t see consensus on either. So, here&#8217;s what I =
want:<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

I would like to see no more than =
5-7 board
members, with limited time in a specific office. Repeat the job if you =
want to,
but take a minimum of one term break between office terms. If =
grandfathering
the current elders into those slots moves the process along, terrific, =
do it.
Set the first set of terms to expire in a staggered manner so that you
don&#8217;t lose the whole board at once as a one time thing, then =
regular two
or three year terms. Chair position elected from board members, but no =
more
than 1 year in office, and may not repeat more than twice in 3 yr =
period. <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

The TAC should accept proposals for =
major
development, evaluate for technical merit and feasibility, and recommend =
to board
on which ones to fund. TAC should be responsible for maintaining code =
tree,
testing, &nbsp;standards and documentation committees and ensuring same =
are
kept published and up to date. <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

Membership in either can be by =
written
nomination, with two written seconds. Balloting by email, =
cryptographically
signed with PGP key or similar. Current chair of foundation responsible =
for
establishing a method to perform voting and designating a group to =
conduct
same. If evidence found of attempts to do vote packing or other attempts =
to
subvert vote, the candidate would be ineligible for a minimum of 3 terms =
for
the position attempted. <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

Minutes of all meetings made public =
within
7 days of meeting, and public financial statements (probably required by
non-profit law, but be proactive about it). =
<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

I&#8217;d invest in that sort of
organization. <o:p></o:p>

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