Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Future of gentoo's stable and unstable trees: what are your thoughts?

[David Seifert <soap@gentoo.org>]

On Mon, 2017-07-31 at 10:43 -0400, William L. Thomson Jr. wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:59:25 +0200
> "Andreas K. Huettel" <dilfridge@gentoo.org> wrote:
> 
> > Am Montag, 31. Juli 2017, 04:44:58 CEST schrieb William L. Thomson
> > Jr.:
> > > 
> > > How about no foundation. Not even a legal entity. No
> > > certifications
> > > from vendors, nor for employees. No one to hire for official
> > > support. There are so many things far beyond anything having to
> > > do
> > > with a stable tree or not.  
> > 
> > I was *this* close to nominaing you for Trustee, until I realized
> > you're not even a foundation member...
> 
> Wait what? You blocked me from returning as a developer. Based on my
> human relation skills, or in your opinion lack there of....
> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=135927#c43
> 
> How would you think I be fit for foundation Trustee? Which is a
> liason
> type role, at least with outside entities. That makes  little to no
> sense. A developer need technical skills more than personal. A
> Trustee
> needs personal and not so much technical.... Great logic!
> 
> It seems that foundation membership been messed up pretty bad. This
> seems to be the list of members. Which seems to only be developers.
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Foundation:Member_List
> 
> Per the by laws, one is only removed from membership via voluntary
> request, and/or majority vote of the trustees to remove a member.
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Foundation:Bylaws#Section_4.4._Continuat
> ion_of_Membership
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Foundation:Bylaws#Section_4.8._Voluntary
> _Withdrawal_from_Membership
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Foundation:Bylaws#Section_4.9._Terminati
> on_from_Membership
> 
> I may have requested removal, I seem to recall such. Though I am not
> sure others have. Seems the foundation is missing many members.
> Unless
> the trustees voted to remove many others.
> 
> Also developers are not automatically added per bylaws. They must
> apply for such.
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Foundation:Bylaws#Section_4.3._Admission
> _of_Members
> 

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