From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8F31D13933E for ; Wed, 7 Jul 2021 19:24:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CDD4EE0D10; Wed, 7 Jul 2021 19:24:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ed1-x52a.google.com (mail-ed1-x52a.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::52a]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C1290E0D10 for ; Wed, 7 Jul 2021 19:24:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ed1-x52a.google.com with SMTP id h2so4912826edt.3 for ; Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:24:17 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gentoo-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=acDyIjlqQ7UN13MwvBV+9xEGJ4gs4gwEzj2jFrqXr8A=; b=HcpJAnrJ909gx0cRCBBP63OYBx6cSwFwqyEnhCzjVzjWMI4wSt0e9fMw8+zLTIIQVf GOqkIjVo0pRxE5u/Vb0diKZ/e8hO9mHFGP1AQTDFkHm7RLpLJqnd2qK+sAyPNCKXRkUP a11rmCnziBCtbPOsYm82g+ZKybyGIzqcJDwPwIvRXQbhuxQ57y+jn6KatGjmKUAu9Xpv 5aAMI295S08NQpl1n0EKeMn8ms6K8/ramPw4ehSDqbmO7aH5F5o90yqtR8FkeumMSnF6 neVWuHQ0QI9GNtf6SasRLC2oDQX6BA9YJ9DSVGssjjd3S5I9gWKOMBEZn77LAtuAgkyE sLJg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=acDyIjlqQ7UN13MwvBV+9xEGJ4gs4gwEzj2jFrqXr8A=; b=Wfwc+c4l8IwyCVDa6L3Bz9g0hjAOkOKvk8Cika7xmglEWnQ+bG7A+O64bPrYELuCI8 PYy4zkE8qZEJMuvJThruDQdTnosYioLHlXxvKJQOhDz4UFh0OnCWtdj7/o9FGsABsS6q +eYOC0WsNfnwgYDSkFyexdLvALNBX2RSDkIEmvS53kZNWa/BK9q5bYaX/7lRzRVylQWJ N2lQBHhHG8B0dFbNe+mMLesEBcTVJ8/+SNIXSnVPKjGzlivl9e9Q+oyb+mNC2k9BkgSo 6vpQ8gfdmzcNyO/X0AEMKkFY1/DxjayNnpfP0hE3iOH6fUwe0aAmpo8OK9vvW2RGLOG5 /gcw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530fKG25/X1r67hOZZwGuEOrrPN7QkuX4EZjPRq/emF5ta74qycV Mm0ry5mfqwhuzsl9qrTbHcimy1hMVVn1n/yKkkDj96UxXQxemA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwT7TFOSk129pCf9R4OwnkhxMRCxAYQdniFIMHgEdlG5YUtMqCe9RqNkW4hQnWGcgN29SY+WhlLWLroNPSEsNQ= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6402:22a3:: with SMTP id cx3mr1398777edb.264.1625685856285; Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:24:16 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-nfp@lists.gentoo.org Reply-To: gentoo-nfp@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Alec Warner Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2021 12:24:05 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-nfp] 2021 Trustees election To: gentoo-nfp Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000fb037b05c68d7ba5" X-Archives-Salt: 8f95c95c-2733-4544-8286-efeaf663b515 X-Archives-Hash: 0496275f50f68d5906a3d4a3581e488b --000000000000fb037b05c68d7ba5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I accept. Admittedly I don't have much of a platform these days: (0) Continue operation of the Foundation; so that means retaining the CPA, helping robbat2 with the books (I should be doing more here admittedly), renewing the Foundations New Mexico Status, and ensuring our taxes are filed and paid when we have tax due (in Fiscal 2020 we took a loss, so owned none.) (1) Voting on any items raised by members (membership requests, funding requests, etc.) I think the big miss this year was the openssl bug that I lost track of and Robin picked up (as always, thanks Robin!) (2) Restructuring our donations (perhaps limiting them to our recurring expenses or diverting them to the OSL or other in-kind sponsors.) (3) Engaging the council more directly in budget decisions where we prepare the books but seek council approval as well as board approval. This year we streamlined operations (getting rid of monthly meetings in favor of bugs, doing more work over email, etc.) This has helped me budget time more effectively and try to devote time to items that matter; I felt like the 1 hour monthly meetings were low-value and mostly resulted in discussion that went nowhere. If we are going to admittedly do very little, we might as well not spend 10 extra hours discussing the stuff we are not doing. I feel better about foundation operations in light of the streamlining as it takes less effort to operate the Foundation in this mode and this was one concern I had had in years past in terms of staying on and doing 0 and 1 above. Admittedly these activities keep the scope of the Foundation small but in my estimation this is desired currently. Other folks have raised dissolution as a desired outcome, however I'm of the opinion that there is no real consensus on what that would look like practically. I think part of my item 3 is to try to practically drive that (where Gentoo Foundation is the holding company and we liaison with the council to actually raise and dispense money.) -A On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 6:54 AM Ulrich Mueller wrote: > >>>>> On Mon, 28 Jun 2021, Alec Warner wrote: > > > The 2021 election for the Gentoo Foundation board of trustees is coming > up. > > Anyone who is a Foundation Member as of July 1, 2021; is eligible to > vote. > > > The nomination period is July 1 - 15 2021. > > I'd like to nominate antarus and robbat2. > --000000000000fb037b05c68d7ba5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I accept.

Admittedly I don't have m= uch of a platform these days:

(0) Continue operati= on of the Foundation; so that means retaining the CPA, helping robbat2 with= the books (I should be doing more here admittedly), renewing the Foundatio= ns New Mexico Status, and ensuring our taxes are filed and paid when we hav= e tax due (in Fiscal 2020 we took a loss, so owned none.)
(1) Vot= ing on any items raised by members (membership requests, funding requests, = etc.) I think the big miss this year was the openssl bug that I lost track = of and Robin picked up (as always, thanks Robin!)
(2) Restructuri= ng our donations (perhaps limiting them to our recurring expenses or divert= ing them to the OSL or other in-kind sponsors.)
(3) Engaging the = council more directly in budget decisions where we prepare the books but se= ek council approval=C2=A0as well as board approval.

This year we streamlined operations (getting rid of monthly meetings in f= avor of bugs, doing more work over email, etc.) This has helped me budget t= ime more effectively and try to devote time to items that matter; I felt li= ke the 1 hour monthly meetings were low-value and mostly resulted in discus= sion that went nowhere. If we are going to admittedly do very little, we mi= ght as well not spend 10 extra hours discussing the stuff we are not doing.= I feel better about foundation operations in light of the streamlining as = it takes less effort to operate the Foundation in this mode and this was on= e concern I had had in years past in terms of staying on and doing 0 and 1 = above. Admittedly these activities keep the scope of the Foundation small b= ut in my estimation this is desired currently.

Other folks have rais= ed dissolution=C2=A0as a desired outcome, however I'm of the opinion th= at there is no real consensus=C2=A0on what that would look like practically= . I think part of my item 3 is to try to practically drive that (where Gent= oo Foundation is the holding company and we liaison=C2=A0with the council t= o actually raise and dispense money.)

-A



On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 6:54 AM Ulrich Mueller <= ;ulm@gentoo.org>= wrote:
>>= >>> On Mon, 28 Jun 2021, Alec Warner wrote:

> The 2021 election for the Gentoo Foundation board of trustees is comin= g up.
> Anyone who is a Foundation Member as of July 1, 2021; is eligible to v= ote.

> The nomination period is July 1 - 15 2021.

I'd like to nominate antarus and robbat2.
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