Re: [gentoo-project] RFC: Expanding Foundation Bylaws, section 4.9 Termination from Membership

[Daniel Robbins <drobbins@funtoo.org>]

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On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 1:04 AM, Ulrich Mueller <ulm@gentoo.org> wrote:
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> I don't disagree with this. Still, trustees should not be able to
> exclude a member without a reason, and they should communicate that
> reason (not necessarily in public, but at least to the excluded
> member)


Well, they would need to have a reason to go through the hassle of removing
a member. I would be more concerned that they would communicate a general
reason to the Gentoo community so that there would be some accountability.
Of course, this is a delicate balancing act -- how much information to
share, etc. I think it would be highly specific on the circumstances how
much information is appropriate to share, which would be hard to predict
ahead of time and make rules about. I think that in these circumstances,
the more reason/justification that is provided, the more 'ammunition' you
are giving to a potentially combative person to continue a conflict that
the trustees are desperately trying to end for the sake of the project.

Best,

Daniel

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