From: Daniel Robbins <drobbins@funtoo.org>
To: gentoo-project@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-project] Social Contract clean-up
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:31:26 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAPDOV4_qSbosZntFwgPkD0ys=34PWJtTxsARScXTz-0u-FGBUg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGfcS_=UTvNq0se1sL6BFK1HP9YpVmg7R7iwnKsLWZbwS0zS3A@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 10:28 AM, Rich Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 11:47 AM, Daniel Robbins <drobbins@funtoo.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > The basic delineation that people should (start) to use is that the
> Council
> > directly runs the project, and the Trustees oversee issues related to the
> > long-term health of the project. The Council is the executive team, and
> the
> > trustees are the board of directors.
> >
>
> If that were truly the model then the Council would be responsible for
> running the Foundation's operations, including budget/taxes/etc.
> Certainly in any business this is a task the board delegates to the
> executive.
Yes, however, the "business" of Gentoo is to develop software, not to run a
business. So the analogy is correct. The Council should be focused on the
business of software development, and the Trustees look out for the
long-term health of the project, which includes taking care of annoying
stuff like real business matters.
-Daniel
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Thread overview: 101+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-03-27 0:09 [gentoo-project] Social Contract clean-up Daniel Robbins
2018-03-27 0:15 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-27 0:39 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-27 0:47 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-27 1:14 ` Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera (klondike)
2018-03-27 1:30 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-27 1:54 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-27 2:09 ` Matthew Thode
2018-03-27 6:56 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-27 8:07 ` Ulrich Mueller
2018-03-27 22:32 ` Sam Jorna (wraeth)
2018-03-28 9:26 ` Ulrich Mueller
2018-03-27 8:19 ` Michał Górny
2018-03-27 15:47 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-27 16:28 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-27 16:31 ` Daniel Robbins [this message]
2018-03-27 16:49 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-27 17:18 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-27 17:43 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-27 18:38 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-27 19:40 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-27 20:26 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-27 20:39 ` Alec Warner
2018-03-27 20:53 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-29 22:20 ` Andreas K. Huettel
2018-03-27 20:44 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-27 22:52 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-27 23:01 ` Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera (klondike)
2018-03-27 23:42 ` Robin H. Johnson
2018-03-28 9:12 ` Ulrich Mueller
2018-03-28 15:38 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-28 16:23 ` Alec Warner
2018-03-28 16:38 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-28 17:09 ` Ulrich Mueller
2018-03-28 17:21 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-28 17:39 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-28 19:25 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-28 16:41 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-28 16:44 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-28 16:52 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-28 16:47 ` Ulrich Mueller
2018-03-28 17:06 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-30 15:03 ` Andreas K. Huettel
2018-03-30 17:35 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-30 18:14 ` Seemant Kulleen
2018-03-30 23:49 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-31 0:24 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-31 4:13 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-31 10:39 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-31 19:06 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-31 20:30 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-31 21:48 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-31 22:01 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-31 22:09 ` Michał Górny
2018-03-31 22:13 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-31 23:52 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-31 22:13 ` Chris Reffett
2018-03-31 22:14 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-31 22:22 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-31 22:24 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-31 22:42 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-31 22:53 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-31 23:17 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-31 23:35 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-31 23:58 ` Rich Freeman
2018-04-01 0:16 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-04-01 3:33 ` R0b0t1
2018-04-02 3:59 ` Dean Stephens
2018-04-02 4:56 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-04-02 5:05 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-04-03 3:57 ` Dean Stephens
2018-03-31 22:59 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-04-02 3:59 ` Dean Stephens
2018-04-02 5:41 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-04-02 5:45 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-04-02 9:47 ` Michał Górny
2018-04-02 14:56 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-04-02 19:42 ` Paweł Hajdan, Jr.
2018-04-02 19:52 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-04-02 19:59 ` Paweł Hajdan, Jr.
2018-04-02 20:06 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-04-02 19:55 ` Paweł Hajdan, Jr.
2018-04-02 19:57 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-31 6:48 ` Paweł Hajdan, Jr.
2018-03-31 10:59 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-31 13:03 ` Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera (klondike)
2018-04-02 3:59 ` Dean Stephens
2018-03-30 19:38 ` Ulrich Mueller
2018-03-30 23:51 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-29 22:18 ` Andreas K. Huettel
2018-03-29 22:17 ` Andreas K. Huettel
2018-03-29 22:15 ` Andreas K. Huettel
2018-03-29 22:05 ` Andreas K. Huettel
2018-03-27 16:49 ` Alec Warner
2018-03-27 17:38 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-27 19:12 ` Matthew Thode
2018-03-27 19:37 ` Michał Górny
2018-03-27 20:12 ` Daniel Robbins
2018-03-27 20:25 ` Michał Górny
2018-03-28 15:12 ` Matthias Maier
2018-03-29 22:04 ` Andreas K. Huettel
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