On Thursday, October 13, 2016 10:39:17 AM EDT Alec Warner wrote:
>
> The community has 3 types of members:
> 
> 1) Foundation members
> 2) Developers
> 3) Users

Really should just be 2, Developers and Users. Both can be foundation members. 

It does not makes sense to have Foundation members who are neither a developer 
or user. What interest would it be of theirs and why should they have say is 
something they do not use or contribute to?

Developers  and staff should not have to apply for membership. They should 
automatically be members as part of being a developer or staff member. It 
should only be users and/or outsiders, companies, that apply for membership. 
This may need to be modified.

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/
Foundation:Bylaws#Section_4.3._Admission_of_Members

That does not mean developers have to be active or part of the foundation, 
vote or otherwise, just automatic membership. Rather than automatic exclusion 
and having to apply to be a member despite vested interest via contributions.



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subscribe to -nfp likely ever... For obvious reasons.

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