[gentoo-project] Trustee Nominations

[gentoo-project] Trustee Nominations

[Roy Bamford]

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

As we have a shortage of nominations for trustee roles, I would like to
nominate all of this years council candidates.
In alphabetical order they are:

ajak
dilfridge
flow  is not a foundation member so cannot be a trustee.
mattst88
mgorny
patrick
sam
soap
ulm

By standing for council, they have indicated a willingness to undertake
everything that the Foundation does, except the bookkeeping and filing
annual returns, once the Foundation transfers to an umbrella. 
They may as well dip a toe in the water sooner rather than later, as it 
could smooth the handover.

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Regards,

Roy Bamford
(Neddyseagoon) a member of
elections
gentoo-ops
forum-mods
arm64

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[gentoo-project] Re: [gentoo-nfp] Trustee Nominations

[Andreas K. Huettel]

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> As we have a shortage of nominations for trustee roles, I would like to
> nominate all of this years council candidates.
> In alphabetical order they are:
> 
> ajak
> dilfridge

I haven't fired up the paperwork for a legally codified role yet (needed
for a state employee in Germany) and have very strong doubts that the
approval process could be finished in time. So, no, sorry.

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Andreas K. Hüttel
dilfridge@gentoo.org
Gentoo Linux developer
(council, toolchain, base-system, perl, libreoffice)

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[gentoo-project] Re: [gentoo-nfp] Trustee Nominations

[Matt Turner]

On Sun, Jul 2, 2023 at 3:45 AM Roy Bamford <neddyseagoon@gentoo.org> wrote:
> mattst88

Thanks.

My employer requires that I receive permission before accepting a
position on the board of foundation. I asked for permission two years
ago and never received a reply.

> By standing for council, they have indicated a willingness to undertake
> everything that the Foundation does, except the bookkeeping and filing
> annual returns, once the Foundation transfers to an umbrella.

That's sort of the crux of the issue though — I'm happy to do the bits
outside of the bookkeeping and taxes. My expectation is that Council
is going to take the lead on dissolving the Foundation this year and I
plan to contribute to that.

But I don't think I can (or want to) take on the other
responsibilities that we ultimately want an umbrella to handle for us.

As a result, I decline the nomination.

Re: [gentoo-project] Trustee Nominations

[John Helmert III]

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On Sun, Jul 02, 2023 at 08:45:14AM +0100, Roy Bamford wrote:
> Ladies and Gentlemen,
> 
> As we have a shortage of nominations for trustee roles, I would like to
> nominate all of this years council candidates.
> In alphabetical order they are:
> 
> ajak

Thanks for the nomination! Unfortunately I don't expect to have the
time this year, thus I must decline.

> dilfridge
> flow  is not a foundation member so cannot be a trustee.
> mattst88
> mgorny
> patrick
> sam
> soap
> ulm
> 
> By standing for council, they have indicated a willingness to undertake
> everything that the Foundation does, except the bookkeeping and filing
> annual returns, once the Foundation transfers to an umbrella. 
> They may as well dip a toe in the water sooner rather than later, as it 
> could smooth the handover.
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Roy Bamford
> (Neddyseagoon) a member of
> elections
> gentoo-ops
> forum-mods
> arm64



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Re: [gentoo-project] Trustee Nominations

[David Abbott]

On Sat, Jul 8, 2023 at 6:26 PM John Helmert III <ajak@gentoo.org> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Jul 02, 2023 at 08:45:14AM +0100, Roy Bamford wrote:
> > Ladies and Gentlemen,
> >
> > As we have a shortage of nominations for trustee roles, I would like to
> > nominate all of this years council candidates.
> > In alphabetical order they are:
> >
> > ajak
>
> Thanks for the nomination! Unfortunately I don't expect to have the
> time this year, thus I must decline.
>
> > dilfridge
> > flow  is not a foundation member so cannot be a trustee.
> > mattst88
> > mgorny
> > patrick
> > sam
> > soap
> > ulm
> >
> > By standing for council, they have indicated a willingness to undertake
> > everything that the Foundation does, except the bookkeeping and filing
> > annual returns, once the Foundation transfers to an umbrella.
> > They may as well dip a toe in the water sooner rather than later, as it
> > could smooth the handover.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Roy Bamford
> > (Neddyseagoon) a member of
> > elections
> > gentoo-ops
> > forum-mods
> > arm64
>
>

I am going to decline. I will be available to help out with the
banking bits, as most accounts are linked to me. I am hoping the
council will take the lead and get everything moved somewhere
longterm. Robin has done a super job, mostly by himself keeping the
finances and books in order.
Regards

[gentoo-project] Re: [gentoo-nfp] Trustee Nominations

[Matt Turner]

(Resending, as I was not subscribed to -nfp from my @gentoo.org address)

On Sun, Jul 2, 2023 at 3:45 AM Roy Bamford <neddyseagoon@gentoo.org> wrote:
> mattst88

Thanks.

My employer requires that I receive permission before accepting a
position on the board of foundation. I asked for permission two years
ago and never received a reply.

> By standing for council, they have indicated a willingness to undertake
> everything that the Foundation does, except the bookkeeping and filing
> annual returns, once the Foundation transfers to an umbrella.

That's sort of the crux of the issue though — I'm happy to do the bits
outside of the bookkeeping and taxes. My expectation is that Council
is going to take the lead on dissolving the Foundation this year and I
plan to contribute to that.

But I don't think I can (or want to) take on the other
responsibilities that we ultimately want an umbrella to handle for us.

As a result, I decline the nomination.

[gentoo-project] Re: [gentoo-nfp] Trustee Nominations

[Michał Górny]

On Sun, 2023-07-02 at 08:45 +0100, Roy Bamford wrote:
> mgorny

Thank you but I'm going to decline.  I expect the Council to have enough
work this year, and I won't be able to handle both roles.


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Best regards,
Michał Górny