From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Ft37C-0004lv-RV for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:51:31 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with SMTP id k5LDpSco031473; Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:51:28 GMT Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k5LDpQWI014313 for ; Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:51:26 GMT Received: from [192.168.1.106] (c-67-171-150-177.hsd1.or.comcast.net [67.171.150.177]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC4B164B7E; Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:51:25 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <44994EDC.60805@gentoo.org> Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 06:51:24 -0700 From: Donnie Berkholz User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (X11/20060604) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-trustees@gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Lars Weiler CC: gentoo-trustees@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-trustees] Recent issues (funding/etc) References: <44943CED.4080805@gentoo.org> <200606171556.01871.jhuebel@gentoo.org> <449479BF.4010305@gentoo.org> <1150593674.10084.2.camel@localhost> <20060620215801.GE13924@elladan.wh-og.hs-niederrhein.de> In-Reply-To: <20060620215801.GE13924@elladan.wh-og.hs-niederrhein.de> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.0.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig8E4B3147E60752EE0F622F30" X-Archives-Salt: f1e96910-b123-4fba-8346-8f7f9318d349 X-Archives-Hash: 1812ce98594e5a71dc916faee0c3a32c This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig8E4B3147E60752EE0F622F30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lars Weiler wrote: > * Seemant Kulleen [06/06/17 22:21 -0400]: >> Some of the pending items: do we want to include in the general voting= : >> the actual *size* of the board. I remember Grant had mentioned onlist= >> that the board could do with downsizing anyway to 5 or 7 members. I >> personally agree with that assessment. >=20 > Question is, wherefore we actually need trustees and where > they should hail from? See, I'm from Germany and I can't do > stuff like opening a bank account in the USA. Also I have > some difficulties with US tax stuff, but that's something I > can learn. Once we get a decent account (yes this is my problem and I am working on it), international trustees will have access to it. Bank of America allows for this, although there will be some strange details needed like mailing a signature card all over the world to any trustee who needs access to the account. > My aim for being in this board was to have somebody present > from an area with a lot of Gentoo users. Being present at > the fairs and conferences over here in Old Europe. And I > wanted to improve the connections between the local > organisations in Europe and the Foundation. >=20 > I still think that we should have such a person in the board > of trustees. Beside that we need some trustees who can > really manage this Foundation and finish all the > paper-stuff. Yes, I agree. Not everyone on the board should be an "expert" in the same area. A diverse board helps Gentoo. Thanks, Donnie --------------enig8E4B3147E60752EE0F622F30 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFEmU7cXVaO67S1rtsRAqLqAKCejgCFeGUhF3tCakYkAwfMTRs8pQCZAfH3 JMCn8uedekvLzK0Og6Gz4Y0= =7JJn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig8E4B3147E60752EE0F622F30-- -- gentoo-trustees@gentoo.org mailing list