>>>>> "Andreas" == Andreas Raab <andreas.raab at gmx.de> writes:

Andreas> If we had less churn amongst the board members I would probably argue
Andreas> for five instead of seven, mostly because that also gives the
Andreas> community a way of making choices. But this is definitely not a good
Andreas> choice if the dropout rate of the board is what it's been in the
Andreas> past.

I'd be a bit wary about 5.  There *are* tasks that come out of each meeting,
and spreading it out a bit has helped.

I'd also be a bit wary about 9.  It's tough enough finding an overlapping
consistent slot in the schedules of 7 busy people.  Nine would be frightening.
And one thing I know is that having everyone be at pretty much every live
meeting this year has been quite useful.

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