[squeak-dev] Squeak Oversight Board Election 2010!

keith keith_hodges at yahoo.co.uk
Thu Feb 18 11:36:12 UTC 2010


> El jue, 18-02-2010 a las 00:14 +0100, Göran Krampe escribió:
>> Dear Squeakers,
>>
>> Approximately one year has passed and it is hight time for us to kick
>> another Squeak Oversight Board Election into gear!
>
> Honest question, in the sight of the known discussions about the  
> current
> board.
>
> 1. Will some kind of Terms of Reference will be created to
> limit/establish/clear the responsibilities/powers/obligations of the  
> new
> board?
>
> 2. Will some kind of gentleman agreement will be proposed for this new
> board (and of course subsequent ones) that avoids that the new board
> throws the previous board work and objectives for their new ones  
> (and by
> implication, upsetting people that worked for the previous  
> objectives).
>
> 3. What will avoid that each new board makes from squeak its own
> playground that will end with the board term. In the long term this  
> will
> kill the community, as we have seen this year.
>
> 4. What about the concerns of people about the members with voting
> power. What prevents that in some election:
> 	4.1 only or mostly voters are the ones happy with the current board,
> perpetuating the same members of the current board in the new board
> 	4.2 everyone votes, even the ones that haven't interest (economical,
> financial, educative, code donated or contributed) or a real, earned,
> right to vote
>
> 5. What about the "constitution" of Squeak, so many of this problems  
> can
> be fully avoided.
>
> That is what comes to mind right now.
>
> -- 
> Miguel Cobá
> http://miguel.leugim.com.mx
>


Thank you Miguel,

We have had 6 board meetings since the day I said "I will not be  
making any further contribution to squeak until the board has terms of  
reference" They obviously care less. It's nice to see someone who does  
care.

Keith








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