On 28/10/2007, Kwan Ting Chan <ktc(a)ktchan.info> wrote:
Was
hardcoding the banner necessary?
The whole point was specifically so an admin can't just remove it.
Says who? Sounds like an odd intention.
The
Foundation is generally very good, but I'd just like some formal
restrictions in place (and more accountability to the community).
The board of trustees can't reasonably be expected to be restricted by
what they can or cannot do (except by law) in the interest of the
charity. The members by law have to put the charity interest first and
foremost, even if it means possibly going against the wises / view of
the wider membership. The membership can of course decide to remove the
board / member(s) though.
And yes, more accountability is always good.
We can't remove the board, our only option if we disagree with them is
to fork. We aren't members of the charity in the legal sense, legally
speaking the board appoints all board members itself. The "elections"
we have are purely advisory, there is nothing legally stopping the
board from ignoring them.
Yup and this was discussed in detail during the most recent board
elections. (For more information, see <
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