[Foundation-l] thoughts on leakages

[Florence Devouard]

Anthony wrote:
> On Jan 10, 2008 11:13 PM, Jussi-Ville Heiskanen <cimonavaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>> And (also by the text of the minutes that is published - seems there are some
>> edits there that are discussing later developements rather than what transpired
>> at the meeting itself; which is probably illustrative in a positive
>> fashion, even
>> though it confuses the text of the minutes as a document of a specific event)
>> specifically Erik was tasked with drafting the resolution; which after inquiring
>> with Mike, (someone, not clear who) decided that it was a bylaws matter, not
>> a resolution matter.
>>
> Well, it would make no sense as a resolution matter to ban former
> employees from becoming board members (for a certain period of time
> following their employment).  The board has to have a majority vote to
> install new board members anyway, so that same majority could just
> repeal the resolution. 

Though the community made it crystal clear that it would be really 
shocking that we could refuse a member elected by the community.

Ant

  To have any effectiveness at all this would
> have to be in the bylaws.
> 
> That said, the opposite move, banning former board members from
> becoming employees (for a certain period of time following their board
> membership), would at least have some effect as a resolution, as it
> would at least bar such things from happening without the explicit
> approval of the board.
> 
>> If there has been a subsequent decision to not implement the voted on
>> decision even as a bylaws change, that is regrettably in the utmost. A real
>> step backwards in clarifying things between the roles of staff and board.
>>
> Well, I think the recent events have shown that such a bylaws change
> would hinder the ability of the Foundation to structure itself most
> efficiently, so I'd say such a change of view would be fortunate,
> rather than regrettable.  OTOH, I haven't heard any of the board
> members, or even Erik himself, say that their view on this rule has
> changed.
> 
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