Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
Oldak Quill wrote:
But even within a representative democracy there
must be a certain
level of public consultation. Unlike a representative democracy, a
manifesto was not put forth to be carried out by the candidates -- one
would expect more consultation.
Donations and management of funds are totally a foundation issue. The
community has a voice through our elected officials.
Finances are indeed a Foundation issue, but editing is a projects
issue. This leaves some site notices as orphans somewher in between.
While I would consider myself mildly against site-notice ads, it's not
an issue that I'm ready to take a strong stand about. Each Project
needs to establish its own general parameters for what it will accept in
a site notice. The Foundation needs to be free to enter into agreements
without significant prior consultations with the Projects. The dynamics
of our discussions do not lend themselves very well to dynamic business
decisions. The distinction is also importand for those who see the
Foundation as a kind of ISP.
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