Thomas Dalton wrote:
2008/9/10 geni geniice@gmail.com:
2008/9/10 Ross Gardler ross.gardler@oucs.ox.ac.uk:
Do you mean the foundation has the right to withdraw its support if it feels the board is dysfunctional? I guess this is the kind of thing could already be in place.
The foundation has the right to withdraw support because it is Wednesday. They could certainly do so in the case of a dysfunctional board.
That would depend on the nature of the contract we end up having with them - at the very least, I would expect there to be a notice period.
Sure. The important thing is (for me) that it provides a stick for the community in the unlikely event that there is a problem .
Having that stick will force the board to respect the wishes of the community. In software communities (which is where I am most comfortable) the stick is the ability to fork the code. That's not the case here.
My concerns have been alleviated and I've signed up as a potential guarantor member.
Ross