On the original topic of technology advocacy
representation on the Board,
[c]an we please get someone from the open source hardware community and
Legal to tell us how much we could save in subpoena, hardware, and overhead
costs by avoiding backdoors? Has anyone on the Board ever championed open
source hardware, since, Sam maybe?
Please see:
Technology%2FAnnual_Plans%2FFY2019%2FCDP3%3A_Knowledge_
Integrity&type=revision&diff=2762601&oldid=2762351
Best regards,
Jim
On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 12:44 AM, Philippe Beaudette <
philippe(a)beaudette.me> wrote:
And even if such laws do not exist (and I'm
no expert), as an employee I
would be gravely concerned about taking a role with any employer where I
knew that they would be publishing the reason for my departure.
Now, employees may /choose/ to publish a reason (as I did) but to presume
that it would be mandatory (and to be willing to stake your career on it
in
advance) would likely seriously inhibit some candidates from applying.
When you pair that with the WMF's (relatively) transparent organization, I
think the two together would be a significant inhibitor to recruiting.
Philippe
On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 2:10 PM, Joseph Seddon <josephseddon(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
"I am unaware of any laws which would
prohibit WMF from publishing the
entirety of executives' compensation
details including their employment contracts, severance agreements,
and the circumstances
in which their departures happen."
Pine, I often appreciate your view and input on a range of topics but
to be
blunt if this is your genuine opinion I'm
personally rather glad my
employer does not base its HR policies and practices on your personal
interpretation of employment law.
Seddon
On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 8:59 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Given Jaime's previous statement on this matter, and my general
> dissatisfaction with WMF's level of financial transparency, I am
> uncomfortable with his involvement with selecting a new WMF Board
member
> based on his or her finance expertise. I
would encourage the Board to
> reconsider Jaime's role in the selection process, and to place a
strong
emphasis
on identifying a new board member who has experience with
significantly increasing the financial transparency of organizations.
Pine
(
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
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