GNOME Foundation Referendum

October 26, 2005 12:19 am General

I voted ‘YES’ in the recent vote for a couple of reasons –

  • I’ve sat in too many board meetings where discussion got out of hand and some core decisions needed to be made – while this may be reflective of a lack of core process or delegation, I don’t think having 11 people there helps this, and often side tracks into irrelevant discussion.
  • Having 11 people on the board makes it harder for people to get their voice in – especially when most meetings are over conference calls.
  • I’d rather vote for 7 people who really wanted to be there rather than having to make up numbers with people who don’t.
  • 7 people makes it infinitely easier to organize meetings, and drops the numbers needed for a quorum.
  • As far as I can see, there’s about 2 or 3 people getting the job done and moving the Foundation in a positive direction. These numbers seem to reflect what I’ve experienced in the past and the primary reason that I stepped down [I had a conscience enough to let go when all I could contribute was hot air – I wish others had a similar conscience].
  • With 7 members you don’t have to conceed control over to a smaller group of people – the GNOME Foundation is still very much a community, and the community dictates its direction. The Foundation is all about keeping in contact with new and existing organizations and being the point of contact. We don’t need 11 people for those jobs.

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