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List:       gentoo-project
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-project] call for agenda items -- council meeting 2021-05-09
From:       Thomas Deutschmann <whissi () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2021-05-03 15:03:11
Message-ID: 856c9fab-70ee-82df-683f-4facb9130d5c () gentoo ! org
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On 2021-05-02 22:22, Michał Górny wrote:
> If that is how you want things to be, then I suppose that the Council
> should issue an official info that users donating towards Gentoo should
> note that an arbitrary organization 'far the advancement and education
> and promotion of software development in an open environment' will do
> whatever they want with the money without being concerned about
> the goals set forth by the Council.

I am curious. Sounds like you have a problem with foundation and how 
they decided to spend their money and are handling funding request in 
general or the AWS credits in particular. Because you are part of the 
foundation, may I ask if you brought your 'disagreement' to their attention?


PS: Please don't make the mistake and take my unwillingness to accept 
this agenda item for upcoming council meeting as a show of solidarity 
with the foundation's decisions -- I am not a member of foundation and I 
haven't commented their decisions (yet). But I know the legal authority 
that the council has in detail -- zero. That's a fact. And I think it 
helps nobody to give them the impression council or any other body could 
do anything about it. Imagine people would assume that now, they must be 
*really* disappointed once they learn the hard way that foundation is an 
independent body. That said, the ball is in half of the foundation's 
playing field and no one other than the foundation can play it. However, 
I am not sure if they are on the field/playing a game at all. That's why 
I asked the question if you brought your disagreement to their attention...


-- 
Regards,
Thomas Deutschmann / Gentoo Linux Developer
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