2008/9/10 geni <geniice(a)gmail.com>om>:
2008/9/10 Ross Gardler
<ross.gardler(a)oucs.ox.ac.uk>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