[Foundation-l] Would you consider being on the Board?

Tue Jun 13 18:09:17 UTC 2006

On Jun 13, 2006, at 12:01 PM, Brion Vibber wrote:

> Michael R. Irwin wrote:
>
>> A bigger stacked Board micromanaging the community will leave us  
>> in the
>> future right where we are now.
>>
>
> I'm curious.
>
> What can the board and management (whatever its structure) *do*  
> that will be better?
>
> What are examples of things a hypothetically ideal management would  
> do *right*
> that the present management is not?

Deal with marshaling assets and legal resources to deal with  
defamation litigation. Tackle the problem of how to effectively avoid  
such litigation.

Fred

>
>
> I suspect this would be a much more productive discussion than  
> constantly
> claiming the board is "stacked" -- which of course it is,  
> intentionally and
> openly so. There's not necessarily anything wrong with that; this  
> isn't a
> democracy, it's a business (even if a non-profit one) and the  
> board's job is not
> to represent the users, it's to ensure that the company implements  
> its goals (as
> stated in the bylaws).
>
>
> If there's something that management needs to *do* which will  
> actually be better
> served by a new management structure or new board members, then by  
> all means
> let's talk about it, but let's not put the cart before the horse.
>
> What first, then how.
>
> -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
>
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