[FOSS4G-Oceania] Fwd: Governance

[John Bryant]

Yep, all makes sense. I agree that strong communications should resolve any
tension there.

I think you're dead right re: the relationship between a strong conference
proposal/concept and more independence, will be something we can evolve
towards. If we can use a statement of guidance to the board in this first
iteration, I hope it will serve the immediate purpose and leave us room to
grow.

One key point is that we don't set any stalemate traps by leaving too much
vagueness in the lines of reporting. To actually delegate authority to the
committee, it seems like we would need to get quite detailed about how this
would work ie. lots of what ifs.

My feeling is that *formal* authority would only need to be invoked if
*informal* authority isn't cutting the mustard... if we focus on nurturing
a strong & healthy & engaged community, perhaps we can keep the need for
formal authority at bay.

I've added the guidance statement to the doc so we can consider whether it
meets the need. Have at 'er!

Cheers
John
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