[OSGeo-Discuss] "Hostile Takeover" -- what do we mean by this?

[Ben Caradoc-Davies]

Rather than stating what OSGeo is trying to avoid (a negative 
statement), it might be better to frame the responsibilities of charter 
members in terms of furthering the purpose of OSGeo (a positive statement):

"The purpose of OSGeo is to establish and support a diverse open source 
community to foster the development, advancement and promotion of open 
geospatial software technology and data. To further this purpose, 
Charter Members have the following responsibilities: [...]"

Kind regards,
Ben.

On 30/08/17 16:35, Sara Safavi wrote:
> Coming back to this discussion; thank you all who chimed in with more
> information.
> 
> With the words of wisdom from Frank, Jody, and others -- is it fair to say
> that Charter Members have the responsibility of voting, as well as
> "preserving the integrity of the OSGeo Foundation"? That seems a less,
> well, hostile, way to express the main idea that seems to have come out of
> this discussion.
> 
> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 11:41 AM, Sara Safavi <sara at sarasafavi.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi discuss,
>>
>> In the notification emails from CRO to new charter member nominees, the
>> following is included (emphasis mine):
>>
>> *"(Charter Members) have the following responsibilities: (1) annually vote
>> for OSGeo Board Members; (2) annually vote for new OSGeo Charter Members
>> and (3) be aware of and protect against a hostile takeover of OSGeo."*
>>
>> I have had more than one nominee of mine contact me asking what exactly
>> this means. I agree with their concerns: this is strange language to use,
>> is not reflected in our bylaws, and frankly does not fit the image I
>> presented when I first contacted them asking if they would accept a
>> nomination.
>>
>> It may be a language barrier or simply a misunderstanding, but can we
>> clarify what is meant by using this kind of verbiage, and consider a
>> re-wording?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sara
>>
> 
> 
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Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben at transient.nz>
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