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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I think this a reasonable approach. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Michael
P. Gerlek [mailto:mpg@lizardtech.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, February 17, 2006
7:15 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> discuss@mail.osgeo.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [OSGeo-Discuss]
Individual vs. corporate belonging</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><!-- Converted from text/plain format -->We
currently define "member" as an "individual", not a
"company" or other group. Once the board and 45-membership is
fully constituted, I would like to consider the following (hypothetical!) situation:<br>
<br>
Let us imagine LizardTech has paid my way to go to the Chicago meeting, given
me the time to follow this mailing list, to lurk on #osgeo, and indeed let us
say even donated $X directly to the foundation to promote open source efforts.<br>
Let us then imagine that LizardTech and I part ways for one reason or another.<br>
<br>
This leaves LizardTech without a membership representative looking after their
"investment" into OSGeo. If our ultimate
membership-nomination-and-acceptance process is even moderately onerous, should
LizardTech in this case be given some sort of waiver to fast-track a new person
into the foundation?<br>
<br>
(Contrariwise, note that I would still get to be a member, under the guise of
my hypothetical new employer.)<br>
<br>
Thoughts?<br>
<br>
-mpg</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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