<html>
  <head>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
  </head>
  <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Maybe something like "maintain the
      organization's representation of the diverse interests in the
      community"?<br>
      <br>
      It's a bit clunky but I think it works.<br>
      <br>
      On 2017-08-30 07:33 AM, Margherita Di Leo wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:CABa=8Qq533m5efy17DXy5mVxNOpKWBsKqRWjAhBM9x4hF-3kxA@mail.gmail.com">
      <div>
        <div dir="auto">Hi,</div>
        <div dir="auto"><br>
        </div>
        <div dir="auto">If I may still chime in, I don't think this
          keeps the meaning of what was originally intended, I would add
          diversity to integrity. In an extreme example, if you consider
          the risk of green aliens taking over osgeo, those aliens may
          have integrity and still if they are too many, they would
          naturally start to represent the interest of their planet.
          Diversity is IMHO what would keep the balance.</div>
        <div dir="auto"><br>
        </div>
        <div dir="auto">My 0.02€</div>
        <br>
        <div class="gmail_quote">
          <div>Il giorno mer 30 ago 2017 alle 06:35 Sara Safavi <<a
              href="mailto:sara@sarasafavi.com" moz-do-not-send="true">sara@sarasafavi.com</a>>
            ha scritto:<br>
          </div>
          <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
            .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
            <div>Coming back to this discussion; thank you all who
              chimed in with more information.
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div>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.</div>
            </div>
            <div>
              <div><br>
                <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
                  <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 11:41
                    AM, Sara Safavi <span><<a
                        href="mailto:sara@sarasafavi.com"
                        target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">sara@sarasafavi.com</a>></span>
                    wrote:<br>
                    <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
                      .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
                      <div>Hi discuss,
                        <div><br>
                        </div>
                        <div>In the notification emails from CRO to new
                          charter member nominees, the following is
                          included (emphasis mine):</div>
                        <div><i><br>
                          </i></div>
                        <div><i>"(Charter Members) have the following
                            responsibilities: (1) annually vote for
                            OSGeo Board Members; (2) annually vote for
                            new OSGeo Charter Members and (3) <b>be
                              aware of and protect against a hostile
                              takeover of OSGeo.</b>"</i></div>
                        <div><br>
                        </div>
                        <div>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.</div>
                        <div><br>
                        </div>
                        <div>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? </div>
                        <div><br>
                        </div>
                        <div>Thanks,</div>
                        <div>Sara</div>
                      </div>
                    </blockquote>
                  </div>
                  <br>
                </div>
              </div>
            </div>
            _______________________________________________<br>
            Discuss mailing list<br>
            <a href="mailto:Discuss@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank"
              moz-do-not-send="true">Discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
            <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss"
              rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss</a></blockquote>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div dir="ltr">-- <br>
      </div>
      <div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">
        <div dir="ltr">
          <div>
            <div dir="ltr">
              <div>
                <div dir="ltr">
                  <div>
                    <div dir="ltr">
                      <div><font color="#666666">Margherita Di Leo</font></div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </div>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <br>
      <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
      <br>
      <pre wrap="">_______________________________________________
Discuss mailing list
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Discuss@lists.osgeo.org">Discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss</a></pre>
    </blockquote>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Kevin Michael Smith
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:smithkm@draconic.ca"><smithkm@draconic.ca></a></pre>
  </body>
</html>