[Incubator] motion: accept osgeo-live incubation application

[Vicky Vergara]

Hello all

As member of the PSC of OSGeo-Live, I am glad to read that the motion of
considering OSGeo-Live for incubation has passed.

I am concerned because the the incubator committee has a member that has a
conflict of interest because is also a member of the PSC of OSGeo-Live
project, and he voted +1.
I expressed my concern in the "Juez y Parte" thread of [1], where is
"clear" that there is no guideline of the action to be taken on a committee
member when there is a conflict of interest. (the thread has a link to the
incubator committee guidelines [2])
I must say that, at least, the committee member with the conflict of
interest, mentioned his involvement when voting, but he didn't step down
from the committee, or voted in such a way that his vote would not
influence the over all result like a (+0)

So, The next step is for the board for approval.
And my concern grows thinking on how the board with two board members also
on the PSC of OSGeo-Live, so more conflict of interest.

I was doubtful of which was the correct mailing list to make this post.
(Here or Discuss) but having Jody as part of Board, I leave the decision to
him if this new concern of mine "Juez y Parte" but for board making
decision on projects they belong to.

I want things made done right. Our project application, as far as I can
see, can  be used to make more precise written rules/policies about
conflicts of interest.
But what I would not want is someone else in the future, to notice and make
a big fuss/attack of "how bad X person acted when having a conflict of
interest".

I wonder if there is a guideline equivalent to the incubator committee
guideline but for board.

Regards
Vicky



[1] https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/incubator/2017-October/003394.html​
[2] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Committee_Guidelines



On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 12:58 AM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The motion has now passed:
>
>    Accept the OSGeo-Live incubation application
> <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/2002>, with Jody Garnett acting as
> mentor.
>
> With the following support:
>
>    - Bruce Bannerman +1
>    - Bob (CI-StPaul) Basques +1
>    - Landon Blake
>    - Howard Butler
>    - Arnulf Christl
>    - Jody Garnett +1 initial motion
>    - Dimitris Kotzinos +0 (question between project / initiative )
>    - Tom Kralidis +1
>    - Julien-Samuel Lacroix +1
>    - Mark Lucas
>    - Steve Lime +1
>    - Daniel Morissette +1
>    - Markus Schneider
>    - Cameron Shorter +1
>    - Norman Vine
>    - Frank Warmerdam
>
> Community support:
>
>    - pending
>
> Welcome to the incubation program OSGeo-Live, I will take an action item
> to the next board meeting for approval.
>
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