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    <p>A lot better. Less generous with the euphemisms* and actually
      relating the facts.</p>
    <p>Simon</p>
    <p>* particularly considering that in any other context they would
      be de-coded as "we've run out of money, and because of that we are
      terminating 50% of you and giving C-levels a 50% raise".<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 16.02.2020 um 13:40 schrieb Joost
      Schouppe:<br>
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        <div>Simon,</div>
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        <div>None of the above. Would this have been better?</div>
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          We discussed our ongoing investigation
          to examine possible future modifications to Dorothea's
          contract; with an eye to retaining her valuable services,
          while minimizing overhead costs. We decided to continue that
          work, but recognized it would take more than a few weeks.
          Meanwhile the current contract was due to expire, so we
          decided to extend that for the time being.</div>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 1:22
          PM Simon Poole <<a href="mailto:simon@poole.ch"
            moz-do-not-send="true">simon@poole.ch</a>> wrote:<br>
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            <p>Joost</p>
            <p>It is not quite clear from this if the attempt to
              regularize Dorotheas employment situation has fizzled out,
              been given up, or been dropped because of the general OSM
              philosophies (which are all new to me).</p>
            <p>Simon<br>
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            <div>Am 16.02.2020 um 11:51 schrieb Joost Schouppe [OSMF
              secretary]:<br>
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                <div>Hi,</div>
                <div>Sometimes the Board has a closed portion during the
                  monthly meeting. As well as explaining in advance why
                  we plan them, we want to publicly report on them as
                  well. By nature, we can't go into much detail. 
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                  <div>During the last meeting, this is what we decided
                    during the closed portion [1].</div>
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                <div>We decided to extend Dorothea's contract, which was
                  due to expire soon, and to examine possible future
                  modifications to her contract with an eye to retaining
                  Dorothea's valuable services while minimizing overhead
                  costs, in keeping with the general OSM philosophies of
                  fairness, economy, and cost containment.  <br>
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                <div>1: <a
href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2020-01#Closed_portion_of_meeting"
                    target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2020-01#Closed_portion_of_meeting</a>
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                      <div><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><span
                            style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Joost
                            Schouppe</span></span></div>
                      <div><i><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><span
                              style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Secretary</span></span></i></div>
                      <div><i><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><span
                              style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">OpenStreetMap
                              Foundation</span></span></i></div>
                      <span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><span
                          style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>
                          Name & Registered Office:<br>
                          <i>OpenStreetMap Foundation<br>
                          </i></span></span>
                      <div dir="ltr"><i><span
                            style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><span
                              style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">St
                              John’s Innovation Centre</span></span></i></div>
                      <div dir="ltr"><i><span
                            style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><span
                              style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Cowley
                              Road</span></span></i></div>
                      <div dir="ltr"><i><span
                            style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><span
                              style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Cambridge</span></span></i></div>
                      <div dir="ltr"><i><span
                            style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><span
                              style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">CB4
                              0WS</span></span></i></div>
                      <div dir="ltr"><i><span
                            style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><span
                              style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">United
                              Kingdom</span></span></i></div>
                      <i><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><span
                            style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">A
                            company limited by guarantee, registered in
                            England and Wales<br>
                            Registration No. 05912761</span></span></i></div>
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