[Local-chapters] Membership: Local Chapters vs Foundation

[Serge Wroclawski]

On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 12:22 AM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2010/2/2 Henk Hoff <toffehoff at gmail.com>:
>> 1) The membership of the LC and the Foundation are completely separate. That
>> means that the LC (and it's members) can *not* vote for board members or
>> other OSMF membership votes like the last vote on the license change. That's
>> only for OSMF members.
>
> Just because they aren't elligible to vote on foundation issues
> doesn't mean they shouldn't be consulted on issues that are likely to
> effect them, adversly or otherwise.

I don't believe that LCs should vote for leadership, but in areas
where LCs have a stake, like licensing, they should have a role. Maybe
that's a special LC committee, or the ability to vote separately, but
the LCs have an important role here.

- Serge