[Osmf-talk] OSMF Articles of Association - Discussion on Revision for 2013 AGM

[Mikel Maron]

Thanks for this Simon, needed and due.

Are you proposing that discussion take place here on osmf-talk@?
If we start with items 1-3, I myself really don't see any issue with what's been proposed.


How long do we stay with 1-3 before moving on? I think the ones coming towards the end are when things get more complicated, more discussion. Maybe a good idea to start with the easy ones, as you've done here ;)

-Mikel
 

* Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron


>________________________________
> From: Simon Poole <simon at osmfoundation.org>
>To: "osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org" <osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org> 
>Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 3:32 AM
>Subject: [Osmf-talk] OSMF Articles of Association - Discussion on Revision for 2013 AGM
> 
>
>Dear OSMF Members
>
>The boards intends to propose a number of amendments to the current
>Articles of Association at this years AGM which is likely to take place
>at SOTM 2013 in Birmingham. The need for change has been long recognized
>and in 2011 a working group spent a significant amount of time
>discussing  the issues. Like so many things the activity fell dormant
>during the "hot" phase of the licence change and has been revived now. 
>From a procedural point of view the board felt that we should achieve
>consensus on the changes in general terms and then approach legal
>counsel to produce concrete new legal text for the AoAs and only have
>limited review of the results.
>
>Given that we will want a final new AoA text lastest beginning of August
>and giving us 2-3 months to get such a legal text prepared, I expect
>this discussion period to last maximum two months. Because of the
>limited amount of time available (in OSM terms) we want to structure the
>discussion a bit and try to get agreement on the non-controversial
>important items first and then progress to topics that may be difficult,
>keeping in mind that we may need to move such changes to a 2nd, later,
>revision.
>
>A discussion document is located here:
>http://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/2013_OSMF_Articles_of_Association_Update
>. With the exception of item 1 this is simply a rewording of the output
>of the AoA working group. Point 8 is really pro memoria since there is
>currently no concrete proposal on the table, if time permits such a
>proposal could however be developed. It is likely that all changes will
>be presented rolled in to one document and that at the AGM there will be
>a single vote on the changes.
>
>The current AoAs are here:
>http://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association
>
>For starters I suggest that we limit the discussion to the items 1)
>through 3) .
>
>The LWG has taken ownership of this process and I'm sending this out on
>behalf of of the working group. Should you have any concerns and other
>comments that are not suitable for this list please address them
>directly to the LWG (legal at osmfoundation.org).
>
>Regards
>
>Simon
>
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