[Osmf-talk] Reaching out and diversity (Was: Re: AGM and board elections)

[Dan Stowell]

2014-09-28 19:58 GMT+01:00 Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org>:
> Robert,
>
>    I'd like to ask a provocative question here:
>
> On 09/28/2014 07:03 PM, Robert Soden wrote:
>> It seems like this is an opportunity for the Board of the
>> OSM Foundation to take a leadership role, show that it is a relevant
>> institution, and develop a process whereby the ranges of opinions at
>> play here can be heard and some way forward can be found.
>
> If the board devised a way to hear opinions, including those that prefer
> to speak in private, and if it turned out that a majority of members of
> the OSMF would prefer the organisation to concentrate on running servers
> instead of trying to encourage diversity - would that then mean that the
> members are obviously wrong, just trying to defend their privilege, and
> in need of replacement?
>
> Is there even interest in a "range of opinions", or has the only correct
> opinion already been laid down?

Hi Frederik -

That is indeed a provocative question. "Hearing a range of opinions"
is a VERY different concept from "finding out the majority
preference". The latter has almost no relevance to improving
diversity! The issues here definitely call for leadership rather than
referendum.

As Robert pointed out, Kathleen made some excellent, concrete,
actionable suggestions. I really hope that OSMF can consider taking
many of them forward! This has in the end been a very productive
conversation :)

Best
Dan