[Osmf-talk] Board meeting/closed session

[Christoph Hormann]

On Friday 20 April 2018, Mikel Maron wrote:
> > The lack of clear procedure and transparency requirements in that
> > context in the OSMF looks frightening  to me, in particular in
> > terms of reputational risks this creates.
>
> This is overkill and out of touch Christoph, creating a mountain out
> of a molehill.

It is clear that we have very different views on this matter.  I can 
respect that you regard the issues i see as non-issues and think the 
concerns i raise are without basis.  I am also always trying to be open 
to the possibility that i am wrong and the issues i see do not actually 
exist for real and i try to look for arguments that might convince me 
of that (which you however have not contributed to here).

Although i cannot and do not expect all of this from you as well i do 
expect you to accept that i (and possibly others) see issues you don't 
see, have perception for matters you might not be able to realize, 
without attempting to ridicule them.  We are a global, multi-cultural 
community and fundamental differences in views and perspectives are not 
an exception but the norm.

In fact what i find most worrying in this case it that you seem to 
reject an open discussion of the matter, a discussion that does not 
categorically deny the existence of serious problems regarding 
conflicts of interest and that does, like Peda hinted, try to evaluate 
the spectrum of views and opinions on the matter without prejudice.

> [...] I would have suggested this closed
> session up front. As is, there is no process issue in making such a
> request during a meeting, and I don't see the problem.

For clarification: Does this mean that the current procedure is that the 
meeting will be closed on any request to do so by a single board 
member?  

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Christoph Hormann
http://www.imagico.de/