[Osmf-talk] Possible vote on membership prerequisites

[Mateusz Konieczny]

I also like this idea, +1


Oct 22, 2020, 22:09 by osm at tobias-knerr.de:

> Hello OSMF members,
>
> another idea the board has worked on is to make some kind of
> contributions to OSM a prerequisite for becoming a member in the OSMF.
> This would go well with the idea of a new, non-voting "supporter"
> membership class for people who simply wish to support OSM financially,
> but this vote would only establish if there should be such a requirement
> at all.
>
> As with the other potential resolutions for the annual general meeting
> (AGM) we shared today, this is currently just an idea. It's not a final
> text, and the board has not yet decided whether to ask the members to
> vote on something along these lines the AGM.
>
> Also, this would not be an AoA change: The board already has the power
> to reject membership applications. But seeing how we haven't made much
> use of this ability in the past, it's probably worth making sure that
> the membership actually likes the change, and a formal vote at the AGM
> would achieve this.
>
> ## Potential text of the resolution:
>
> Using its powers under §15 of the Articles of Association, the board of
> directors shall reject applications for membership or associate
> membership if the applicant has not demonstrated significant
> contributions to OpenStreetMap, for example by mapping. The OSMF
> Membership Working Group will, together with the Board of Directors,
> define what counts as “significant contributions”, and the definition
> will ultimately be affirmed by a decision of the Board of Directors.
>
> ## Rationale:
>
> This change would more firmly establish the OSMF as an entity serving
> the people and communities who create OpenStreetMap. By ensuring that
> votes in Foundation elections and resolutions are cast by OpenStreetMap
> contributors, it becomes more likely that the Foundation will continue
> to support the the project well.
>
> The criteria are meant to be similar in spirit, although not necessarily
> in scale, to the fee waiver criteria (known as active contributor
> membership). In particular, they are meant to allow for non-mapping
> contributions.
>
> Unlike the fee waiver, eligibility will be evaluated as a one-time step
> during application for membership, rather than annually. As such,
> members do not have to fear losing their membership if their activity
> fluctuates or declines.
>
> -- 
>
> Tobias
>
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