[Osmf-talk] oops a typo, thanks | Re: Possible AoA Amendment #2: Your boss can't force you to vote a certain way

[Rory McCann (OSMF Board)]

Thanks for spotting that typo

On 23.10.20 12:43, Mateusz Konieczny wrote:
> Note major copy paste accident:
> 
> person shall cease to be a member or an associate member (as the case 
> may be) if:
> (...) are not contractually bound to vote a certain way.
> 
> 22 Oct 2020, 21:15 by rory.mccann at osmfoundation.org:
> 
>     Hello OSMF members,
> 
>     To follow up from my email of 11th October 2020¹, here's a more
>     detailed draft of a change to OSMF's Articles of Association² to
>     prevent an OSMF member's employer from forcing a member to vote a
>     certain way. Since the employer might not be an OSMF member, we can
>     phrase it as “you can only be a member if you're free to vote”. We
>     welcome your feedback.
> 
>     Current Version:
> 
>     12. No person shall become a member or associate member of the
>     Foundation unless they
>     (1) have completed an application in a form approved by the directors;
>     (2) have paid the appropriate fee;
>     (3) have not previously been expelled from the Foundation;
>     (4) are not appealing a resolution to expel by the board;
>     (5) their membership account (if they have one) is not in arrears.
> 
>     and
> 
>     17. A person shall cease to be a member or an associate member (as
>     the case may be) if:
>     (1) they die or cease to exist;
>     (2) they withdraw their membership (or associate membership) by
>     giving the Foundation 7 days' notice in writing;
>     (3) their membership account is more than one year in arrears;
>     (4) the board resolves to expel them, subject to any successful
>     appeal being made under these articles.
> 
> 
>     Possible New Version:
> 
>     12. No person shall become a member or associate member of the
>     Foundation unless they
>     (1) have completed an application in a form approved by the directors;
>     (2) have paid the appropriate fee;
>     (3) have not previously been expelled from the Foundation;
>     (4) are not appealing a resolution to expel by the board;
>     (5) their membership account (if they have one) is not in arrears++;
>     and++
>     (6) are free to exercise their powers as a member (or associated
>     member) (e.g. voting on resolutions, or for the board of directors)
>     according to their own desires, and are not contractually bound to
>     vote a certain way.
> 
>     and
> 
>     17. A person shall cease to be a member or an associate member (as
>     the case may be) if:
>     (1) they die or cease to exist;
>     (2) they withdraw their membership (or associate membership) by
>     giving the Foundation 7 days' notice in writing;
>     (3) their membership account is more than one year in arrears;
>     (4) the board resolves to expel them, subject to any successful
>     appeal being made under these articles;
>     (5) are no longer free to exercise their powers as a member (or
>     associated member) (e.g. voting on resolutions, or for the board of
>     directors) according to their own desires, and are not contractually
>     bound to vote a certain way.
> 
> 
>     Combined Diff for hackmd.io:
> 
>     12. No person shall become a member or associate member of the
>     Foundation unless they
>     (1) have completed an application in a form approved by the directors;
>     (2) have paid the appropriate fee;
>     (3) have not previously been expelled from the Foundation;
>     (4) are not appealing a resolution to expel by the board; ~~and~~
>     (5) their membership account (if they have one) is not in arrears
>     ~~.~~ ++; and++
>     ++(6) are free to exercise their powers as a member (or associated
>     member) (e.g. voting on resolutions, or for the board of directors)
>     according to their own desires, and are not contractually bound to
>     vote a certain way.++
> 
>     and
> 
>     17. A person shall cease to be a member or an associate member (as
>     the case may be) if:
>     (1) they die or cease to exist;
>     (2) they withdraw their membership (or associate membership) by
>     giving the Foundation 7 days' notice in writing;
>     (3) their membership account is more than one year in arrears;
>     (4) the board resolves to expel them, subject to any successful
>     appeal being made under these articles ++;++ ~~.~~
>     ++(5) are no longer free to exercise their powers as a member (or
>     associated member) (e.g. voting on resolutions, or for the board of
>     directors) according to their own desires, and are not contractually
>     bound to vote a certain way.++
> 
> 
>     This is currently just an idea. This may, or may not, be the final
>     text. The board might not even propose this. Please provide feedback.
> 
>     You can reply to this email publicly to the osmf-talk@ list, or you
>     can contact the boar privately (board at osmfoundation.org). Please
>     state if you would like us to treat your email as confidential.
>     Please feel able tell other OSMF members about this topic.
> 
>     -- 
> 
>     Rory
> 
>     [¹]
>     https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/2020-October/007231.html
>     [²] https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association
> 
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