[Osmf-talk] Board decision on initial composition of the Software Dispute Resolution Panel

[Rory McCann (OSMF Board)]

On Sun, 31 Jan 2021 13:19, Christoph Hormann <chris_hormann at gmx.de> wrote:
> The decision was made during a closed session of the meeting which was
> announced on the spot during the meeting (the first time since board
> meetings started to be public by default - all previous closed sessions
> were pre-announced on the agenda IIRC).

Oh maybe we should have marked that in the agenda. Sorry.

> The reason given for the closed session was that the subject was
> a 'personnel matter' (meaning i suppose that the board considers the
> panel to be 'personnel' of the OSMF). 

No, of course these people are not “personnel” of OSMF. It's because we were discussing the suitability of people for roles. Those people were not there, and were not taking part in the meeting. It would be bad form to talk about their strengths and weaknesses of named people who weren't present to a public audience.

> If the details of the decision
> (including in particular if there were any conflicts of interest
> declared) will remain to be seen.

I had a Conflict of Interest because Frederik Ramm is my boss, so I did not vote on this matter. 🙂

Rory