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

[Christoph Hormann]

On Sunday 31 January 2021, Simon Poole wrote:
> I think the problem here is more that Christoph views membership in
> the panel as something near to an elected public position for which,
> just as for other similar positions, public scrutiny of the
> candidates is called for, the board on the other hand views it more
> as a private internal arbitration panel for which they call all the
> shots.

Indeed - i would encourage everyone to re-read the original announcement
of the plans of the board in:

https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2020/06/08/toward-resolution-of-controversies-related-to-id/

where it said:

"This request for comment is expected to lead to adoption of community
structures that will not answer to the Board or be influenced by the
Board, in keeping with the OSM philosophy that the Board supports OSM
but does not tell anybody what to map or how to map."

The phrasing in the announcement ("terms of office") also kind of
implies a public position rather than an internal role within the OSMF.

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