[OSM-talk] Busy bee

[David Groom]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "SteveC" <steve at asklater.com>
To: "Etienne" <80n80n at gmail.com>
Cc: <talk at openstreetmap.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Busy bee


>* @ 21/05/06 10:15:26 AM 80n80n at gmail.com wrote:
>> Steve
>> Can you clarify a couple of things please:
>>
>> >For the initial vote as defined in the IRC discussion everyone on this
>> >mailing list (as of when this email goes out) or an OSM user is
>> >_eligible_ to become a member and can therefore vote. To become a member
>> >you need to paypal me 5 pounds or write me a hand-written snail mail
>> >letter.
>>
>> I can read this in two different ways, either:
>>
>> For the initial vote as defined in the IRC discussion everyone on this
>> mailing list (as of when this email goes out) or an OSM user is
>> _eligible_ to become a member and can therefore vote in the initial vote.
>>
>> Or:
>> For the initial vote as defined in the IRC discussion everyone on this
>> mailing list (as of when this email goes out) or an OSM user is
>> _eligible_ to become a member and can therefore vote if they become a
>> member.
>
> The latter, and only because a couple of people mentioned that there are
> laws saying you can't retrospectively become a member or deemed to be,
> there has to be an act to make youself as such. Theerfore I can't just
> say eveyone on the mailing list are automatic members. That would solve
> much.

I have to say that my understanding of the discussions was subtlety 
different.

I thought that what had been suggested was that anyone on the mailing list 
as of a specified date, or an OSM user was eligible to become a preliminary 
member, and that all they had to do was elect to become a  preliminary 
member (no payment of £5 or handwritten letter being required).

I thought that the responsibilities of the preliminary members, along with 
electing a "board", and a possible "constitution", would also be asked to 
agree a way for membership to grow, and it was that at this stage that the 
possibility of a membership requirement of "a payment of £5 or handwritten 
letter" would be considered.

David




>> Secondly, its not clear whether the initial vote is for just for the
>> positions of Chair, Treasurer and Secretary or for the other positions
>> mentioned in the IRC discussion as well.  I assume its just for the
>> three officers, but it would be helpful to have clarification of this.
>
> Yeah, just those three. From what I remember and the wiki page there
> were lots of other positions to be considered and I'd expect they'd be
> put out for adoption/voting rapidly once the board or whatever it'll be
> called decide on them.
>
> have fun,
>
> SteveC steve at asklater.com http://www.asklater.com/steve/
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