On 02/05/2018 12:06 PM, Florian Snow wrote:
Hi Daniel,
Daniel Pocock <dan...@pocock.pro> writes:
It is quite simple to explain:
- the funds from fellowship/supporters pay the salaries and other major
expenses (over 50% of the budget comes from fellowship/supporter donations)
- but the fellowship/supporters only have 2 votes in the GA (and none
after the change), although some GA members are also
fellowship/supporter members too
I am not sure if a financial contribution alone warrants a voice in the
GA. What about other donors, such as Google: Should they get a vote in
the GA? Don't get me wrong: I want the community to have a say in what
direction the FSFE moves in, but I am not sure that financial
contribution is the right criterion. That is something I would like to
define more clearly and then I see a good way forward to remove the
Fellowship seats and tell the community as a whole, not just financial
contributors how they can gain more influence within our organization.
Of course Google could not have a voice in the GA - they're a
proprietary software company and by definition are not committed to the
values of free software.
Regarding supporters/Fellows, I guess the point is whether the annual
support should be considered "membership dues" or not. I.e., supporting
an association financially doesn't by default give you any influence. If
you join it, however, become a member and pay membership dues, that
makes you a member.
So I think the point Daniel has been raising is this: Could
supporters/fellows, before joining, have received the erroneous
impression that their payments constitute membership dues for membership
in the FSFE? Or, should they constitute such membership dues.
As I stated earlier I don't have the answer for that but found the
arrangement a bit complicated when I became a Fellow back in 2011.
Best
Carsten
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