On Fri, 2015-02-13 at 09:46 +0000, Magdalen Berns wrote: > On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 6:32 AM, Germán Poo-Caamaño <g...@gnome.org> wrote: > > > On Thu, 2015-02-12 at 20:54 -0800, Christian Hergert wrote: > > > On 02/12/2015 07:33 PM, Cosimo Cecchi wrote: > > > > I think you bring up an interesting point, but I also like the idea > > > > that foundation membership is not a badge you earn if you contribute > > > > "enough", but hints to a deeper involvement with the community inner > > > > workings. > > > > I argue that a 3-months contribution from someone fresh to the project > > > > might or might not be enough to grant membership regardless of how > > > > they have been involved with the project, and I'm curious whether the > > > > case you are bringing up is theoretical or if there have been cases of > > > > interns interested in foundation membership dismissed solely on the > > > > supposed "intern clause". Of course I do support any initiative that > > > > aims to make the foundation a more welcoming place! > > > > > > I think the point here is that if our current bylaws claim one thing, we > > > should adhere to that for the time being. If we don't agree with the > > > bylaws, then they should be altered, which is a different process. > > > > The foundation bylaws predates any outreach program (including bounties, > > that predates outreach programs) by many years. Therefore, hardly can > > address this special case. > > > > > Back then there was no program where we were proactively seeking > > contributors by offering them money. Back then, if anybody applied after > > contributing for a period of time, then it was kind-of-clear(TM) they > > were to continue in the project. > > > > I am talking about both GSoC and Outreach Program interns and this is > factually incorrect either way: GSoC has been going for 10 years and > Outreach Program seems to have been going since 2010. The bylaws were last > updated in 2012. Moreover though, it's worth pointing out again that > sponsored contributors are not a new thing for GNOME the question of the > value of their contributions is covered in the bylaws which state, > "Contributions > made in the course of employment will be considered and will be ascribed to > the individuals involved, rather than accruing to all employees of a > “contributing” corporation".
As you say, the bylaws were updated, not rewritten. The updates, though important were minor. -- Germán Poo-Caamaño http://calcifer.org/ _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
