Re: Preliminary results for Membership Vote Regarding Change to Bylaws

[Dave Neary <bolsh gnome org>]

Hi,

Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="Dave Neary">
>> Voting in referenda is generally not very high, and there was 0 debate on
>> this issue on the list (I did see some grumbling on IRC, but nothing
>> concrete), so it's hardly an initiative that's going to mobilise the
>> troops.
> 
> There was buttloads of discussion around the initial plan, which partly led
> to the revised implementation (mostly about extending the current board's
> term, and we had legal advice suggesting the bylaws change). Based on the
> length and breadth of the earlier threads, I don't think there was any lack
> of discussion. :-)

Right - because of the initial discussion, the referendum proposal had
addressed many initial concerns, and thus didn't provoke lots of debate.

Dave.

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Dave Neary
GNOME Foundation member
bolsh gnome org