Re: GNOME Foundation paperwork

[Robert Humphreys <rob collab net>]

That sounds right - all these issues will be cleared up once the attorneys advise
us on proper procedure, etc.

Maciej Stachowiak wrote:

> Robert Humphreys <rob collab net> writes:
>
> > Correct - I am submitting Bart's edited version to use as the Mission
> > Statement. I think your correct in recalling that an initial board is needed
> > for incorporation - I will double-check. In any event, hopefully we will have
> > settled on the make-up of the slates and have elections to elect the board by
> > the time the paperwork has worked its way through the system and we are ready
> > to incorporate, etc.
> >
>
> What someone said before (correct me if I'm wrong) is that we need an
> interim board to even file the paperwork, and that this board would
> just immediately appoint the elected board as soon as we have
> elections. I also remember someone saying that we couldn't have
> elections that are legally binding in any way until _after_ we've
> incorporated and adopted bylaws.
>
>  - Maciej
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