Advisory referendum, not decision [Was: Beginning of the 2005 GNOME Foundation elections]

[Jeff Waugh <jdub perkypants org>]

<quote who="Dominic Lachowicz">

> I personally read the recent referendum as "Let's make the board smaller
> so that the seat-fillers can leave, rather than let other qualified people
> try their hand at it."

I pretty much feel the same way. I understand why it was done, I used to be
an avid supporter of reducing the number of seats on the board, but in the
end, I don't think it was done for the right reasons, nor were alternatives
properly canvassed.

That said, the referendum was *advisory* only, as it falls to the directors
alone to make a change to the number of seats on the board. It has yet to be
announced (by the board) that the number of seats will actually change. :-)

- Jeff

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