Re: Petition for referendum

[Bill Haneman <Bill Haneman Sun COM>]

Robert Love wrote:

> On Thu, 2005-09-29 at 16:17 +0100, Bill Haneman wrote:
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> > The Board, of course.
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> To themselves?  That isn't really delegation.
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No, assign to themselves, and delegate to others.  That includes the 
formation of various action groups/committees etc.  This idea has been 
discussed on the Board and on Foundation-list for awhile but it seems to 
be going nowhere.

> Phenomenon of shared guilt seems to suggest that the smaller, more
> nimbler board will be better at self-assigning and accepting work than
> the larger board.
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I don't buy it.  The guilt load, like the work load, will get bigger, 
but that doesn't ensure that anything will be done.

> The problem is not too much work for the board, by your own admission,
> right?  The problem is an inability to assign work, but I'd call it
> "stepping up to the plate", not delegating.
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That is not what I was saying.  There _is_ too much work for the Board, 
apparently, unless the Foundation is consistently electing goof-offs or 
incompetents.

> A smaller board will have greater traction and less meandering,
> membership will require a greater commitment to work, and more will get
> done.
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These theoretical arguments ring hollow to me.  But I don't really want 
to keep harping about it, only pointing out that I don't buy the theories.

Bill

> Anyhow, right now I am only in favor of putting the referendum forward.
> > From that, hopefully healthy debate (like this) will arise and we can
> all make an informed vote.
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> 	Robert Love
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