Re: Temporaray enlargement of the GNOME Board with 3 persons

[Vincent Untz <vuntz gnome org>]

Le lundi 05 juin 2006 �3:21 -0400, Dominic Lachowicz a �it :
> > candidacy statement for the next election.  But, they can't be members of
> > the board without an election.
> 
> The Foundation's charter apparently says (in at least two places) that
> they can appoint members without an election:
> 
> http://foundation.gnome.org/about/charter/
> 
> "New seats on the board may be made available as the project grows,
> subject to approval by the board or referendum of the membership."
> 
> "Between elections, board vacancies or new board slots shall be filled
> by appointment by the board of directors."
> 
> The charter is, of course, amendable via referendum.

Thanks Dom. I guess it's a good occasion to remind people to read the
Foundation charter, especially if they are members of the Foundation :-)

Vincent

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