Re: foundation application..

[Cosimo Cecchi <cosimoc gnome org>]

Hi Magdalen,

On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Magdalen Berns <m berns thismagpie com> wrote:

The bylaws do not say anything about what might motivate contributors to contribute, nor their level of commitment to GNOME, when it defines a "contributor" in terms of foundation membership but it does fairly clearly describe about what a "contributor" is. The main thing that is unclear in the bylaws is what defines a "non-trivial contribution" really and this becomes even more confusing because the practice is to state that all interns who make contribution from 40 hour weeks over a period of 3 months are not eligible until they contribute more stuff.

I think you bring up an interesting point, but I also like the idea that foundation membership is not a badge you earn if you contribute "enough", but hints to a deeper involvement with the community inner workings.

I argue that a 3-months contribution from someone fresh to the project might or might not be enough to grant membership regardless of how they have been involved with the project, and I'm curious whether the case you are bringing up is theoretical or if there have been cases of interns interested in foundation membership dismissed solely on the supposed "intern clause". Of course I do support any initiative that aims to make the foundation a more welcoming place!

Cosimo