Board Composition Proposal

[Jesse Keating]

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On 8/17/10 8:31 AM, Toshio Kuratomi wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 11:48 PM, Jesse Keating <jkeating at redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>> When I was a member of the board and we went through a round of
>> appointments, all appointment candidates were discussed within the
>> board, and I don't recall there being an appointment that did not have
>> the full current board approval.  That may not be codified in any
>> written bylaw, but it seemed to be standard practice, and thus little
>> chance of a renegade FPL stuffing the board with yes-people.
>>
> I think you're missing the point by thinking of them as "yes-people".
> I'm not talking about the FPL putting people in that will agree with
> everything that they believe but rather certain things that they
> believe and are essential to the FPL's vision of Fedora.  Think back
> to anything that is controversial... let's say updates vision.  If the
> FPL thinks that Fedora needs to worry more about stability, the FPL
> has a wide range of candidates who have weighed in on the question
> asking for more stability in Fedora.  People who are primarily known
> for other work and bring other talents to the table but who have,
> because the debate was so wide ranging, made clear where they stand.
> Similarly, if the FPL thinks that Fedora needs to stay closer to its
> roots, they have a diverse set of candidates to select from as well.

My what a paranoid view you have.

Also, I rather take offense that you consider a more conservative
approach to updates to our stable releases counter to the "roots" of
Fedora, particularly when you consider that Fedora is rooted in Red Hat
Linux.

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Jesse Keating
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