| From: | Ian Jackson <ijackson(at)chiark(dot)greenend(dot)org(dot)uk> |
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| To: | Bdale Garbee <bdale(at)gag(dot)com> |
| Cc: | spi-general(at)lists(dot)spi-inc(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: proposed replacement bylaws |
| Date: | 2016-07-02 20:45:24 |
| Message-ID: | 22392.10212.674938.959946@chiark.greenend.org.uk |
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Bdale Garbee writes ("proposed replacement bylaws"):
> For as long as I can remember (that means on the order of 12 years on the
> board and 10 years as president of SPI), we have been aware that there
> were problems with the existing bylaws of the organization.
>
> The problems with the current bylaws we really need to fix include:
>
> - the bylaws do not comprehend the idea of board meetings on IRC
> - the rules the board voting by email are intractable
> - there is a hard requirement to hold an annual general meeting on
> the first day of July, which is rarely convenient due to national
> holidays, etc
> - in a number of places, the bylaws seem to contradict themselves
- The bylaws do not comprehend that we want to elect the board,
so that in theory the board elections are advisory.
Ian.
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