Re: [board-discuss] Dividing & excluding ...

Hi Paolo,

More than happy - as always - to discus ways to improve. Naturally we 
will then have to distinct between assumptions, anxiety, facts and framing.

Since wisdom in discussions in not a given per see, and confusion may 
settle all too easy, let's at least start in the board.

Cheers,
Cor


Paolo Vecchi wrote on 10/04/2022 23:39:
> Hi all,
>
> On 10/04/2022 15:01, Cor Nouws wrote:
> > And while not always perfect, I'm convinced that we are doing a great 
> > job in working in a fair, compliant, and transparent way.
>
>
> The system is clearly not perfect and it has been said that changes are 
> necessary for a long time so the fact that your are convinced that we 
> have been doing a great job seems to indicate that warnings are still 
> being ignored.
>
>
> > This is of major importance to help that people and companies feel 
> > welcome.
>
> Commercial contributors are surely welcome especially those that work 
> out business models that do not base their profitability on tenders or 
> in weakening TDF's brands to become monopolies.
>
>
> > Actions that may give the impression that companies are seen as 
> > threat, are not.
>
> Nobody sees companies as a threat but some representative of the 
> commercial contributors in the past wanted to push projects and 
> narratives that would have damaged TDF and the wider community, those 
> threats have been neutralised after long battles but we must remain 
> vigilant as they may be pushed forward again in future.
>
> Ciao
>
> Paolo

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