Re: [tdf-discuss] [SC] How to define "Membership" within TDF?

Il 19/10/2010 20.13, André Schnabel ha scritto:

[...]

> > You can help and support us by becoming a member of the OpenStreetMap
> > Foundation. The membership fee is £15 per year and enables you to
> > influence the direction of OpenStreetMap by being able to vote in
> > elections for officers of the foundation.
>
> This just means that I can "buy in"? I agree, that this is definately
> formal - but how does this help have the foundation act in favour of
> it's projects?
>
> Still - I try to understand.

It is not important an entry fee, but IMO it should exist a stronger 
filter for members' acceptance.

In another branch of this thread, I was discussing with Charles a two 
phase procedure:

a) contribution by the applicant;
b) evaluation of that contribution by current members before acceptance 
of membership for TDF.

Under point a), the contribution should be "consistent" in contributed 
time and work (not too high, not too low entry level) so that applicants 
can be creamed off and risks of hijacking decreased.

Under point b), the evaluation should not, IMO, be merely technical 
(i.e. a patch is refused) but it should include a "judgment of 
opportunity" about membership.

It would be a compromise between a fully free membership process and a 
completely discretionary one.
--
Gianluca Turconi

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