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

Le 2010-10-26 07:09, Gianluca Turconi a écrit :
> Thorsten Behrens wrote:
> > hm, I guess most rules can be gamed, by any sufficiently determined
> > adversary - so I would favour simple, effective bylaws, and use
> > common sense otherwise.
> >
> > Additionally, you want to provide the proverbial Big Corp some
> > incentive to join - note that this was one specific shortcoming of
> > the OOo project. If they don't see a chance to have at least some
> > say, why should they sponsor developers in the first place?
>
> Sorry, but I still see in your words the same misunderstanding between
> Foundation and Community that generated my initial reply in this thread.
>
> IMO, if a corporation wants to have a word in a decision about where the
> project goes, it should join the Foundation and respect its rules.
>
> Any other type of contribution is surely appreciated but, IMO, it's very
> far from granting a *right* to influence where the project goes.
>
> Maybe, this consideration depends on what foundation are in my country:
> very strong and well defined legal entities that are different from a
> simple association.
>
> Sincerely, I still see the "Foundation affair" a bit too foggy and I'm
> not sure I'll like it at the end.
>
> Regards,

Hi Gianluca:

I think that we are all agreed that the financial contributions by 
corporations should not influence the direction of the project and that 
members of the LibO will always be in charge of the project. However, 
that said, it would make sense that large contributors should be 
recognized in some way and should perhaps have some say along with the 
membership in some aspects of the LibO project. I don't think that 
anyone is suggesting that corporations could just contribute and 
therefore take complete or partial control of the LibO project or some 
aspects of the LibO project. They we can allow them some say somewhere.

Marc


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