[OpenID board] Updated Funding Proposal

Drummond Reed drummond.reed at cordance.net
Fri Apr 13 00:26:54 UTC 2007


David, great job. Although I logged into Schtuff, I didn't have permission
to edit, so following are my suggested edits (all just wordsmithing):

CURRENT:
An organization membership enables all employees of the organization to take
advantage of the benefits provided, with the exception that only one vote is
allowed.

SUGGEST:
An organization membership extends the benefits of membership to all
employees of the organization, however on any voting matter the organization
is limited to one vote.

CURRENT:
For organizations that want to support the Foundation, the following
sponsorship levels are available. There is no requirement to be a member to
make a donation to the organization.

SUGGEST:
For organizations who wish to support the Foundation, the following
sponsorship levels are available. There is no requirement for
donors/sponsors to be members, and no requirement for members to be
donors/sponsors.

CURRENT:
As determined by the organization, it is envisioned that OpenID conferences
will be hosted starting in 2007. It will be great if these events generate
additional revenue though most events in this space are unavoidably
break-even. The goal of these events is more focused on bringing people
together and should be seen as a marketing opportunity versus a revenue
generating effort.

SUGGEST:
The OIDF envisions hosting OpenID conferences beginning in 2007. Optimally
these events will generate additional revenue, however at a minimum they
should break even. The primary goal of these events is to bring the OpenID
community together, so they should be seen as marketing opportunities first
and a revenue-generating activities second.

CURRENT:
As a benefit to Silver, Gold, and Platinum sponsors, private events will be
held where the core contributors in the OpenID community are brought
together with the sponsoring organization to discuss and gather feedback
around needs, opportunities, challenges, and the future direction of OpenID.

SUGGEST:
Silver, Gold, and Platinum sponsors will also have the ability to host
private events where core contributors in the OpenID community are brought
together with the sponsoring organization to discuss and gather feedback
around needs, opportunities, challenges, and the future direction of OpenID.

CURRENT:
The expectation of a community based organization is that individuals run
the organization while balancing any corporate affiliations that they may
have, and only indirectly and transparently representing a corporate
position.

SUGGEST:
The expectation of a community-based organization is that individuals govern
the organization while balancing any corporate affiliations that they may
have, and only indirectly and transparently represent a corporate interest.

CURRENT:
Due to the scarcity of the time board members can reasonably contribute, the
board should provide oversight and high-level direction of the organization
though should not be expected to be involved in the detail of day to day
management.

SUGGEST:
The goal of the board should be to provide oversight and high-level
direction, and not to be involved in day to day management.

CURRENT:
It is proposed that the term of a board member is two years with elections
being held on a yearly basis. This will thus create no churn greater than
half of the existing board in any single election. From the date of formal
creation of this organization, three of the founding board members will
serve for one year to be decided via a random method. It is envisioned that
a Nominations and Elections committee will be formed prior to each election,
chaired by either the Chair or Vice-Chair of the board depending on who's
term of office is ending. It will also be a task of this committee to make a
recommendation as to if the size of the board should be changed

SUGGEST:
It is proposed that board members server for two years and for elections to
held annually, so no more than half the board turns over in any single
election. From the date of formal creation of this organization, three of
the founding board members (chosen via a random method) will serve for one
year, and the balance for two years. It is envisioned that a Nominations and
Elections committee will be formed prior to each election, chaired by either
the Chair or Vice-Chair of the board (whomever's term is not ending). This
committee is charged with making nominations and recommending if the size of
the board should be changed.

CURRENT:
Examples of these sorts of Committees would include...

SUGGEST:
Examples of these types of Committees would include...

CURRENT:
It is expected of certain Standing Committees, such as Marketing, to work
very closely with the wider OpenID community and take advantage of the
Invited Expert position as needed.

SUGGEST:
It is expected that certain Standing Committees, such as Marketing, will
work very closely with the wider OpenID community and also take advantage of
the Invited Expert position as needed.



-----Original Message-----
From: board-bounces at openid.net [mailto:board-bounces at openid.net] On Behalf
Of Recordon, David
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 2:27 PM
To: board at openid.net
Subject: [OpenID board] Updated Funding Proposal

Just made the changes we're discussing, please look it over to make sure
I did what was wanted.
http://daveman692.schtuff.com/oidf_proposal?action=history

Thanks,
--David
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