[OpenID] Board membership limited?

[Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.)]

Hi Dick,

Dick Hardt wrote:
> Hi Eddy
>
> Both statements are accurate.
>
> Anyone is welcome to run for the community board seats when they come 
> up for re-election.
>
> The community board members want to ensure that the Foundation 
> represents the community, so would like to limit the Corporate board 
> membership, or at least ensure that community board seats balance the 
> corporate board seats -- so adding additional corporate board members 
> is not out of the question, it would require careful consideration by 
> the board.
Is there some documentation on this or is it just an unspoken rule? What 
about balancing the corporate members a little bit with smaller 
organizations and individuals? I'd view this to be at least an 
interesting thought, to balance the steering role even further and 
guaranty a wider representation. Also most community board members are 
affiliated with various interested parties too, so this perhaps this 
isn't the most balanced setup anyway? Just some food for thoughts from me...
>
> -- Dick
>
> On 8-Feb-08, at 6:07 PM, Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.) wrote:
>
>> Reading yet another nice article at 
>> http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3726771/OpenID+Gets+Star+Power.htm 
>> I picked up the following:
>>
>> "Washburn said that although the foundation will continue recruiting 
>> companies of all sizes to support the OpenID standard, it is not 
>> likely to add any more board members."
>>
>> Why is that? Just a week ago I was visiting the page at 
>> http://openid.net/foundation/join/ which invites to join the 
>> foundation, from student up to the kind of cooperations which just 
>> joined? A week ago there was a big emptiness at the "Corporate Board 
>> Members" section...
>>
>> Can somebody clarify what the official position is?
>>
>> -- 
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>>  
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