[OpenID] 8th OpenID community board member

[David Recordon]

Hey Darren,
When first adding corporate board members to the Foundation, we  
decided to maintain a ratio of one more community member compared to  
the total number of corporate members.  As it's possible for corporate  
members to join the board at any time throughout the year, we wanted a  
solution that either doesn't randomly assign new community members or  
not add community members until the next yearly election.  We thus  
decided that the best approach would be to add community members based  
on the election results (http://openid.net/2008/12/27/openid-board-election-results/ 
).  Eran was up next, though he declined the role, which means that  
Joseph became the newest community member of the board until the next  
community election.

Hope that helps!

--David

On Feb 6, 2009, at 10:49 AM, Darren Bounds wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just noticed Joseph Smarr was recently added to the OpenID board as
> the 8th member. Congratulations!
>
> Would anyone mind explaining why and where was this decision made?
> Just curious, as it seemed somewhat strange that someone was added to
> the board several weeks after the vote and with not a lot of detail.
> There was mention of needing to keep a 'ratio' in tact that I'm not
> familiar with.
>
>
> -- 
> darren bounds
> darren at cliqset.com
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