[OpenID] 8th OpenID community board member

[Peter Williams]

Out of interest, can executive committee members communicate with corporate members without (full) disclosure to community members?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: general-bounces at openid.net [mailto:general-bounces at openid.net] On
> Behalf Of David Recordon
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 11:06 AM
> To: Darren Bounds
> Cc: general at openid.net
> Subject: Re: [OpenID] 8th OpenID community board member
>
> 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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