Re: Community - who and where are we? [was: Logo for 10th...]

>   Op 9-10-2010 2:15, Bernhard Dippold schreef:
>> It represents all community members and therefore it represents the
>> community as a whole.
>
> The Community Council was elected to, and is supposed to, represent the
> community.
>
> It does not necessarily follow that it represents the community.

That gets us into democratic representation. Systems of democracy require
free elections so that if the CC is not reflecting the community
perspective it can be voted out and a new committee established. Most
democratic systems have their flaws but mostly it's a matter of some
accountability is better than none. One of the things that should be done
in the light of the new Foundation should be a review of the constitution
and due process in consultation with the community with a vote on a new
system of management with all members re-standing for election on that
manifesto. This also raises the issue of who is eligible to vote. Indeed
it raises the question of whether a FOSS project can be run
democratically. I would like to think so but maybe I'm deluded :-).


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