Re: SPI violating bylaws and Debian constitution
I never stated that it was a Debian Consitution issue, but it IS a
genuine problem for Debian. SPI exists in large part to handle
various issues for Debian. If SPI is failing to do so, and is failing
to live up to its by-laws (which I recognize are distinct from the
Constitution), then Debian does have problems too.
-- John
Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> writes:
> Every item in your list is an SPI bylaws issue, and has nothing to do with
> the corporate charter. I don't see what this has to do with the Debian
> constitution either.
>
> Dispite the fact that the constitution makes some vague relationship
> statements about SPI and Debian, there is no responsibility from Debian to
> correct any of the "violations" you have indicated.
>
> In any case, you can't necessarily imply that no "annual meeting" was held
> simply because the paperwork (reports) for that meeting have failed to
> appear. As someone else pointed out, these reports can be delivered with
> quite some bit of delay.
>
> So, while I agree with your sentiments about SPI in general, it isn't
> clear to me that this is a Debian Constitution issue, or even a genuine
> problem for Debian. (Not that we don't have some genuine problems)
>
> Luck,
>
> On 10 Oct 2000, John Goerzen wrote:
>
> > The recent situation with regard to the voting has brought to my
> > attention matters regarding SPI:
> >
> > 1. The SPI failed to hold their board meeting this year as required by
> > its By-Laws.
> >
> > 2. SPI failed to publish meeting minutes this year for any meeting
> > (again required by the By-Laws).
> >
> > 3. The SPI Board of Directors consists of 4 fewer members than
> > mandated by its own By-Laws. Therefore it is IMPOSSIBLE for them to
> > achieve a quorum and their resolutions up to this point were approved
> > on questionable authority.
> >
> > 4. The Chairman of SPI is IWJ.
> >
> > 5. The Secretary and/or Treasurer has failed to publish financial
> > statements of the Corporation as required by the By-Laws.
> >
> > I think we need a serious deadwood clearing here.
> >
> > BTW: spi-inc.org is dead. You can find SPI stuff at www.debian.org/SPI.
> >
> >
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