Re: OSI affiliation
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 06:40:08PM +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
>Dear project members,
> as you might have heard post-FOSDEM, the Open Source Initiative (OSI)
>is opening up to an affiliate membership structure [1,2]. As I've
>already mentioned in [3], representatives of OSI have approached me to
>know if Debian is interested into joining. I'd like to discuss with you
>such a possibility.
>
>[1] http://www.opensource.org/node/604
>[2] http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Open-Source-Initiative-affiliates-announced-at-FOSDEM-1428905.html
>[3] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2011/12/msg00000.html
>
>For now, the only responsibility would be to have a Debian project
>representative participate into OSI activities, as an advisor. Later on,
>once the "old style" OSI board and the initial OSI affiliates have
>finalized the governance structure, affiliate projects are expected to
>have a say in OSI activities and decisions.
Hmmm. I *hope* they manage to achieve some of this, but I'll admit to
being skeptical. There's been a lot more heat than light in
discussions I've been seen in and around the OSI in the last few
years. It would be nice to see them doing useful work.
--
Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve@einval.com
"You can't barbecue lettuce!" -- Ellie Crane
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