also sprach Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> [2006.08.22.1817 +0100]:
> I second this amendment with (or without) the minor corrections
> suggested below.
So do I, in case you still need seconders.
> On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Content-Description: draft GR
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 4. The Developers by way of General Resolution or election
> > 4.1. Powers
> > Together, the Developers may:
> >
> > - 3. Override any decision by the Project Leader or a Delegate.
> > - 4. Override any decision by the Technical Committee, provided they
> > - agree with a 2:1 majority.
> >
> > - 6. Together with the Project Leader and SPI, make decisions about
> > - property held in trust for purposes related to Debian. (See §9.1.)
> >
> > ========================================================================
> > 4. The Developers by way of General Resolution or election
> > 4.1. Powers
> > Together, the Developers may:
> > + 3. Make or override any decision authorised by the powers of the Project
> > + Leader or a Delegate.
> > + 4. Make or override any decision authorised by the powers of the Technical
> > + Committee, provided they agree with a 2:1 majority.
> >
> > + 6. Make decisions about property held in trust for purposes
> > + related to Debian. (See §9.).
> > + 7. In case of a disagreement between the project leader and in
>
> Suggest s/in$//
>
> > + the incumbent secretary, appoint a new secretary.
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 5. Project Leader
> > 5.1. Powers
> > The Project Leader may:
> > - 10. Together with SPI, make decisions affecting property held in trust
> > - for purposes related to Debian. (See §9.)
> >
> > ===========================================================================
> > 5. Project Leader
> > 5.1. Powers
> > The Project Leader may:
> > + 10. In consultation with the developers, make decisions affecting
> > + property held in trust for purposes related to Debian. (See
> > + §9.). Such decisions are announced on an electronic mailing
> > + list designated by the Project Leader or their Delegate(s),
> > + which is accessible to all developers. Major expenditures
> > + should be proposed and debated on the mailing list before
> > + funds are disbursed.
> > + 11. Add or remove organizations from the list of trusted
> > + organizations (see §9.3) that are authorized to accept and
> > + hold assets for Debian. The evaluation and discussion leading
> > + up to such a decision occurs on an electronic mailing list
> > + designated by the Project Leader or their Delegate(s), on
> > + which any developer may post. There is a minimum discussion
> > + period of twoo weeks before an organization may be added to
>
> s/twoo/two/
> > + the list of trusted organizations.
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 7. The Project Secretary
> > 7.2. Appointment
> > If the Project Leader and the current Project Secretary cannot agree
> > - on a new appointment they must ask the board of SPI (see §9.1.) to
> > - appoint a Secretary.
> > ===========================================================================
> > 7. The Project Secretary
> > 7.2. Appointment
> > If the Project Leader and the current Project Secretary cannot agree
> > + on a new appointment, they must ask the Developers by way of
> > + General Resolution to appoint a Secretary.
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > -9. Software in the Public Interest
> >
> > SPI and Debian are separate organisations who share some goals. Debian
> > - is grateful for the legal support framework offered by SPI. Debian's
> > - Developers are currently members of SPI by virtue of their status as
> > - Developers.
> >
> > - 9.1. Authority
> > -
> > - 1. SPI has no authority regarding Debian's technical or nontechnical
> > - decisions, except that no decision by Debian with respect to any
> > - property held by SPI shall require SPI to act outside its legal
> > - authority, and that Debian's constitution may occasionally use SPI
> > - as a decision body of last resort.
> > - 2. Debian claims no authority over SPI other than that over the use
> > - of certain of SPI's property, as described below, though Debian
> > - Developers may be granted authority within SPI by SPI's rules.
> > - 3. Debian Developers are not agents or employees of SPI, or of each
> > - other or of persons in authority in the Debian Project. A person
> > - acting as a Developer does so as an individual, on their own
> > - behalf.
> >
> > - 9.2. Management of property for purposes related to Debian
> >
> > - Since Debian has no authority to hold money or property, any donations
> > - for the Debian Project must be made to SPI, which manages such
> > - affairs.
> >
> > - SPI have made the following undertakings:
> > - 1. SPI will hold money, trademarks and other tangible and intangible
> > - property and manage other affairs for purposes related to Debian.
> > - 2. Such property will be accounted for separately and held in trust
> > - for those purposes, decided on by Debian and SPI according to this
> > - section.
> > - 3. SPI will not dispose of or use property held in trust for Debian
> > - without approval from Debian, which may be granted by the Project
> > - Leader or by General Resolution of the Developers.
> > - 4. SPI will consider using or disposing of property held in trust for
> > - Debian when asked to do so by the Project Leader.
> > - 5. SPI will use or dispose of property held in trust for Debian when
> > - asked to do so by a General Resolution of the Developers, provided
> > - that this is compatible with SPI's legal authority.
> > - 6. SPI will notify the Developers by electronic mail to a Debian
> > - Project mailing list when it uses or disposes of property held in
> > - trust for Debian.
> >
> > ========================================================================
> > +9. Assets held in trust for Debian
> >
> > + In most jurisdictions around the world, the Debian project is not
> > + in a position to directly hold funds or other property. Therefore,
> > + property has to be ownedby any of a number of organisations as
> s/ownedby/owned by/
> > + detailed in §9.2
> > +
> > + Traditionally, SPI was the sole organisation authorized to hold
> > + property and monies for the Debian Project. SPI was created in
> > + the U.S. to hold money in trust there.
> > +
> > SPI and Debian are separate organisations who share some
> > goals. Debian is grateful for the legal support framework offered
> > + by SPI.
> >
> > + 9.1 Relationship with Associated Organizations
> > +
> > + 1. Debian Developers do not become agents or employees of
> > + organisations holding assets in trust for Debian, or of
> > + each other, or of persons in authority in the Debian Project,
> > + solely by the virtue of being Debian Developers. A person
> > + acting as a Developer does so as an individual, on their own
> > + behalf. Such organisations may, of their own accord,
> > + establish relationships with individuals who are also Debian
> > + developers.
> >
> > + 9.2. Authority
> >
> > + 1. An organisation holding assets for Debian has no authority
> > + regarding Debian's technical or nontechnical decisions, except
> > + that no decision by Debian with respect to any property held
> > + by the organisation shall require it to act outside its legal
> > + authority.
> > + 2. Debian claims no authority over an organisation that holds
> > + assets for Debian other than that over the use of property
> > + held in trust for Debian.
> >
> > + 9.3. Trusted organisations
> >
> > + Any donations for the Debian Project must be made to any one of a
> > + set of organisations designated by the Project leader (or a
> > + delegate) to be authorized to handle assets to be used for the
> > + Debian Project.
> > +
> > + Organisations holding assets in trust for Debian should
> > + undertake reasonable obligations for the handling of such
> > + assets.
> > +
> > + Debian maintains a public List of Trusted Organisations that
> > + accept donations and hold assets in trust for Debian
> > + (including both tangible property and intellectual property)
> > + that includes the commitments those organisations have made as
> > + to how those assets will be handled.
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