[draft #1] Membership Ctte Charter
[This is a draft for the membership committee. Please read and comment.
I'd like to be able to submit it to the board for a vote on August 6 for
our next board meeting. Guidelines for membership are at the bottom of
this mail. Please comment on them as well; it's not easy to define all
of this.
<http://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/spi-bylaws> has the bylaws.
Thanks. --nils.]
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Resolution 2001-08-06.nl
Charter for the Membership Committee
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A charter is hereby granted for the formation and operation of a
committee within the guidelines and objectives stated herein. The
committee shall operate in the best interest of the free software
community and is responsible to the board of directors and to the
membership of the organization.
Purpose of the Committee
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It is the responsibility of this committee to manage the Membership
of Software in the Public Interest, Inc. This includes defining the
criteria for the membership and handling the SPI membership process.
The criteria for membership in Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
are defined in accordance with Article 3 of the SPI bylaws.
Operating Guidelines
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The committee defines the exact guidelines for membership and is
responsible for processing new applicants. The committee shall handle
all membership related tasks including verification and approval of all
categories of members.
The guidelines for membership shall be clearly stated and shall be
available to the public.
The membership committee has the authority to remove members by
unanimous decision. It may also recommend the removal of members to the
board, failing a unanimous decision inteh committee.
Membership and Organization
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This committee will consist of a group of people designated by the Board
of Directors. The group may request and recommend additional committee
members which must be approved by the board.
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[this is a separate doc containing the guidelines for membership.]
GUIDELINES
Non-Contributing Membership
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This membership can be obtained by applying at <http://nm.spi-inc.org>.
The only requirement for non-contributing membership is a valid email
address, which is verified automatically by the membership process.
This membership does not expire.
Contributing Membership
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Contributing membership grants the member voting power in SPI, and thus
should be reserved for people who are actively contributing to the free
software community.
Contributing membership should be available to the following people:
- active members of SPI affiliated projects
- active members of any large free software development project
- any person who has made a significant contribution to the free
software community
- any person who actively contributes to the free software community
[who else? I'd like some easy criteria that can be applied quickly in
most of the cases, but some will not be so easy. The four I've listed
are quite clear cut; are there any other categories of people who should
have contributing memberships and are easy to define?]
[should this be here????]
Membership may be granted to other individuals who provide worthwhile
contributions to SPI and the free software community.
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