[ale] Linux Foundation quietly drops community representation

Jeff Layton laytonjb at att.net
Thu Jan 21 11:33:33 EST 2016


Good point.

Maybe it's time to move to *BSD after all. I've been contemplating this 
for a while and this might be the proverbial straw.

Jeff

> I'm wondering how many people ever voted for these 2 slots.   Today is the first I'd heard of it.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Layton
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 9:50 AM
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> Subject: Re: [ale] Linux Foundation quietly drops community representation
>
> Disappointing - most definitely. Unexpected - not really.
>
> Jeff
>
>> Very disappointed with this:
>>
>> "Up until recently, the Linux Foundation allowed the individual
>> members to elect two board members and ensure that the voice of Linux
>> community is considered at the board meetings. In a shocking change,
>> the Foundation has erased this clause and decided to benefit the
>> corporate companies rather that whole community."
>>
>>
>> http://fossbytes.com/why-linux-foundations-latest-change-is-a-bad-new-
>> for-open-source/
>>
>> Preston
>>
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