[IAEP] PATCH: Remove Decision Panels from our Governance document

[Bernie Innocenti]

As part of my attempt to simplify bureaucracy within Sugar Labs, I felt
that Decision Panels were a redundant mechanism to find consensus within
the community. The existing paragraph on Referenda offers a better way
to make democratic decisions:

  At times an issue may arise that merits gathering consensus from the
  community. Any member of the Sugar Labs Foundation can suggest a
  referendum. To be accepted, a request for a referendum must be
  endorsed by 10% of all of the membership. The overall referendum
  process is overseen by the Membership and Elections Committee,
  which can be reached at elections at sugarlabs.org. A 75% vote of
  all of the members can override an Oversight Board decision. 


MOTION: Apply the following patch to the Governance page:


--- Governance.orig	2011-04-30 20:37:41.284321281 -0300
+++ Governance	2011-05-08 15:21:38.264523580 -0300
@@ -77,20 +77,6 @@ following the election of a new Represen
 the authority to instruct the Conservancy on the Project's behalf on all
 matters.
 
-====Decision Panels====
-
-The Oversight Board's role is to manage the day-to-day affairs of Sugar Labs
-and to help the community to build consensus. On the rare occasion of a
-contentious issue on which no general consensus can be reached, the Oversight
-Board is responsible for convening a Decision Panel. The Oversight Board will
-be responsible for determining when a Decision Panel is required and for
-selecting members for the Decision Panel. Members of the Oversight Board are
-not permitted to serve on a Decision Panel. A Decision Panel will solicit
-community input, discuss (in private if they deem it necessary), reach a
-conclusion internally, and produce a report documenting their conclusion.
-(Anyone may submit advice to a Decision Panel.) The Oversight Board will review
-and ratify Decision Panel reports.
-
 ===Advisory Board===
 
 The [[Sugar Labs/Governance/Advisory Board|Advisory Board]] is made up of

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