[IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to consider email votes on motions only valid if they are sent to both the SLOBs and IAEP mailing lists.

[Sean DALY]

I agree with Adam's statemen. There is another possible scenario: an agreed
upon partnership placed under publication embargo. SL wouldn't likely need
to embargo, but a partner might wish to. This PR-smart approach has been
transformed by the Internet and social media these past few years, but the
rule of thumb when wanting to maximize buzz and positive coverage is to
arrange a launch for when people are available (as opposed to randomly),
having briefed some journalists in advance.

Sean


On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 5:41 PM, Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Jun 19, 2016 at 11:04 AM, Dave Crossland <dave at lab6.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I would appreciate public consideration of this motion by each member of
>>> SLOB.
>>>
>>> On 7 June 2016 at 10:00, Dave Crossland <dave at lab6.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Motion: to consider email votes on motions only valid if they are sent
>>>> to both the SLOBs and IAEP mailing lists.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cheers
>>> Dave
>>>
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>>> SLOBs at lists.sugarlabs.org
>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs
>>>
>>>
>> It is my belief (hope) that the only time a vote is only sent to one list
>> rather than both is when there is an oversight by the sender. Vote should
>> be public,
>>
>
> Should but not must.
>
> There can be (have been, and might be in future be) times when Sugar Labs
> needs in-the-interim-confidential negotiations with billion-dollar
> sponsor/ally governments and orgs or all kinds.
>
> Naturally merger/acquisition or multimillion-dollar sponsorship situations
> affect almost everyone, who cannot all be at the negotiating table, nor can
> all Board members cannot possibly always agree.
>
> Hence it's generally a legal/fiduciary responsibility of the Executive
> Director (or similar) to consult privately with the Board in these kinds of
> high-stakes situations -- keeping as many as possible apprised of
> deliberations -- while preserving interim confidentiality wherever and
> whenever necessary to protect the full/strategic interests of 501(c)3 Sugar
> Labs.
>
> but if the vote is forwarded to both lists after the fact, it should still
>> be valid.
>>
>> -walter
>>
>> --
>> Walter Bender
>> Sugar Labs
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