[Systems] #Action Required: Election's 2017-2019 Stage IV Decision on Tool/Platform/server to be used [WAS:Re: Re[2]: Sugar Labs Oversight Board Election Candidates 2017-2019 - Stage III Closed]

[Chihurumnaya Ibiam]

I'm with you on this.

*Ibiam Chihurumnaya*

On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 12:13 AM, James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 12:17:08PM -0500, Laura Vargas wrote:
> >
> > 2017-09-19 13:47 GMT-05:00 Samson Goddy <[1]samsongoddy at gmail.com>:
> >
> >     On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 7:38 PM, Laura Vargas <[2]
> laura at somosazucar.org>
> >     wrote:
> >
> >         Good day Committee, Dave, Frederick, Systems,
> >
> >         Thanks for everything you do to keep elections, memberships and
> wiki
> >         users and editions flowing.
> >
> >         I have created the following cont down to election's Stage IV on
> >         October 1-15, 2017:
> >
> >         [3]https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?iso=
> 20171001T00&p0=%3A&msg=
> >         Sugar+Labs+Oversigth+Board+Election+2017-2019&ud=1&font=cursive
> >
> >         AFAIK we only have the following pending tasks:
> >
> >         01- Definition and preparation of the platform/tool/methodology
> to be
> >         used during the election
> >         02- Add new member's requests in a timely manner
> >         03- Check for additional verified emails for the period
> >         <Add yours here>
> >
> >         We thank Ignacio and Systems who will be in charge of  task 01.
> >
> >         For task 01 there is a [4]decision pending: civs and loomio have
> been
> >         suggested as appropriate tools.
> >
> >     We should decide on it asap, october is just around the corner.
> >
> >
> >         Also Ignacio stated we could reuse [5]verify.sugarlabs.org
> server.
> >
> >     [6]verify.sugarlabs.org for membership? if yes. +1 from me.
> >
> >
> >         #ACTION REQUIRED: Vote/decide on the election
> tool/platform/server
> >
> >         I support Ignacio's proposal to reuse verify. [7]sugarlabs.org
> server.
> >
> >     Are we using it for the voting process? if yes? why?
> >
> > I dream one day Sugar Labs will have trust among its members so we can
> develop
> > and use sugar tools/activities to make decisions as a collective.
>
> That's a useless deflection.  I second Samson's question; what is
> verify.sugarlabs.org used for, and will it be used for the voting
> process?
>
> Why is it not documented in the Wiki along with the other services?
>
> >
> > Meanwhile,
> >
> > @Ibiam @Pericherla @Hrishi @Samson @Ignacio
> >
> > Please state your election (A or B) at your earliest convenience.
> >
> > A) civs (has been the tool used historically for SL elections)
> > B) loomio (will be the first time to be used for SL elections)
> >
> > I recuse from voting so you will need 3 votes for a decision.
> >
> > @Samson, @Ibiam, @Pericherla, @Hrishi
> > Some additional tasks I need your help with:
> >
> > 01 This wiki link needs to be updated [8]https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/
> > Sugar_Labs/Governance/Committees#Membership_and_Elections_Committee
> adding the
> > new members names (Ibiam, Hrishi and Pericherla) to the Membership and
> > Elections committee list and references links.
> >
> >
> > 02 Six months have passed since we started the 2017 Sugar Labs member
> list
> > debug back in April. According to procedure described at the [9]Currency
> > assurance policy we should send a removal notice with an invitation to
> reapply
> > to all unverified emails to date.
>
> The "Currency assurance policy" is a purge of members who do not read
> mail, or have changed their mail address.
>
> I ask the committee to consider if the purge is actually necessary.
> The purge takes volunteer time that could otherwise be used for
> development or systems administration.  The purge removes members only
> because they can't keep answering mail.  The purge generates new
> member applications, which also takes volunteer time for responding to
> the applications.
>
> Failure to answer mail doesn't seem to be a good enough reason to
> disenfranchise, or make Sugar Labs appear smaller.
>
> I make no motion; that's up to a committee member.  Be explicit and
> clear.  Don't just say "what James said".
>
> > @Ignacio
> > Will it be possible for you to help sending the removal
> notices/invitation to
> > reapply?
> >
> > 03 I will send instructions for access and maintaining the SugarLabs-vote
> > mailing list to the new Committee members.
> >
> > Regards and thanks all for helping out!
> >
> > Laura
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >         Hope to hear from you all soon,
> >
> >         Regards and best wishes
> >
> >         --
> >         Laura V.
> >         I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org
> >
> >         “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.”
> >         ~ L. Victoria
> >
> >         Happy Learning!
> >         #LearningByDoing
> >         #Projects4good
> >         #IDesignATSugarLabs
> >         #WeCanDoBetter
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Laura V.
> > I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org
> >
> > “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.”
> > ~ L. Victoria
> >
> > Happy Learning!
> > #LearningByDoing
> > #Projects4good
> > #IDesignATSugarLabs
> > #WeCanDoBetter
> >
> > References:
> >
> > [1] mailto:samsongoddy at gmail.com
> > [2] mailto:laura at somosazucar.org
> > [3] https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?iso=20171001T00&
> p0=%3A&msg=Sugar+Labs+Oversigth+Board+Election+2017-2019&ud=1&font=cursive
> > [4] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/systems/2017-August/005520.html
> > [5] http://verify.sugarlabs.org/
> > [6] http://verify.sugarlabs.org/
> > [7] http://sugarlabs.org/
> > [8] https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Governance/
> Committees#Membership_and_Elections_Committee
> > [9] https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Sugar_Labs%
> 2FMembers&type=revision&diff=100601&oldid=100600#Currency_assurance_policy
>
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