Re: governance should probably come first - past models and next steps

Hi Mark, Mark Galassi <mark(a)galassi.org&gt; skribis: Indeed. Thanks for the historical perspective on the creation of the GNOME Foundation. It’s an eye-opener for me that GNOME folks were already raising issues we’re still talking about today. I found them super interesting and relevant because GNOME is very similar to GNU: wrt. to membership, to how to relates to software projects, and so on. This one is particularly clear. Super insightful. How was the initial board was designated? I didn’t see it. There are things in the charter we would want to discuss; for instance, I’m not comfortable with the reference to “meritocracy” nor with the insistence on corporate involvement. There are also two open questions for the Assembly: do we want to be “hosted” by an existing US fiscal sponsor? If not, in which jurisdiction should the Assembly be incorporated? Thanks a lot for your guidance! Ludo’.