[yocto-ab] YP Advisory Board vote: new membership rights, rules, & obligations

[akuster]

On 12/16/2016 10:35 AM, Osier-mixon, Jeffrey wrote:
>
> Just to be very clear, this document has been in play since the very 
> beginning of the project. The only changes are to the language to 
> match the customs we have been using for 6 years that weren’t 
> established yet in 2010.
>

You can not assume everyone have been around since the creation of the 
project and have that historical knowledge to tap into in these matters.

> This document is NOT the contract that each company signed in order to 
> become part of the project. This document declares how the project 
> runs itself.
>
> Basically LF set us up with two legal documents. One is the contract, 
> which all of us need to go through legal to get signed. The other is 
> this roles & responsibilities document, which states how the project 
> is run and is controlled by the Advisory Board. They are separate so 
> we can make changes to the latter document and update it without 
> having to revise everyone’s contracts.
>
Since this is a legal document, I had to send it to the appropriate 
party within MV.
>
> So to state again – there are no rights or responsibilities changing. 
> The document is being updated to use the term “Advisory Board” instead 
> of “Steering Group” and things like that.
>
It wont matter at the end of the day if all the Gold members approve it. 
I am doing what I need to do to keep my Employer informed.
Thanks for the additional details, this is helpful.

- Armin
>
> Jeffrey “Jefro” Osier-Mixon, Intel Corporation
>
> Open Source Community Engineer & Advocate
>
> Yocto Project Community Manager
>
> *From:*akuster [mailto:akuster at mvista.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, December 16, 2016 10:10 AM
> *To:* Osier-mixon, Jeffrey <jeffrey.osier-mixon at intel.com>; 
> yocto-ab at yoctoproject.org
> *Subject:* Re: [yocto-ab] YP Advisory Board vote: new membership 
> rights, rules, & obligations
>
> On 12/15/2016 02:26 PM, Osier-mixon, Jeffrey wrote:
>
>     Hi all – Tracey has spent a lot of time revising the “rights,
>     rules, and obligations” document that applies to the Yocto
>     Project. The changes are mostly to bring it up to date, as she
>     describes below, and to account for the new Platinum level, which
>     Intel needs in order to sign up at that level.
>
>     We need a vote **today** on this so we can get the paperwork
>     through. I have talked to some of you individually already. Please
>     review and let me know of any concerns.  Both the old and new one
>     are attached.
>
> There will be a delayed response from MV as I am having our Legal 
> department review the document. I don't recall discussing the changing 
> for the our "Rights" as being part of redefining the Membership 
> levels. I will need to pay more attention in the meeting.
>
> - armin
>
>     thanks
>
>     Tracey’s note:
>
>     The Linux Foundation would like us to review and approve the
>     attached document.
>
>     I’ve included the original document as well so that you can see
>     the changes made were to correctly reference Yocto Project naming
>     conventions.
>
>     You are being asked to review and approve “Yocto rights rules and
>     obligations 20161215.pdf”.
>
>     Jeffrey “Jefro” Osier-Mixon, Intel Corporation
>
>     Open Source Community Engineer & Advocate
>
>     Yocto Project Community Manager
>
>
>

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