Disclaimer: I am an FSFE employee.
# Daniel Pocock [2018-02-01 18:16 +0100]:
On 01/02/18 17:16, Florian Snow wrote:
Werner Koch wk@gnupg.org writes:
I personally see a lot of problems that employees of the FSFE are also members _and_ that they make up a large part of the membership.
Would you care to elaborate a little bit on this point? I am curious about it.
It is quite simple to explain:
- the funds from fellowship/supporters pay the salaries and other major
expenses (over 50% of the budget comes from fellowship/supporter donations)
Ok, so people working and caring for the FSFE have no right to contribute to the organisation's mid- and long-term strategy? Do you want to keep out input from people working day-to-day for the FSFE? Do you see a threat in them being members?
Please keep in mind that there's no automatism for employees to become GA members. They have to apply and convince the GA of their motivation just like any other person.
- but the fellowship/supporters only have 2 votes in the GA (and none
after the change), although some GA members are also fellowship/supporter members too
The current system has many more flaws, for example that the Fellowship representatives don't represent the non-paying volunteers, and that the voter turnout often is below 20%. That's why we discuss better solutions to grant membership to interested people but this process needs time. So as many others wrote here: no need to rush things. If procedures for becoming a member change (this is still not decided), they will be more open and transparent.
Best, Max