Hi Carsten,
Carsten Agger agger@modspil.dk writes:
Of course Google could not have a voice in the GA - they're a proprietary software company and by definition are not committed to the values of free software.
To make this clear: I am not advocating for companies getting a voice, but what you are describing is not clear from Daniel's proposition. If financial contribution equals the right to vote for a representative in the GA, then I am not sure how it would be justified to exclude some financial contributions from that right.
So I think the point Daniel has been raising is this: Could supporters/fellows, before joining, have received the erroneous impression that their payments constitute membership dues for membership in the FSFE? Or, should they constitute such membership dues.
Those are separate questions posed in two different threads. In this one, Daniel asked people to give him feedback at FOSDEM and to apply for membership, in the other email thread, he asked the question you described. I think those are separate ideas.
Happy hacking! Florian