my mail about patenting numbers was a mis-post that was meant for discussion@, not fsfe-ie@. Anyway, about this committee...
The most important thing for me is to have the least possible seperation between committee and members. By having just 3 people, the committee and members will have to work together, committee-only discussion would be pretty pointless, and we get an open organisation.
That's my main hope, but the other hope is to spend more time working on FS than on debating details.
And that includes this debate, so list: a: go with the three? Or go to b: 5 or c: 6? (If b or c, please list names so we can get this done quickly)
If consensus forms on a committee, we'll go with it. I'm not married to the number three, it's just my preference.
Glenn Strong Glenn.Strong@cs.tcd.ie writes:
However, I'd prefer it if the committee was a little larger. I personally think a 5 or even 6 person committee would be in a better position to guide IFSO through the first year, where we should expect substantial growth and attendant workload for everyone running the organisation. Many hands make light work, and so on.
I'll volunteer to do some of that work on the committee - I have experience with looking after the administrivia of our research group here in TCD, and with organising meetings and conferences - and I'm sure there are at least one or two more people on the list who would also be willing to stand up. Anyone?