Post Am8GC6OWIjvEBprr4C by shauna@social.coop
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 (DIR) Post #Am7Y4ybGUDpw0PcYbY by shauna@social.coop
       2024-09-18T00:22:47Z
       
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       I'm not a Mozilla insider or anything but I took a look at their bylaws and afaict they have a self-perpetuating board, which means they're not formally accountable to anyone. I prefer a member elected board (like the PSF has). It's hard for leadership to stray too far from member values when they're elected by members.I know too many self-perpetuating boards who destroyed what they were supposed to be safeguarding, or even enabled abuse.Governance matters.
       
 (DIR) Post #Am7YDWMipb7X2mtQWG by ryanleesipes@mastodon.social
       2024-09-18T00:40:37Z
       
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       @shauna add another wrinkle and MZLA (the Mozilla entity that houses Thunderbird) - has a co-governance model between a board and a Council, elected from contributors. This gives the community immense power (we can't approve a yearly budget without the Council's input, for instance). While it has been hard to have so many different stakeholders, I believe it has kept us honest and true to the mission of great open source communication software that champions open standards.
       
 (DIR) Post #Am8GC6OWIjvEBprr4C by shauna@social.coop
       2024-09-18T01:39:18Z
       
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       @alienghic My ideal version would probably be a combo of seats elected by employees, seats elected by contributors, and seats elected by users.