From amy at demarco.com Mon Oct 4 13:06:18 2021 From: amy at demarco.com (Amy Marrich) Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2021 08:06:18 -0500 Subject: [OpenStack Foundation] Diversity and Inclusion Meeting Reminder - Tooday Message-ID: The Diversity & Inclusion WG invites members of all OIF projects to attend our next meeting Monday October 4th, at 17:00 UTC in the #openinfra- diversity channel on OFTC. The agenda can be found at https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/diversity-wg-agenda. Please feel free to add any topics you wish to discuss at the meeting. Thanks, Amy (apotz) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Episode: Large Scale OpenStack: Neutron scaling best practices Date and time: October 14, 2021 at 9am CT (1400 UTC) You can watch us live on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZLqILbLIpQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6851936962715222016/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/104139126308032/posts/4407685335953368/ WeChat: recording will be posted on OpenStack WeChat after the live stream Speakers: Thierry Carrez (OpenInfra Foundation) David Comay (Bloomberg) Ibrahim Derraz (Exaion) Slawek Kaplonski (Red Hat) Lajos Katona (Ericsson) Mohammed Naser (VEXXHOST) Michal Nasiadka (StackHPC) Have an idea for a future episode? Share it now at ideas.openinfra.live . Register now for OpenInfra Live: Keynotes, a special edition of OpenInfra Live on November 17-18th starting at 1500 UTC: https://openinfralivekeynotes.eventbrite.com/ Thanks! Ashlee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Meeting date: October 26th, 2021 Time: 2100-2300 UTC / 2PM-4PM US Pacific Videoconference: https://zoom.us/j/96201224963 International dial-in (audio only): https://zoom.us/zoomconference (conference ID #962 0122 4963) To join the session by phone only: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) OR +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) Meeting ID: 962 0122 4963 Agenda: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/Foundation/26Oct2021BoardMeeting Thanks, Julia From sean.mcginnis at gmail.com Wed Oct 27 17:31:58 2021 From: sean.mcginnis at gmail.com (Sean McGinnis) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:31:58 -0500 Subject: [OpenStack Foundation] [Foundation Board] OIF bylaws text changes for gender neutrality In-Reply-To: <83fe3dd3-212e-c77b-4d4f-14f75dfac46a@lohutok.net> References: <83fe3dd3-212e-c77b-4d4f-14f75dfac46a@lohutok.net> Message-ID: Thank you Allison, this looks great. Glad to see this moving forward. Sean On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 12:16 PM Allison Randal wrote: > Hi all, > > In the March OIF board meeting, the Diversity & Inclusion working group > proposed some minor changes to the bylaws to use more gender-neutral > language. We've completed legal review on the changes, so we're ready > for broader community review and feedback now, and then will plan for > the OIF board to vote on the changes in the next board meeting in December. > > I've attached a PDF with a redline markup of the changes, all comments > are welcome. The changes are relatively simple: > > a) "Chairman" changes to "Chair" throughout the document. > > b) Consistently uses they/their as the gender-neutral 3rd person > singular pronoun. This replaces all instances of he/his, and all cases > where we previously had incomplete gender neutrality with "his or hers", > "he or she", and other variations that explicitly listed two genders. > > While this use of they/their as 3rd person singular isn't universal, it > is very common in modern usage. And, the bylaws already have an explicit > statement that any pronouns should be read as singular/plural as needed: > "6.7 _Pronouns._ All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to > refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the > identity of the person or persons may require." > > > The updates change a few words in protected sections of the bylaws, so > after the board vote, we'll need independent votes from the OpenStack > Technical Committee and Platinum Members, and will include these changes > in the annual Gold Member and Individual Member votes (for Gold and > Individual Directors). So, it'll probably be mid- to late-January before > the changes are fully reviewed and approved. > > Thanks, > Allison > _______________________________________________ > Foundation-board mailing list > Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mnaser at vexxhost.com Wed Oct 27 17:39:29 2021 From: mnaser at vexxhost.com (Mohammed Naser) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:39:29 -0400 Subject: [OpenStack Foundation] [Foundation Board] OIF bylaws text changes for gender neutrality In-Reply-To: References: <83fe3dd3-212e-c77b-4d4f-14f75dfac46a@lohutok.net> Message-ID: Hi: It looks good, but as I was going through it, I noticed that it still listed Lauren Sell as a foundation contact for code of conduct reports. Perhaps we can slip in a replacement at the same time? Thanks, MOhammed On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:32 PM Sean McGinnis wrote: > > Thank you Allison, this looks great. Glad to see this moving forward. > > Sean > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 12:16 PM Allison Randal wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> In the March OIF board meeting, the Diversity & Inclusion working group >> proposed some minor changes to the bylaws to use more gender-neutral >> language. We've completed legal review on the changes, so we're ready >> for broader community review and feedback now, and then will plan for >> the OIF board to vote on the changes in the next board meeting in December. >> >> I've attached a PDF with a redline markup of the changes, all comments >> are welcome. The changes are relatively simple: >> >> a) "Chairman" changes to "Chair" throughout the document. >> >> b) Consistently uses they/their as the gender-neutral 3rd person >> singular pronoun. This replaces all instances of he/his, and all cases >> where we previously had incomplete gender neutrality with "his or hers", >> "he or she", and other variations that explicitly listed two genders. >> >> While this use of they/their as 3rd person singular isn't universal, it >> is very common in modern usage. And, the bylaws already have an explicit >> statement that any pronouns should be read as singular/plural as needed: >> "6.7 _Pronouns._ All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to >> refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the >> identity of the person or persons may require." >> >> >> The updates change a few words in protected sections of the bylaws, so >> after the board vote, we'll need independent votes from the OpenStack >> Technical Committee and Platinum Members, and will include these changes >> in the annual Gold Member and Individual Member votes (for Gold and >> Individual Directors). So, it'll probably be mid- to late-January before >> the changes are fully reviewed and approved. >> >> Thanks, >> Allison >> _______________________________________________ >> Foundation-board mailing list >> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board > > _______________________________________________ > Foundation-board mailing list > Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board -- Mohammed Naser VEXXHOST, Inc. From robert at cathey.co Wed Oct 27 17:47:59 2021 From: robert at cathey.co (Robert Cathey) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:47:59 -0400 Subject: [OpenStack Foundation] [Foundation Board] OIF bylaws text changes for gender neutrality In-Reply-To: References: <83fe3dd3-212e-c77b-4d4f-14f75dfac46a@lohutok.net> Message-ID: Wow. Good catch. Guess it's awesome we've not had any since 2019. :-) On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:39 PM Mohammed Naser wrote: > Hi: > > It looks good, but as I was going through it, I noticed that it still > listed Lauren Sell as a foundation contact for code of conduct > reports. Perhaps we can slip in a replacement at the same time? > > Thanks, > MOhammed > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:32 PM Sean McGinnis > wrote: > > > > Thank you Allison, this looks great. Glad to see this moving forward. > > > > Sean > > > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 12:16 PM Allison Randal > wrote: > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> In the March OIF board meeting, the Diversity & Inclusion working group > >> proposed some minor changes to the bylaws to use more gender-neutral > >> language. We've completed legal review on the changes, so we're ready > >> for broader community review and feedback now, and then will plan for > >> the OIF board to vote on the changes in the next board meeting in > December. > >> > >> I've attached a PDF with a redline markup of the changes, all comments > >> are welcome. The changes are relatively simple: > >> > >> a) "Chairman" changes to "Chair" throughout the document. > >> > >> b) Consistently uses they/their as the gender-neutral 3rd person > >> singular pronoun. This replaces all instances of he/his, and all cases > >> where we previously had incomplete gender neutrality with "his or hers", > >> "he or she", and other variations that explicitly listed two genders. > >> > >> While this use of they/their as 3rd person singular isn't universal, it > >> is very common in modern usage. And, the bylaws already have an explicit > >> statement that any pronouns should be read as singular/plural as needed: > >> "6.7 _Pronouns._ All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to > >> refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the > >> identity of the person or persons may require." > >> > >> > >> The updates change a few words in protected sections of the bylaws, so > >> after the board vote, we'll need independent votes from the OpenStack > >> Technical Committee and Platinum Members, and will include these changes > >> in the annual Gold Member and Individual Member votes (for Gold and > >> Individual Directors). So, it'll probably be mid- to late-January before > >> the changes are fully reviewed and approved. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Allison > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Foundation-board mailing list > >> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org > >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Foundation-board mailing list > > Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org > > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board > > > > -- > Mohammed Naser > VEXXHOST, Inc. > > _______________________________________________ > Foundation mailing list > Foundation at lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation > -- *Robert Cathey* Cathey.co +1 865-386-6118 @robertcathey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From allison at openinfra.dev Wed Oct 27 18:00:31 2021 From: allison at openinfra.dev (Allison Price) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:00:31 -0500 Subject: [OpenStack Foundation] [Foundation Board] OIF bylaws text changes for gender neutrality In-Reply-To: References: <83fe3dd3-212e-c77b-4d4f-14f75dfac46a@lohutok.net> Message-ID: The Code of Conduct should list Jonathan Bryce and myself as the points of contact. @Allison - can you make that update? Happy to help provide any info that is needed. Thanks! Allison Allison Price Director of Marketing & Community OpenInfra Foundation p: +1-214-686-6821 > On Oct 27, 2021, at 12:47 PM, Robert Cathey wrote: > > Wow. Good catch. Guess it's awesome we've not had any since 2019. :-) > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:39 PM Mohammed Naser > wrote: > Hi: > > It looks good, but as I was going through it, I noticed that it still > listed Lauren Sell as a foundation contact for code of conduct > reports. Perhaps we can slip in a replacement at the same time? > > Thanks, > MOhammed > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:32 PM Sean McGinnis > wrote: > > > > Thank you Allison, this looks great. Glad to see this moving forward. > > > > Sean > > > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 12:16 PM Allison Randal > wrote: > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> In the March OIF board meeting, the Diversity & Inclusion working group > >> proposed some minor changes to the bylaws to use more gender-neutral > >> language. We've completed legal review on the changes, so we're ready > >> for broader community review and feedback now, and then will plan for > >> the OIF board to vote on the changes in the next board meeting in December. > >> > >> I've attached a PDF with a redline markup of the changes, all comments > >> are welcome. The changes are relatively simple: > >> > >> a) "Chairman" changes to "Chair" throughout the document. > >> > >> b) Consistently uses they/their as the gender-neutral 3rd person > >> singular pronoun. This replaces all instances of he/his, and all cases > >> where we previously had incomplete gender neutrality with "his or hers", > >> "he or she", and other variations that explicitly listed two genders. > >> > >> While this use of they/their as 3rd person singular isn't universal, it > >> is very common in modern usage. And, the bylaws already have an explicit > >> statement that any pronouns should be read as singular/plural as needed: > >> "6.7 _Pronouns._ All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to > >> refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the > >> identity of the person or persons may require." > >> > >> > >> The updates change a few words in protected sections of the bylaws, so > >> after the board vote, we'll need independent votes from the OpenStack > >> Technical Committee and Platinum Members, and will include these changes > >> in the annual Gold Member and Individual Member votes (for Gold and > >> Individual Directors). So, it'll probably be mid- to late-January before > >> the changes are fully reviewed and approved. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Allison > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Foundation-board mailing list > >> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org > >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Foundation-board mailing list > > Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org > > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board > > > > -- > Mohammed Naser > VEXXHOST, Inc. > > _______________________________________________ > Foundation mailing list > Foundation at lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation > > > -- > Robert Cathey > Cathey.co > +1 865-386-6118 > @robertcathey _______________________________________________ > Foundation mailing list > Foundation at lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From allison at lohutok.net Wed Oct 27 17:13:48 2021 From: allison at lohutok.net (Allison Randal) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:13:48 -0400 Subject: [OpenStack Foundation] OIF bylaws text changes for gender neutrality Message-ID: <83fe3dd3-212e-c77b-4d4f-14f75dfac46a@lohutok.net> Hi all, In the March OIF board meeting, the Diversity & Inclusion working group proposed some minor changes to the bylaws to use more gender-neutral language. We've completed legal review on the changes, so we're ready for broader community review and feedback now, and then will plan for the OIF board to vote on the changes in the next board meeting in December. I've attached a PDF with a redline markup of the changes, all comments are welcome. The changes are relatively simple: a) "Chairman" changes to "Chair" throughout the document. b) Consistently uses they/their as the gender-neutral 3rd person singular pronoun. This replaces all instances of he/his, and all cases where we previously had incomplete gender neutrality with "his or hers", "he or she", and other variations that explicitly listed two genders. While this use of they/their as 3rd person singular isn't universal, it is very common in modern usage. And, the bylaws already have an explicit statement that any pronouns should be read as singular/plural as needed: "6.7 _Pronouns._ All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person or persons may require." The updates change a few words in protected sections of the bylaws, so after the board vote, we'll need independent votes from the OpenStack Technical Committee and Platinum Members, and will include these changes in the annual Gold Member and Individual Member votes (for Gold and Individual Directors). 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Guess it's awesome we've not had any since 2019. :-) > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:39 PM Mohammed Naser > wrote: > Hi: > > It looks good, but as I was going through it, I noticed that it still > listed Lauren Sell as a foundation contact for code of conduct > reports. Perhaps we can slip in a replacement at the same time? > > Thanks, > MOhammed > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:32 PM Sean McGinnis > wrote: > > > > Thank you Allison, this looks great. Glad to see this moving forward. > > > > Sean > > > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 12:16 PM Allison Randal > wrote: > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> In the March OIF board meeting, the Diversity & Inclusion working group > >> proposed some minor changes to the bylaws to use more gender-neutral > >> language. We've completed legal review on the changes, so we're ready > >> for broader community review and feedback now, and then will plan for > >> the OIF board to vote on the changes in the next board meeting in December. > >> > >> I've attached a PDF with a redline markup of the changes, all comments > >> are welcome. The changes are relatively simple: > >> > >> a) "Chairman" changes to "Chair" throughout the document. > >> > >> b) Consistently uses they/their as the gender-neutral 3rd person > >> singular pronoun. This replaces all instances of he/his, and all cases > >> where we previously had incomplete gender neutrality with "his or hers", > >> "he or she", and other variations that explicitly listed two genders. > >> > >> While this use of they/their as 3rd person singular isn't universal, it > >> is very common in modern usage. And, the bylaws already have an explicit > >> statement that any pronouns should be read as singular/plural as needed: > >> "6.7 _Pronouns._ All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to > >> refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the > >> identity of the person or persons may require." > >> > >> > >> The updates change a few words in protected sections of the bylaws, so > >> after the board vote, we'll need independent votes from the OpenStack > >> Technical Committee and Platinum Members, and will include these changes > >> in the annual Gold Member and Individual Member votes (for Gold and > >> Individual Directors). So, it'll probably be mid- to late-January before > >> the changes are fully reviewed and approved. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Allison > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Foundation-board mailing list > >> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org > >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Foundation-board mailing list > > Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org > > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board > > > > -- > Mohammed Naser > VEXXHOST, Inc. > > _______________________________________________ > Foundation mailing list > Foundation at lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation > > > -- > Robert Cathey > Cathey.co > +1 865-386-6118 > @robertcathey _______________________________________________ > Foundation mailing list > Foundation at lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From allison at lohutok.net Wed Oct 27 18:26:06 2021 From: allison at lohutok.net (Allison Randal) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:26:06 -0400 Subject: [OpenStack Foundation] [Foundation Board] OIF bylaws text changes for gender neutrality In-Reply-To: References: <83fe3dd3-212e-c77b-4d4f-14f75dfac46a@lohutok.net> Message-ID: The code of conduct contact actually has already been updated on the website version of the bylaws: https://openinfra.dev/legal/code-of-conduct It just didn't make it into the LibreOffice/Word format document. I ran 'wdiff' on the main bylaws text to catch any inconsistencies (and found, for example, that the website version didn't apply the bylaws changes for Vice Chairs late last year), but I didn't run it on the appendices, so I'll make sure to do that before we get to the board vote. On 10/27/21 1:47 PM, Robert Cathey wrote: > Wow. Good catch. Guess it's awesome we've not had any since 2019. :-) > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:39 PM Mohammed Naser > wrote: > > Hi: > > It looks good, but as I was going through it, I noticed that it still > listed Lauren Sell as a foundation contact for code of conduct > reports.? Perhaps we can slip in a replacement at the same time? > > Thanks, > MOhammed > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:32 PM Sean McGinnis > > wrote: > > > > Thank you Allison, this looks great. Glad to see this moving forward. > > > > Sean > > > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 12:16 PM Allison Randal > > wrote: > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> In the March OIF board meeting, the Diversity & Inclusion working > group > >> proposed some minor changes to the bylaws to use more gender-neutral > >> language. We've completed legal review on the changes, so we're ready > >> for broader community review and feedback now, and then will plan for > >> the OIF board to vote on the changes in the next board meeting in > December. > >> > >> I've attached a PDF with a redline markup of the changes, all > comments > >> are welcome. The changes are relatively simple: > >> > >> a) "Chairman" changes to "Chair" throughout the document. > >> > >> b) Consistently uses they/their as the gender-neutral 3rd person > >> singular pronoun. This replaces all instances of he/his, and all > cases > >> where we previously had incomplete gender neutrality with "his or > hers", > >> "he or she", and other variations that explicitly listed two genders. > >> > >> While this use of they/their as 3rd person singular isn't > universal, it > >> is very common in modern usage. And, the bylaws already have an > explicit > >> statement that any pronouns should be read as singular/plural as > needed: > >> "6.7 _Pronouns._ All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to > >> refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, > as the > >> identity of the person or persons may require." > >> > >> > >> The updates change a few words in protected sections of the > bylaws, so > >> after the board vote, we'll need independent votes from the OpenStack > >> Technical Committee and Platinum Members, and will include these > changes > >> in the annual Gold Member and Individual Member votes (for Gold and > >> Individual Directors). So, it'll probably be mid- to late-January > before > >> the changes are fully reviewed and approved. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Allison > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Foundation-board mailing list > >> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org > > >> > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Foundation-board mailing list > > Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org > > > > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board > > > > > -- > Mohammed Naser > VEXXHOST, Inc. > > _______________________________________________ > Foundation mailing list > Foundation at lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation > > > > > -- > *Robert Cathey* > Cathey.co > +1 865-386-6118 > @robertcathey From tim.bell at cern.ch Wed Oct 27 18:29:55 2021 From: tim.bell at cern.ch (Tim Bell) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 20:29:55 +0200 Subject: [OpenStack Foundation] [Foundation Board] OIF bylaws text changes for gender neutrality In-Reply-To: References: <83fe3dd3-212e-c77b-4d4f-14f75dfac46a@lohutok.net> Message-ID: <0846AC45-B770-4A36-A5DC-E2EC6976A515@cern.ch> Could we have a generic page which all the various references could post to which, initially, would contain Jonathan/Alison ? This would save having to update all the documents each time there is a change. Initial contents could be "If you believe that the OpenInfra Code of Conduct is being violated, you are being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the Foundation staff immediately via phone or email. The Foundation staff (?Staff?) who manage these issues have the following contact information: Jonathan Bryce, jonathan at openinfra.dev , cell # +1-210-317-2438 Allison Price, allison at openinfra.dev , cell # +1-214-686-6821? Tim > On 27 Oct 2021, at 20:26, Allison Randal wrote: > > The code of conduct contact actually has already been updated on the > website version of the bylaws: > > https://openinfra.dev/legal/code-of-conduct > > It just didn't make it into the LibreOffice/Word format document. I ran > 'wdiff' on the main bylaws text to catch any inconsistencies (and found, > for example, that the website version didn't apply the bylaws changes > for Vice Chairs late last year), but I didn't run it on the appendices, > so I'll make sure to do that before we get to the board vote. > > On 10/27/21 1:47 PM, Robert Cathey wrote: >> Wow. Good catch. Guess it's awesome we've not had any since 2019. :-) >> >> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:39 PM Mohammed Naser > > wrote: >> >> Hi: >> >> It looks good, but as I was going through it, I noticed that it still >> listed Lauren Sell as a foundation contact for code of conduct >> reports. Perhaps we can slip in a replacement at the same time? >> >> Thanks, >> MOhammed >> >> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:32 PM Sean McGinnis >> > wrote: >>> >>> Thank you Allison, this looks great. Glad to see this moving forward. >>> >>> Sean >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 12:16 PM Allison Randal >> > wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> In the March OIF board meeting, the Diversity & Inclusion working >> group >>>> proposed some minor changes to the bylaws to use more gender-neutral >>>> language. We've completed legal review on the changes, so we're ready >>>> for broader community review and feedback now, and then will plan for >>>> the OIF board to vote on the changes in the next board meeting in >> December. >>>> >>>> I've attached a PDF with a redline markup of the changes, all >> comments >>>> are welcome. The changes are relatively simple: >>>> >>>> a) "Chairman" changes to "Chair" throughout the document. >>>> >>>> b) Consistently uses they/their as the gender-neutral 3rd person >>>> singular pronoun. This replaces all instances of he/his, and all >> cases >>>> where we previously had incomplete gender neutrality with "his or >> hers", >>>> "he or she", and other variations that explicitly listed two genders. >>>> >>>> While this use of they/their as 3rd person singular isn't >> universal, it >>>> is very common in modern usage. And, the bylaws already have an >> explicit >>>> statement that any pronouns should be read as singular/plural as >> needed: >>>> "6.7 _Pronouns._ All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to >>>> refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, >> as the >>>> identity of the person or persons may require." >>>> >>>> >>>> The updates change a few words in protected sections of the >> bylaws, so >>>> after the board vote, we'll need independent votes from the OpenStack >>>> Technical Committee and Platinum Members, and will include these >> changes >>>> in the annual Gold Member and Individual Member votes (for Gold and >>>> Individual Directors). So, it'll probably be mid- to late-January >> before >>>> the changes are fully reviewed and approved. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Allison >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Foundation-board mailing list >>>> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org >> >>>> >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board >> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Foundation-board mailing list >>> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org >> >>> >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mohammed Naser >> VEXXHOST, Inc. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Foundation mailing list >> Foundation at lists.openstack.org >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation >> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Robert Cathey* >> Cathey.co >> +1 865-386-6118 >> @robertcathey > > _______________________________________________ > Foundation-board mailing list > Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From amy at demarco.com Wed Oct 27 18:46:52 2021 From: amy at demarco.com (Amy) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:46:52 -0500 Subject: [OpenStack Foundation] [Foundation Board] OIF bylaws text changes for gender neutrality In-Reply-To: <0846AC45-B770-4A36-A5DC-E2EC6976A515@cern.ch> References: <0846AC45-B770-4A36-A5DC-E2EC6976A515@cern.ch> Message-ID: Good catch Mohammed and I like Tim?s idea of referring to something outside the Bylaws so it would not require a change if the contacts changed. Amt > > On Oct 27, 2021, at 1:30 PM, Tim Bell wrote: > > ?Could we have a generic page which all the various references could post to which, initially, would contain Jonathan/Alison ? > > This would save having to update all the documents each time there is a change. > > Initial contents could be > > "If you believe that the OpenInfra Code of Conduct is being violated, you are being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the Foundation staff immediately via phone or email. > The Foundation staff (?Staff?) who manage these issues have the following contact information: > > Jonathan Bryce, jonathan at openinfra.dev, cell # +1-210-317-2438 > Allison Price, allison at openinfra.dev, cell # +1-214-686-6821? > Tim > >> On 27 Oct 2021, at 20:26, Allison Randal wrote: >> >> The code of conduct contact actually has already been updated on the >> website version of the bylaws: >> >> https://openinfra.dev/legal/code-of-conduct >> >> It just didn't make it into the LibreOffice/Word format document. I ran >> 'wdiff' on the main bylaws text to catch any inconsistencies (and found, >> for example, that the website version didn't apply the bylaws changes >> for Vice Chairs late last year), but I didn't run it on the appendices, >> so I'll make sure to do that before we get to the board vote. >> >>> On 10/27/21 1:47 PM, Robert Cathey wrote: >>> Wow. Good catch. Guess it's awesome we've not had any since 2019. :-) >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:39 PM Mohammed Naser >> > wrote: >>> >>> Hi: >>> >>> It looks good, but as I was going through it, I noticed that it still >>> listed Lauren Sell as a foundation contact for code of conduct >>> reports. Perhaps we can slip in a replacement at the same time? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> MOhammed >>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:32 PM Sean McGinnis >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>> Thank you Allison, this looks great. Glad to see this moving forward. >>>> >>>> Sean >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 12:16 PM Allison Randal >>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> In the March OIF board meeting, the Diversity & Inclusion working >>> group >>>>> proposed some minor changes to the bylaws to use more gender-neutral >>>>> language. We've completed legal review on the changes, so we're ready >>>>> for broader community review and feedback now, and then will plan for >>>>> the OIF board to vote on the changes in the next board meeting in >>> December. >>>>> >>>>> I've attached a PDF with a redline markup of the changes, all >>> comments >>>>> are welcome. The changes are relatively simple: >>>>> >>>>> a) "Chairman" changes to "Chair" throughout the document. >>>>> >>>>> b) Consistently uses they/their as the gender-neutral 3rd person >>>>> singular pronoun. This replaces all instances of he/his, and all >>> cases >>>>> where we previously had incomplete gender neutrality with "his or >>> hers", >>>>> "he or she", and other variations that explicitly listed two genders. >>>>> >>>>> While this use of they/their as 3rd person singular isn't >>> universal, it >>>>> is very common in modern usage. And, the bylaws already have an >>> explicit >>>>> statement that any pronouns should be read as singular/plural as >>> needed: >>>>> "6.7 _Pronouns._ All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to >>>>> refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, >>> as the >>>>> identity of the person or persons may require." >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The updates change a few words in protected sections of the >>> bylaws, so >>>>> after the board vote, we'll need independent votes from the OpenStack >>>>> Technical Committee and Platinum Members, and will include these >>> changes >>>>> in the annual Gold Member and Individual Member votes (for Gold and >>>>> Individual Directors). So, it'll probably be mid- to late-January >>> before >>>>> the changes are fully reviewed and approved. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Allison >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Foundation-board mailing list >>>>> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org >>> >>>>> >>> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board >>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Foundation-board mailing list >>>> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org >>> >>>> >>> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Mohammed Naser >>> VEXXHOST, Inc. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Foundation mailing list >>> Foundation at lists.openstack.org >>> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Robert Cathey* >>> Cathey.co >>> +1 865-386-6118 >>> @robertcathey >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Foundation-board mailing list >> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board > > _______________________________________________ > Foundation-board mailing list > Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jungleboyj at gmail.com Wed Oct 27 19:11:05 2021 From: jungleboyj at gmail.com (Jay Bryant) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:11:05 -0500 Subject: [OpenStack Foundation] [Foundation Board] OIF bylaws text changes for gender neutrality In-Reply-To: References: <83fe3dd3-212e-c77b-4d4f-14f75dfac46a@lohutok.net> Message-ID: <148a7b2e-d142-4202-23af-96e4de12b134@gmail.com> I second Sean's response.? Looks good other than the other concern mentioned on the list. Thanks! Jay On 10/27/2021 12:31 PM, Sean McGinnis wrote: > Thank you Allison, this looks great. Glad to see this moving forward. > > Sean > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 12:16 PM Allison Randal > wrote: > > Hi all, > > In the March OIF board meeting, the Diversity & Inclusion working > group > proposed some minor changes to the bylaws to use more gender-neutral > language. We've completed legal review on the changes, so we're ready > for broader community review and feedback now, and then will plan for > the OIF board to vote on the changes in the next board meeting in > December. > > I've attached a PDF with a redline markup of the changes, all comments > are welcome. The changes are relatively simple: > > a) "Chairman" changes to "Chair" throughout the document. > > b) Consistently uses they/their as the gender-neutral 3rd person > singular pronoun. This replaces all instances of he/his, and all cases > where we previously had incomplete gender neutrality with "his or > hers", > "he or she", and other variations that explicitly listed two genders. > > While this use of they/their as 3rd person singular isn't > universal, it > is very common in modern usage. And, the bylaws already have an > explicit > statement that any pronouns should be read as singular/plural as > needed: > "6.7 _Pronouns._ All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to > refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the > identity of the person or persons may require." > > > The updates change a few words in protected sections of the bylaws, so > after the board vote, we'll need independent votes from the OpenStack > Technical Committee and Platinum Members, and will include these > changes > in the annual Gold Member and Individual Member votes (for Gold and > Individual Directors). So, it'll probably be mid- to late-January > before > the changes are fully reviewed and approved. > > Thanks, > Allison > _______________________________________________ > Foundation-board mailing list > Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org > > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board > > > > _______________________________________________ > Foundation mailing list > Foundation at lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From allison at lohutok.net Wed Oct 27 19:12:15 2021 From: allison at lohutok.net (Allison Randal) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:12:15 -0400 Subject: [OpenStack Foundation] [Foundation Board] OIF bylaws text changes for gender neutrality In-Reply-To: <0846AC45-B770-4A36-A5DC-E2EC6976A515@cern.ch> References: <83fe3dd3-212e-c77b-4d4f-14f75dfac46a@lohutok.net> <0846AC45-B770-4A36-A5DC-E2EC6976A515@cern.ch> Message-ID: <2e4e1ae3-d12b-c31c-da9a-5626edbc3d04@lohutok.net> I can totally see the logic in the suggestion. But, unfortunately I don't think there's any way to avoid the fact that the website is the best format for public viewing of the legal documents, while LibreOffice/Word is the best format for legal/community review and voting on changes. Diff tools at least make it straightforward to compare the two formats and make sure we keep them in sync. (The real magic would be keeping a master copy in markdown or some other general markup language, and generating HTML/ODF/PDF from the master, but that's almost certainly overkill.) On 10/27/21 2:29 PM, Tim Bell wrote: > Could we have a generic page which all the various references could post > to which, initially, would contain Jonathan/Alison ? > > This would save having to update all the documents each time there is a > change. > > Initial contents could be? > > "If you believe that the OpenInfra Code of Conduct is being violated, > you are being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a > member of the Foundation staff immediately via phone or email. > > The Foundation staff (?Staff?) who manage these issues have the > following contact information: > > * Jonathan Bryce,?jonathan at openinfra.dev > , cell # +1-210-317-2438 > * Allison Price,?allison at openinfra.dev , > cell # +1-214-686-6821? > > Tim > >> On 27 Oct 2021, at 20:26, Allison Randal > > wrote: >> >> The code of conduct contact actually has already been updated on the >> website version of the bylaws: >> >> https://openinfra.dev/legal/code-of-conduct >> >> >> It just didn't make it into the LibreOffice/Word format document. I ran >> 'wdiff' on the main bylaws text to catch any inconsistencies (and found, >> for example, that the website version didn't apply the bylaws changes >> for Vice Chairs late last year), but I didn't run it on the appendices, >> so I'll make sure to do that before we get to the board vote. >> >> On 10/27/21 1:47 PM, Robert Cathey wrote: >>> Wow. Good catch. Guess it's awesome we've not had any since 2019. :-) >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:39 PM Mohammed Naser >> > wrote: >>> >>> ???Hi: >>> >>> ???It looks good, but as I was going through it, I noticed that it still >>> ???listed Lauren Sell as a foundation contact for code of conduct >>> ???reports.? Perhaps we can slip in a replacement at the same time? >>> >>> ???Thanks, >>> ???MOhammed >>> >>> ???On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:32 PM Sean McGinnis >>> ???> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thank you Allison, this looks great. Glad to see this moving forward. >>>> >>>> Sean >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 12:16 PM Allison Randal >>> ???> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> In the March OIF board meeting, the Diversity & Inclusion working >>> ???group >>>>> proposed some minor changes to the bylaws to use more gender-neutral >>>>> language. We've completed legal review on the changes, so we're ready >>>>> for broader community review and feedback now, and then will plan for >>>>> the OIF board to vote on the changes in the next board meeting in >>> ???December. >>>>> >>>>> I've attached a PDF with a redline markup of the changes, all >>> ???comments >>>>> are welcome. The changes are relatively simple: >>>>> >>>>> a) "Chairman" changes to "Chair" throughout the document. >>>>> >>>>> b) Consistently uses they/their as the gender-neutral 3rd person >>>>> singular pronoun. This replaces all instances of he/his, and all >>> ???cases >>>>> where we previously had incomplete gender neutrality with "his or >>> ???hers", >>>>> "he or she", and other variations that explicitly listed two genders. >>>>> >>>>> While this use of they/their as 3rd person singular isn't >>> ???universal, it >>>>> is very common in modern usage. And, the bylaws already have an >>> ???explicit >>>>> statement that any pronouns should be read as singular/plural as >>> ???needed: >>>>> "6.7 _Pronouns._ All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to >>>>> refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, >>> ???as the >>>>> identity of the person or persons may require." >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The updates change a few words in protected sections of the >>> ???bylaws, so >>>>> after the board vote, we'll need independent votes from the OpenStack >>>>> Technical Committee and Platinum Members, and will include these >>> ???changes >>>>> in the annual Gold Member and Individual Member votes (for Gold and >>>>> Individual Directors). So, it'll probably be mid- to late-January >>> ???before >>>>> the changes are fully reviewed and approved. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Allison >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Foundation-board mailing list >>>>> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org >>> ??? >>>>> >>> ???http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board >>> ??? >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Foundation-board mailing list >>>> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org >>> ??? >>>> >>> ???http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board >>> ??? >>> >>> >>> >>> ???-- >>> ???Mohammed Naser >>> ???VEXXHOST, Inc. >>> >>> ???_______________________________________________ >>> ???Foundation mailing list >>> ???Foundation at lists.openstack.org >>> ???http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation >>> ??? >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Robert Cathey* >>> Cathey.co >>> +1 865-386-6118 >>> @robertcathey >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Foundation-board mailing list >> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board > > > _______________________________________________ > Foundation-board mailing list > Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board > From tim.bell at cern.ch Wed Oct 27 19:18:21 2021 From: tim.bell at cern.ch (Tim Bell) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 21:18:21 +0200 Subject: [OpenStack Foundation] [Foundation Board] OIF bylaws text changes for gender neutrality In-Reply-To: <2e4e1ae3-d12b-c31c-da9a-5626edbc3d04@lohutok.net> References: <83fe3dd3-212e-c77b-4d4f-14f75dfac46a@lohutok.net> <0846AC45-B770-4A36-A5DC-E2EC6976A515@cern.ch> <2e4e1ae3-d12b-c31c-da9a-5626edbc3d04@lohutok.net> Message-ID: <613E9BC0-894E-42F5-9CBC-9363B4E918FE@cern.ch> As the foundation emphasising automated agile development and for multiple continuous integration projects with testing pipelines at the scale we are, I would be hopeful that we could do something dynamic with the bylaws ?. Tim > On 27 Oct 2021, at 21:12, Allison Randal wrote: > > I can totally see the logic in the suggestion. But, unfortunately I > don't think there's any way to avoid the fact that the website is the > best format for public viewing of the legal documents, while > LibreOffice/Word is the best format for legal/community review and > voting on changes. > > Diff tools at least make it straightforward to compare the two formats > and make sure we keep them in sync. (The real magic would be keeping a > master copy in markdown or some other general markup language, and > generating HTML/ODF/PDF from the master, but that's almost certainly > overkill.) > > On 10/27/21 2:29 PM, Tim Bell wrote: >> Could we have a generic page which all the various references could post >> to which, initially, would contain Jonathan/Alison ? >> >> This would save having to update all the documents each time there is a >> change. >> >> Initial contents could be >> >> "If you believe that the OpenInfra Code of Conduct is being violated, >> you are being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a >> member of the Foundation staff immediately via phone or email. >> >> The Foundation staff (?Staff?) who manage these issues have the >> following contact information: >> >> * Jonathan Bryce, jonathan at openinfra.dev >> , cell # +1-210-317-2438 >> * Allison Price, allison at openinfra.dev , >> cell # +1-214-686-6821? >> >> Tim >> >>> On 27 Oct 2021, at 20:26, Allison Randal >> > wrote: >>> >>> The code of conduct contact actually has already been updated on the >>> website version of the bylaws: >>> >>> https://openinfra.dev/legal/code-of-conduct >>> >>> >>> It just didn't make it into the LibreOffice/Word format document. I ran >>> 'wdiff' on the main bylaws text to catch any inconsistencies (and found, >>> for example, that the website version didn't apply the bylaws changes >>> for Vice Chairs late last year), but I didn't run it on the appendices, >>> so I'll make sure to do that before we get to the board vote. >>> >>> On 10/27/21 1:47 PM, Robert Cathey wrote: >>>> Wow. Good catch. Guess it's awesome we've not had any since 2019. :-) >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:39 PM Mohammed Naser >>> > wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi: >>>> >>>> It looks good, but as I was going through it, I noticed that it still >>>> listed Lauren Sell as a foundation contact for code of conduct >>>> reports. Perhaps we can slip in a replacement at the same time? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> MOhammed >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:32 PM Sean McGinnis >>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thank you Allison, this looks great. Glad to see this moving forward. >>>>> >>>>> Sean >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 12:16 PM Allison Randal >>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> In the March OIF board meeting, the Diversity & Inclusion working >>>> group >>>>>> proposed some minor changes to the bylaws to use more gender-neutral >>>>>> language. We've completed legal review on the changes, so we're ready >>>>>> for broader community review and feedback now, and then will plan for >>>>>> the OIF board to vote on the changes in the next board meeting in >>>> December. >>>>>> >>>>>> I've attached a PDF with a redline markup of the changes, all >>>> comments >>>>>> are welcome. The changes are relatively simple: >>>>>> >>>>>> a) "Chairman" changes to "Chair" throughout the document. >>>>>> >>>>>> b) Consistently uses they/their as the gender-neutral 3rd person >>>>>> singular pronoun. This replaces all instances of he/his, and all >>>> cases >>>>>> where we previously had incomplete gender neutrality with "his or >>>> hers", >>>>>> "he or she", and other variations that explicitly listed two genders. >>>>>> >>>>>> While this use of they/their as 3rd person singular isn't >>>> universal, it >>>>>> is very common in modern usage. And, the bylaws already have an >>>> explicit >>>>>> statement that any pronouns should be read as singular/plural as >>>> needed: >>>>>> "6.7 _Pronouns._ All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to >>>>>> refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, >>>> as the >>>>>> identity of the person or persons may require." >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The updates change a few words in protected sections of the >>>> bylaws, so >>>>>> after the board vote, we'll need independent votes from the OpenStack >>>>>> Technical Committee and Platinum Members, and will include these >>>> changes >>>>>> in the annual Gold Member and Individual Member votes (for Gold and >>>>>> Individual Directors). So, it'll probably be mid- to late-January >>>> before >>>>>> the changes are fully reviewed and approved. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Allison >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Foundation-board mailing list >>>>>> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org >>>> >>>>>> >>>> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board >>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Foundation-board mailing list >>>>> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org >>>> >>>>> >>>> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mohammed Naser >>>> VEXXHOST, Inc. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Foundation mailing list >>>> Foundation at lists.openstack.org >>>> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Robert Cathey* >>>> Cathey.co >>>> +1 865-386-6118 >>>> @robertcathey >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Foundation-board mailing list >>> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org >>> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Foundation-board mailing list >> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board >> From allison at lohutok.net Wed Oct 27 18:58:28 2021 From: allison at lohutok.net (Allison Randal) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:58:28 -0400 Subject: [OpenStack Foundation] [Foundation Board] OIF bylaws text changes for gender neutrality In-Reply-To: References: <83fe3dd3-212e-c77b-4d4f-14f75dfac46a@lohutok.net> Message-ID: Here's an updated redline PDF that drops appendix 6 (where the code of contact contacts were listed), since there weren't any language changes to review in that appendix anyway. On 10/27/21 2:26 PM, Allison Randal wrote: > The code of conduct contact actually has already been updated on the > website version of the bylaws: > > https://openinfra.dev/legal/code-of-conduct > > It just didn't make it into the LibreOffice/Word format document. I ran > 'wdiff' on the main bylaws text to catch any inconsistencies (and found, > for example, that the website version didn't apply the bylaws changes > for Vice Chairs late last year), but I didn't run it on the appendices, > so I'll make sure to do that before we get to the board vote. > > On 10/27/21 1:47 PM, Robert Cathey wrote: >> Wow. Good catch. Guess it's awesome we've not had any since 2019. :-) >> >> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:39 PM Mohammed Naser > > wrote: >> >> Hi: >> >> It looks good, but as I was going through it, I noticed that it still >> listed Lauren Sell as a foundation contact for code of conduct >> reports.? Perhaps we can slip in a replacement at the same time? >> >> Thanks, >> MOhammed >> >> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:32 PM Sean McGinnis >> > wrote: >> > >> > Thank you Allison, this looks great. Glad to see this moving forward. >> > >> > Sean >> > >> > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 12:16 PM Allison Randal >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> In the March OIF board meeting, the Diversity & Inclusion working >> group >> >> proposed some minor changes to the bylaws to use more gender-neutral >> >> language. We've completed legal review on the changes, so we're ready >> >> for broader community review and feedback now, and then will plan for >> >> the OIF board to vote on the changes in the next board meeting in >> December. >> >> >> >> I've attached a PDF with a redline markup of the changes, all >> comments >> >> are welcome. The changes are relatively simple: >> >> >> >> a) "Chairman" changes to "Chair" throughout the document. >> >> >> >> b) Consistently uses they/their as the gender-neutral 3rd person >> >> singular pronoun. This replaces all instances of he/his, and all >> cases >> >> where we previously had incomplete gender neutrality with "his or >> hers", >> >> "he or she", and other variations that explicitly listed two genders. >> >> >> >> While this use of they/their as 3rd person singular isn't >> universal, it >> >> is very common in modern usage. And, the bylaws already have an >> explicit >> >> statement that any pronouns should be read as singular/plural as >> needed: >> >> "6.7 _Pronouns._ All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to >> >> refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, >> as the >> >> identity of the person or persons may require." >> >> >> >> >> >> The updates change a few words in protected sections of the >> bylaws, so >> >> after the board vote, we'll need independent votes from the OpenStack >> >> Technical Committee and Platinum Members, and will include these >> changes >> >> in the annual Gold Member and Individual Member votes (for Gold and >> >> Individual Directors). So, it'll probably be mid- to late-January >> before >> >> the changes are fully reviewed and approved. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Allison >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Foundation-board mailing list >> >> Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org >> >> >> >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Foundation-board mailing list >> > Foundation-board at lists.openstack.org >> >> > >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mohammed Naser >> VEXXHOST, Inc. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Foundation mailing list >> Foundation at lists.openstack.org >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation >> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Robert Cathey* >> Cathey.co >> +1 865-386-6118 >> @robertcathey -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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