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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 <mnaser at vexxhost.com
> <mailto:mnaser at vexxhost.com>> 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
>     <sean.mcginnis at gmail.com <mailto:sean.mcginnis at gmail.com>> 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
>     <allison at lohutok.net <mailto:allison at lohutok.net>> 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
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