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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 <allison at lohutok.net> 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
>>    <mailto:jonathan at openinfra.dev>, cell # +1-210-317-2438
>>  * Allison Price, allison at openinfra.dev <mailto:allison at openinfra.dev>,
>>    cell # +1-214-686-6821”
>> 
>> Tim
>> 
>>> On 27 Oct 2021, at 20:26, Allison Randal <allison at lohutok.net
>>> <mailto:allison at lohutok.net>> 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
>>> <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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