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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 <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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>>     Mohammed Naser
>>     VEXXHOST, Inc.
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