On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 6:05 PM Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org> wrote: > On 12/8/20 3:40 PM, Jim Bourne wrote: > > On 08/12/2020 15:48, Johnny Hughes wrote: > >> I promise you, to the best of my knowledge, IBM had nothing to do with > >> this decision. Red Hat is a distinct unit inside IBM and Red Hat still > >> has a CEO, CFO, etc. Red Hat also maintains a neutral relationship with > >> many IBM competitors. So this was not an IBM decision. > > > > Then WHO made the decision? > > > > Where was the transparency in this decision by the CentOS Board? > > (assuming CentOS still *has* a working independent board) > > > > Judging from the reactions, I don't believe that anyone saw this coming. > > Where was the community consultation on IF this was a good idea. > > The CentOS Project board has a Red Hat Liaison. That position is > documented here: > > > https://www.centos.org/about/governance/board-responsibilities/#red-hat-liaison-responsibilities > > Also see role of Liaison here (and look at B:): > > https://www.centos.org/about/governance/voting/ > > The bottom line is .. a decision of the CentOS Board has been made and > we don't have to like it. We do have to do it, regardless of if we like > it. > The CentOS Board has failed in its *FIRST* four responsibilities. >From that first web page: CentOS Governing Board Responsibilities - Guidance and leadership over the ultimate Project roadmap. - Community outreach. - Maintenance of health and viability of CentOS community. - Maintenance of a healthy and proactive relationship with the Project users and consider those needs and uses in decisions. -- *Matt Phelps* *Information Technology Specialist, Systems Administrator* (Computation Facility, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory) Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian 60 Garden Street | MS 39 | Cambridge, MA 02138 email: mphelps at cfa.harvard.edu cfa.harvard.edu | Facebook <http://cfa.harvard.edu/facebook> | Twitter <http://cfa.harvard.edu/twitter> | YouTube <http://cfa.harvard.edu/youtube> | Newsletter <http://cfa.harvard.edu/newsletter>