I don't think we need special considerations for "independent". Just
the same considerations as when changing from "affiliation A" over to
"some other affiliation, not A".
I also would worry about burdening NomCom
chairs with underspecified criteria for how to decide on anything more than
what i think they have to do today, which is just making a call if
one has ones primary affilliation with A from the time of NomCom determination
on.
Cheers
Toerless
On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 09:32:14PM -0700, Christian Huitema wrote:
> On 7/19/2024 7:12 PM, NomCom Chair 2024 wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > For full transparency about the NomCom voting member selection process, I
> > am sending this email.
> >
> > During the challenge period, some community members raised objections
> > about Kiran Makhijani's status as an independent volunteer. Martin and I
> > received a satisfactory explanation regarding Kiran's independent
> > status, and according to the RFC 9389 eligibility requirements, she
> > qualifies to serve on the NomCom 2024 as voting member.
> >
> > There is a possible question: when can a volunteer be considered
> > independent? Is a grace period needed between their last employer and
> > achieving independent status?
>
> That's a good question. There are probably no clear cut answers. In some
> cases, people leave their employers because they are pushed out, and they
> will have no tie at all. In other cases, people retire and have investments
> in their former employer's stock and are thus interested in the continuous
> success of that employer. Or they may have good friends and former
> colleagues still working there. I suspect that there are no clear cut rules,
> and that whatever information is used to decide is better kept private.
>
> Having the nomcom chair decide after a private discussion looks like a good
> solution.
>
> -- Christian Huitema
>
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