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diff --git a/society/constitution.mdwn b/society/constitution.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b3fa836 --- /dev/null +++ b/society/constitution.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +[[!meta title="Society/Constitution"]] +[[!meta author="Tlsa"]] +[[!meta date="2009-07-08T14:55:53Z"]] + + +[[!toc]] This is the constitution +of the NetSurf Society. + +1. This document details the constitution of the the NetSurf Project + Society, hereinafter referred to as "the Society". +2. Membership of the Society is non-transferable and is open to any + person who fulfils any of the following: + 1. The person is an active developer of any of the NetSurf + Project's programmes or libraries or documentation or websites + thereof. Such a person is defined by their having commit access + to the NetSurf Project's central revision control system and + having made a non-trivial commit within the past 12 months. + 2. The person is an active developer as defined in A but, instead + of having commit access to the NetSurf Project's central + revision control system, their non-trivial updates, patches, + modifications or new content is sponsored by an extant Member of + the Society such that it is committed to the NetSurf Project's + central revision control system on their behalf. + +3. Membership is free of charge, no subscription payments will be due. +4. The Committee comprises three roles: Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. +5. Membership applications and resignations must be made in writing + (email or by post) or in person to the current holder of the + Secretary role. +6. The Secretary will accept and approve any such application providing + the applicant fulfils any of the subclauses of 2. Resignation of + membership is subject to no conditions for normal Members, and is + predicated on a replacement having been elected for Committee + Members. +7. Membership is automatically terminated if any of the following are + determined to be true: + 1. The Member dies + 2. The Member ceases to fulfil any of the requirements as laid out + in the subclauses of 2. + +8. The Society's objects (the Objects) are: + 1. To promote the use of, and advance the development of the + NetSurf Web Browser + 2. To promote the use of, and advance the development of the + NetSurf Project's other applications and libraries. + +9. All income and property of the Society shall be applied towards + furthering the Objects. +10. The Society will hold an annual general meeting (AGM) each year. At + least 11 months and no more than 15 months may elapse between + successive AGMs. +11. Any single member of the Committee, or 3 Members of the Society + acting in concert may call an EGM at any time by requesting it of + the Secretary in writing or in person. +12. No less than two weeks will elapse between the calling of a meeting + (either AGM or EGM) and the meeting taking place. +13. Meetings may occur physically or in the IRC channel \#netsurf on the + Freenode IRC network. +14. The Committee is elected at the AGM and the Committee Members serve + the period starting immediately after the end of the AGM at which + they were elected and ending at the end of the subsequent AGM. +15. Nominations for Committee roles and any motions to be considered at + an AGM or EGM will be announced to the Members no more than one week + and no less than four days before the meeting. +16. Motions and nominations for Committee members must be submitted to + the Secretary after the announcement of the AGM (or an EGM called + for the purpose of electing a new Committee member) and must arrive + no less than one week before the meeting so that they can be + included in the announcement detailed in 15. A candidate for a + Committee role may withdraw themselves from consideration at any + time up to the point at which the vote is called at the meeting. + Should a given committee role not have any nominations by this time, + or should all nominees withdraw before the vote, the incumbent is + considered to be automatically re-nominated. +17. All Members of the Society have one vote. +18. Votes may only be cast by the Member unless previously delegated in + writing to the Secretary. +19. Votes may be cast ahead of the meeting by providing a written + account of the vote the Member wishes to cast to the Secretary no + less than 24 hours ahead of the meeting. +20. A meeting is considered quorate if at least one Committee member is + present and at least three other Members are present or have + registered absent votes for all motions and nominations being + considered. +21. Should a Committee member wish to resign, an EGM shall be called to + elect a different Member to that role. The Member wishing to resign + the role shall serve until such a meeting can take place. The newly + elected Member will serve until the end of the subsequent AGM. +22. Should membership of the Society fall below five Members, or should + it prove not possible to elect a Committee, then an EGM will be + called to attempt to resolve the situation. Should the EGM end + without membership increasing to at least five or without an elected + Committee, then the Society will be dissolved. +23. Should a motion at an EGM or AGM be to dissolve the Society, then a + two-thirds majority including at least one Committee Member will be + required for the motion to pass. +24. Should the society be dissolved, the following must be fulfilled: + 1. A resolution detailing the procedure for disposing of any assets + belonging to the Society must be passed by a two-thirds majority + of the remaining Members of the Society + 2. The most recently elected Committee will then execute the + resolution as passed. + +25. No Member may simultaneously occupy more than one role on the + Committee. +26. Signatories on any bank accounts held in the name of the Society + shall be the members of the Committee. +27. Should the membership of the Committee change, it shall be the task + of the Secretary (both old and new if changing) to ensure that the + Bank remain informed of the permitted signatories and to ensure that + any required paperwork is executed to that effect. +28. All votes are non-secret and all Members will be notified of the + results of motions and nominations by the Secretary after any + general meeting. +29. This Constitution may be amended by a motion passed by simple + majority at any quorate general meeting. + diff --git a/society/members.mdwn b/society/members.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3de7500 --- /dev/null +++ b/society/members.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +[[!meta title="Society/Members"]] +[[!meta author="DanielSilverstone"]] +[[!meta date="2013-07-20T09:58:57Z"]] + + +[[!toc]] Currently the Committee +is: + +- Michael Drake, Chair +- John-Mark Bell, Treasurer +- Daniel Silverstone, Secretary + +Current non-committee membership is: + +- Rob Kendrick +- Chris Young +- Vincent Sanders +- François Revol +- Steve Fryatt + +The society is therefore quorate. + +The following are eligible to join: + +- Ole Loots +- Vivek Dasmohapatra +- Anthony J. Bentley +- Adrien Destugues +- Craig Barnes +- John Tytgat + |