Re: [ecf-dev] request for vote

[Scott Lewis <slewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Harshana,

Here's a page with links to membership types, membership benefits, and 
membership process information:

http://www.eclipse.org/membership/become_a_member/

Note the email for membership stuff is apparently membership at 
eclipse.org...although I expect that emo at eclipse.org will also work 
just fine.

IMHO the voting power (for Board membership) is the most important 
right/responsibility for committer members, as the Board's choices have 
a large effect on the projects and the future of the whole community (I 
was a committer Board representative myself 3 years ago, and so I have 
first hand experience with this).

Scott


Harshana Eranga Martin wrote:
> Hi Scott,
>
> Could you pls explain me about pros and cons other than voting 
> power of becoming a EF member ? (A URL to get the information is enough.)
>
> Thanks and Regards,
> Harshana Martin
>
> On 5 February 2010 01:03, Scott Lewis <slewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:slewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     Hi ECFers,
>
>     The Eclipse Foundation recently announced the nominees for the
>     committer representative on the Board of Directors:
>
>     http://www.eclipse.org/org/elections/nominees.php
>
>     The voting opens February 8th and I urge everyone to vote for your
>     Board representatives.  The Board sets everything from IP policy
>     to development process to EF resource allocation...and all these
>     decisions effect the EF projects deeply on a day-to-day basis.
>     Particularly if you are an independent committer or contributor I
>     urge you to make sure that you have access to voting.  To be able
>     to vote you must be an EF member...either through your employer,
>     or as an independent member.  Note that being a member is not the
>     same as being a committer.  If you are not a member and wish to be
>     one (so you can vote) contact the Eclipse Management Organization
>     (EMO)...aka Anne Jacko at emo at eclipse.org <http://eclipse.org>
>     and you can become a member simply by completing a little paperwork.
>
>     There is *no cost to you* to becoming an independent member, and
>     such membership allows you to vote for Board representation and
>     influence the EF Board in the directions you think are important.
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Scott
>
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