OpenEmbedded eV membership drive

[Philip Balister <philip@balister.org>]

As most of you know, there is an OpenEmbedded eV to provide an umbrella 
organization for handling various aspects of managing the project. There 
is a description here: http://wiki.openembedded.net/index.php/Organization.

One of the things we would like to do is vote in new members to the eV 
(for the .us guys, think 501c3). If you are interested in becoming a 
member, read the Organization web page and send me an email indicating 
your desire to become a member. Please include a short paragraph 
explaining who you are and how you are involved with OpenEmbedded.

After one week, I'll submit the list of names as a voting proposal to 
the current eV members. Or statutes provide for a one week discussion 
period, followed by a one week voting period for new member votes.

People ask me why they should join the eV. Besides being a good way to 
show your support for the OpenEmbedded project, the Technical Steering 
Committee is elected by the eV members.

To remain an eV member, you must attend the annual General Assembly 
regularly. (if you miss two consecutive meetings you become an 
extraordinary member with no voting rights). However, submitting a proxy 
counts as attending the General Assembly. The current plan is to 
schedule the GA at ELCE this fall.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Philip