[Owasp-leaders] Notice of Board Action

[Konstantinos Papapanagiotou]

For what it's worth it, I believe that the announcement was very well
written. As Eoin implied in his last e-mail, if someone wants to learn
more details he can search the wiki.

Kostas

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Jason Alexander
<jason.alexander at owasp.org> wrote:
> I think some decorum is required. Ask yourself if knowing the details will
> be a benefit to you and your owasp chapter/project etc.
>
>
> Jason Alexander
> OWASP Chapter Founder And Leader
> Twitter: 0wasp
> Sent From My Samsung Droid Phone
>
>
>
> daniel cuthbert <daniel.cuthbert at owasp.org> wrote:
>
>
> So if that's the case, surely the "we've done something that we wanted you
> to all know but won't mention who/what in order to keep privacy" approach
> wasn't really fitting.
>
> I'm confused.
>
>
> On 7 February 2012 11:50, Eoin <eoin.keary at owasp.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Dinis,
>>
>> Should we not respect peoples privacy?
>> I don't think it is fair to name the individual(s) involved.
>>
>> Point to be made is that we (the board) are trying to maintain OWASP as a
>> fun organisation to work with and we can not tolerate activities which may
>> upset or offend other members of the organisation. We are open, but also
>> sensitive to life outside of OWASP.
>>
>> -ek
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7 February 2012 10:00, dinis cruz <dinis.cruz at owasp.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Humm, who is this for?
>>>
>>> Can you provide more details on what happened?
>>>
>>> Since we are an open organization, all details about issues like this
>>> must be published in our wiki. Is there a page I'm missing?
>>>
>>> Dinis Cruz
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6 February 2012 21:06, Michael Coates <michael.coates at owasp.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> OWASP Leaders,
>>>>
>>>> OWASP is open open organization that values the time and contributions
>>>> of all of our volunteers.  As your elected board it is our goal and
>>>> responsibility to foster the community and OWASP platform upon which we all
>>>> pursue the OWASP mission.
>>>>
>>>> At times it is necessary for the board to evaluate specific situations
>>>> and make difficult decisions that are necessary to uphold the values of our
>>>> organization.  In the spirit of our open organization, today I am writing
>>>> all leaders to make you aware of a recent board decision to revoke the
>>>> membership of an individual.  This is not a decision we take lightly and
>>>> have given it significant consideration.
>>>>
>>>> The following actions were taken:
>>>> 1. Per OWASP ByLaws section 4.03 the board voted and passed the measure
>>>> with the required two-thirds vote
>>>> 2. The individual was notified and offered an opportunity to appeal the
>>>> board's decision
>>>> 3. The appeal was scheduled and all board members participated along
>>>> with the individual
>>>> 4. The board held a second vote based upon the material presented during
>>>> the appeal and concluded that the original measure to revoke membership
>>>> would be upheld
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This matter is being brought to the attention of the leaders list as we
>>>> believe it is important to be open in all actions of the organization.  On
>>>> that same token, I also encourage people to handle this issue with the
>>>> appropriate level of sensitivity and respect for those involved.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Michael Coates
>>>> OWASP
>>>> michael.coates at owasp.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Eoin Keary
>> OWASP Global Board Member (Vice Chair)
>>
>> https://twitter.com/EoinKeary
>>
>>
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