[Owasp-leaders] Notice of Board Action

[Eoin]

Thanks guys.
Very happy you agree with our approach.


On 7 February 2012 15:04, Castle, Dale (dc9pc) <dc9pc at virginia.edu> wrote:

>  I agree with Jason’s comment. We have open standards and open elections,
> but I don’t think it’s necessary to publicly embarrass volunteers.****
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> Dale Castle****
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> OWASP Charlottesville Chapter Founder and Leader****
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> *From:* owasp-leaders-bounces at lists.owasp.org [mailto:
> owasp-leaders-bounces at lists.owasp.org] *On Behalf Of *Jason Alexander
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 07, 2012 7:22 AM
> *To:* daniel.cuthbert at owasp.org; eoin.keary at owasp.org
> *Cc:* owasp-leaders at lists.owasp.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Owasp-leaders] Notice of Board Action****
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> I think some decorum is required. Ask yourself if knowing the details will
> be a benefit to you and your owasp chapter/project etc.****
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> Jason Alexander
> OWASP Chapter Founder And Leader
> Twitter: 0wasp
> Sent From My Samsung Droid Phone ****
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> daniel cuthbert <daniel.cuthbert at owasp.org> wrote:
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> 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. ****
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> I'm confused. ****
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> On 7 February 2012 11:50, Eoin <eoin.keary at owasp.org> wrote:****
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> Hi Dinis,
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> 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****
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> On 7 February 2012 10:00, dinis cruz <dinis.cruz at owasp.org> wrote:****
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> Humm, who is this for?****
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> Can you provide more details on what happened?****
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> 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?
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> Dinis Cruz****
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> On 6 February 2012 21:06, Michael Coates <michael.coates at owasp.org> wrote:
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> 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
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> 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.
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>
> Michael Coates
> OWASP
> michael.coates at owasp.org
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> Eoin Keary
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Eoin Keary
OWASP Global Board Member (Vice Chair)

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