[ Thanks to Rick
Lehrbaum for this link. ]
“I’d like to propose a specific process for us to use in
forming the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC) at next week’s ELC
organizational meeting at the Embedded Systems
Conference.“
“I propose that we immediately establish an “ELC Formation
Committee” that will consist of all those present who carry a
written commitment (from their companies) to join the ELC at a
membership level of at least $5,000 per year. Once established, the
ELC Formation Committee will serve as (or select) an acting board
of directors for the group and will define the next steps of the
formation of the ELC as a non-profit trade association. Those steps
will presumably include choosing a temporary chairperson,
authorizing a budget for the formation process, overseeing the
process of incorporation, and establishing the initial membership
and management structure. The Formation Committee will continue to
serve as an acting board of directors until the incorporation is
compete, whereapon there will be a formal election of the first
year’s board of directors and officers.”