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+% Formalising Democracy
+% Alyssa Rosenzweig
+% 25 Apr 2017
+
+One month ago, the [Open Letter to the Free Software Community](/news/unity.md)
+was published, alluding to the new Libreboot leadership. Today, the ideals
+expressed there have been formalised into an official project policy. In the
+new [General Management Guidelines](/management.md), the ins-and-outs of our
+democratic system is codified, including the formal team list. Hint, hint: the
+structure isn't "I, Alyssa Rosenzweig, decide everything and Thou shall bow
+down to me"! There are four core team members, and we welcome community
+feedback for major decisions.
+
+There was an underlying tension in the letter: should Libreboot rejoin GNU? On
+purely political and technical levels, the answer is a resounding "yes". We
+share the mission of spreading free software. Our communities overlap. Most of
+the Libreboot community uses GNU software, and much of GNU uses libreboot.
+Technically, the tighter integration is useful. Politically, closer ties will
+strengthen both of our projects. But this is neither completely a political or
+technical question -- it is a human one.
+
+There is no easy answer to this. But the best course of action is to reach out
+beyond the team to the community at large. A number of people ranging from
+Libreboot users to GNU developers to casual bystanders chimed in, and the
+answer was an overwhelming "yes, you should have done this a month ago!"
+
+With that in mind, we have reapplied for GNU. Leah conducted the initial
+discussions, such as the Reddit thread, as she felt that she needed to correct
+her own error. I have since been handling the application itself, which was
+submitted recently. GNU has not yet made a decision on the matter. Ultimately,
+it will be up to Richard Stallman himself whether the mutual benefits of
+joining will outweigh any potential awkwardness.
+
+No matter the response, Libreboot remains committed to free software. Whether
+or not we need a g'new name, this will never change.
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+% Community feedback on whether to offer libreboot.org domain name to FSF
+% Leah Rowe
+% 26 Apr 2017
+
+I, Leah Rowe, have stepped down as leader of the Libreboot project. This means
+that I must also transfer ownership of the libreboot.org domain name to
+another entity. I have chosen to propose the FSF as that entity.
+
+This is something that could be offered to GNU as part of Libreboot's
+filed application to re-join GNU.
+
+Commenting will be taken on
+<https://www.reddit.com/r/libreboot/comments/67rd46/proposal_transfer_librebootorg_ownership_to_fsf/>
+as to whether this decision should be taken. Full reasoning is documented
+there.
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+% Community feedback needed on whether Libreboot should re-join the GNU project
+%
+% 22 Apr 2017
+
+Community feedback is needed on whether Libreboot should re-join the GNU
+project, having previously been a member. The discussion place for this topic
+is on [this thread in the Libreboot subreddit at reddit.com/r/libreboot/](https://www.reddit.com/r/libreboot/comments/66tdds/proposal_for_libreboot_rejoin_gnu_community/). With sufficient community support, Libreboot will
+apply to re-join to become a member of the GNU project. Full reasoning and
+history behind this proposal is detailed in the thread.
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+% Community feedback on whether to offer libreboot.org domain name to SFC
+% Leah Rowe
+% 27 Apr 2017
+
+I, Leah Rowe, have stepped down as leader of the Libreboot project. This means
+that I must also transfer ownership of the libreboot.org domain name to
+another entity. I have chosen to propose the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC)
+as that entity.
+
+Commenting will be taken on
+<https://www.reddit.com/r/libreboot/comments/67x3bs/proposal_transfer_librebootorg_domain_name/>
+as to whether this decision should be taken. Full reasoning is documented
+there.
+
+Software Freedom Conservancy is heavily affiliated with the FSF. Conservancy
+provides legal services, e.g. GPL enforcement, for those who violate the GNU
+General Public License. They generally offer legal services related to Free
+Software. Its founder, Bradley Kuhn, is also a former Executive Director of
+the FSF. (Karen Sandler, is SFC's current Executive Director).
+
+In addition to legal services, Conservancy also helps promote Free Software
+and provides certain infrastructure for Free Software projects, and does
+sometimes assist in development of projects.
+
+More information:
+<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Freedom_Conservancy>
+
+Conservancy website:
+<https://sfconservancy.org/>
+
+This is something that could be offered to GNU as part of Libreboot's
+filed application to re-join GNU.
+
+Previously, it was proposed that the domain name be transferred to the FSF, but
+this was vetoed by an opposing member of the core leadership, when I proposed
+it. SFC was then recommended as an alternative, hence this new proposal.