Xavier Drudis Ferran xdrudis@tinet.org writes:
I'm sorry but I don't understand you and many other people wanting to decide what the FSFE says or does.
You misrepresent me. I was merely trying to highlight *why* people may consider FSFE undemocratic, rather than the motive which you are trying to assign to me here.
I *do* however believe that if the only electors are the executive, then that will raise some interesting problems later, and that it is probably unsafe to describe FSFE as democratic in the modern common sense.
Of course, how FSFE decides to organise itself is a matter for FSFE. To the best of my knowledge, though, there is no obvious way for me to become a member at present. The core is the entirety of FSFE by your definition.
Digressing slightly, I do believe that FSFE has a power over all of us: a stated aim is to use the power of its campaigns to lobby for better terms for Free Software in Europe. This is something that affects me and probably many others. It is only natural to desire the ability to express our wishes by some formal route.
I also have no problem with Bill Gates having a vote on FSFE, as long as he pays his dues. It's only one vote and not the many million dollars of influence he currently has over many governments.
On a real aside, *why* is the web site in American English? Not the best way to appeal to a British audience ;-)