{"id":822,"date":"2012-06-15T10:26:54","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T10:26:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-09-14T17:58:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T17:58:00","slug":"kubuntu-council-constitution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kubuntu.org\/kubuntu-council-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Kubuntu Council Constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. This document details the constitution of the group hereinafter referred to as the ‘Kubuntu Council’ or the ‘council’.
    \nCIVS refers to the Condorcet Internet Voting Service (http:\/\/www.cs.cornell.edu\/andru\/civs.html).KDE e.v. refers to a registered non-profit organization that represents the KDE Project in legal and financial matters (http:\/\/ev.kde.org).<\/p>\n

    Kubuntu refers to the free software distribution project (http:\/\/www.kubuntu.org).<\/p>\n

    Ubuntu refers to the free software distribution project (http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/project\/about-ubuntu\/governance).<\/li>\n

  2. The purpose of the council is to make decisions and govern Kubuntu.<\/li>\n
  3. Kubuntu is part of the Ubuntu project and the council will abide by legitimate decisions of the Ubuntu Community Council.<\/li>\n
  4. The Kubuntu Council can appoint Kubuntu Members, and any active Kubuntu contributor is welcome to apply for membership.<\/li>\n
  5. Council members are appointed for a period of two years based on a vote of Kubuntu Members.<\/li>\n
  6. The Kubuntu Council will appoint a chair, secretary, and treasurer from among its members (each council member shall hold only one of these positions).<\/li>\n
  7. A vote is defined as quorate if at least three council members are present.<\/li>\n
  8. If the meeting is not quorate, voting shall be done by e-mail over a period of three days.<\/li>\n
  9. The chair shall have a casting vote.<\/li>\n
  10. If the Kubuntu Council falls below three members and it is not possible to elect new council members, the funds and any other assets will be defaulted to KDE e.V.<\/li>\n
  11. Motions are carried by simple majority or by using CIVS.<\/li>\n
  12. If any council members do not respond to contact attempts by other council members or contact the project for over three months, they shall be considered inactive and a vote may be organized to replace them.<\/li>\n
  13. Revisions to the constitution must be pre-announced on the kubuntu-devel mailing list, must be pre-announced to the Ubuntu Community Council and other stakeholders, and must be approved by a vote of the Kubuntu Council.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Agreed at a meeting of Kubuntu members on 14th June 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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