We are being VERY careful to have a solid legal framework to stand on that will allow the foundation to fulfill it's goals of building a great piece of software, making it open source and easy to use without license conflicts, and protecting the foundation and project from litigation down the road.
So version 0.3 of the bylaws are available. The only changes are:
1. We are going with GPLv2 to avoid the patent complications. Those are surmountable, but the possible negative image some folks still have of gplv3 are something we don't want to have to overcome. 2 will work.
2. A quorum will be defined as a majority for voting purposes. (this isn't spelled out in the summary of the bylaws here. These are just working material, once we're set these will be drafted into full legalese and made available for review)
So please all take a look and let us know if there are any other issues we should consider before the full bylaws are drawn up.
http://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/bylaws_draft_v0.3.txt
Thanks Tom and everyone for the frank and constructive conversation. It'll pay off for us all with a solid and reliable framework to get things done!
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