[Eric-chat] draft Eric Constitution.

[Gavin R. B. <ga...@ga...>]

Folks,

Sorry to come over all corporate, but I have some ideas regarding our
constitution:

i) Unlike many of the (fascist) organisations out there, we could have a
democratically elected President, Vice President and board of 10
directors. Please note that the VIPs are merely figureheads and have no
more power than the board. They are the ones who push the buttons, so to
speak.

Every year, we have separate elections for all of these roles.

ii) We have a Matrix Management scheme which empowers those who are
enthusiastic and competant, regardless of heirarchy and supposed
'experience'. The thinking on this is to save on management overhead and
decision making times where possible; this will compensate for the
overhead of elections and democratic decision making etc.

Matrix management is essentially a decentralised distributed network of
people, each one fulfilling her personal function as a reflection of her
skills. This is an alternative to the rigidly heirarchical systems of
todays 'old school' management.

iii) A universal casual dress code for all. Guys, if you can program
well, have the technical know-how and the enthusiasm, you can wear
anything you like. Period. However, in offsite meetings with big
business we have to come to some compromise, a smart image is essential
here.

iv) We invest in young people. No more shall the dead weight of 50-year
old directors trap the young and the enthusiastic. No more shall office
politics hold us all back. We are all from one, out of one, and to one
goal. Let it be so.

v) We are an Equal Opportunities employer. We will discriminate on no
basis whatsoever, except perhaps being good at the job. We endeavour to
use our technology to connect people across diverse Geographic, Cultural
and Religious identities, both within the organisation and without. Let
it be so.

Any amendments, or other ideas pls. let me know. This draft constitution
is far from perfect or complete.

All the best,
		Gavin.