Chuck Thier wrote:

I wish you had commented on the options earlier in the original thread, but that's a fair point. Diversity is a valid concern.

That's what option (4) was addressing: limit the committee growth while still ensuring representation from various projects.

Let me repeat what that option was:

"Limit the TC to 13 members, have them all directly-elected, *and* guarantee that a minimum of 8 PTLs end up in the committee"

It looks like this would address your concern: ensuring a minimum of diversity is present in the resulting committee, while proactively addressing the growth issue before it becomes a factor in accepting/rejecting new projects. It's also the smallest change from the current situation (we keep a 8PTL+5 committee).

It was my preferred option, but consensus seemed to be (at that point) that the added complexity in election setup was not compensated by clear benefits. But further discussion proved that diversity is a concern, so I'm happy to propose that option instead. I really would prefer general consensus on that change.

Anne, John, Doug, Chuck: Would that be agreeable to you ? If not, why not ?