it would have been very appreciated if you shared your thoughts then when the draft was presented or if you actively participated in improving the policy when a review was voted on 6 months ago.
Nobody reported any major issue with the updated version of the policy so one can presume it’s ready to be voted.
The rules of procedures state “Drafts of amended rules, or the intent to cancel them in entirety, need to be made available at least one week in advance.” so 2 weeks seems to be an adequate period of time.
As stated 2 weeks ago for a similar query: “A lot of improvements have been implemented so I recommend to read it in its entirety instead of trying to compare it to the previous iteration.”
Members of the board that are also members of staff read the CoI Policy, fully understood it and I’m sure you would agree that they acted in an exemplar manner showing that they did not require additional guidance.
As stated when the draft has been presented: “Lessons have been learned from the past and that’s why it includes a lot more guidance in relation to how to recognise a conflict of interest and what to do with it.”
What you call “old grievances” are example of situations where members of the board would have benefited from clearer guidance to avoid behaviours that created a large number of issues for TDF over the years. If you missed the connection between behaviours and clauses then the board could help you refreshing your memory during the next meeting.
I’m sure you would agree that it is our duty to make explicit certain rules that are based on past behaviours so that they won’t happen in future boards and will not waste time and money that would have been better invested in LibreOffice and our community.