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The X.Org Foundation has been operating under a set of Provisional By-laws since it's formation.
Recently, these By-laws have undergone a thorough review, which has resulted in a major revision
that better reflects the organization and how it operates.

== By-Laws ==
The Board of Directors is pleased to present these revised By-laws for public comment and discussion.
All discussion shall take place on the bylaws@x.org mailing list, which is open to everyone. Anyone
interested in commenting on these By-laws is asked to join the mailing list at http://x.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/bylaws.

The discussion period for this review shall run through 10 September 2006. The By-laws will be submitted to the members for approval in the upcoming election which will be held later this year.

 * [[attachment:ProposedBylaws.pdf]]

Revisions to the By-laws have been made as a result of the public review. The revised version is available here

 * [[attachment:ProposedBylawsRevised20061009.pdf]]
 * [[attachment:ProposedBylawsRedlinedvs20060811.pdf]]

Unless there a critical issue, this will most likely be the version that will be put up for ratification as part of the upcoming election.

A couple of very minor editorial and formatting changes have been made. The version that will appear on the ballot is here

 * [[attachment:ProposedBylawsRevised20061029.pdf]]

'''''This version was approved on 14 November 2006'''''

== Membership Agreement ==

The Board of Directors is also ready to present a revised Membership Agreement for public review. The discussion period for the Membership Agreement will end 20 October 2006. Discussion shall take place on the bylaws mailing list described above.

 * [[attachment:ProposedMembershipAgreement.pdf]]

Discussion is still ongoing for the Membership Agreement, so a seperate ballot will be opened for it once the discussion and review have concluded.