SD69, seconding freemangordon's question - are there any procedures specified, when council member(s) disappear, without any sign of life? If there aren't any, maybe we should create some *now*? In my opinion, under current "technological" status, 2 weeks of total absence without any prior warning or even small info like "I get hit by asteroid yesterday, so I'm using cafe/stole/whatever net and I'm going to have my connection repaired in 2 weeks" is enough to "delete" a Council member. Especially, that cadence is only 6 months total. What others thing about that?] I looked and there are no procedures for replacing absent council members. --- So, let me summary current situation, AIUI. SD69 is one and only Council member left, other pointed their interest into other projects, without any pre- or -post warning. X-Fade have us in a*s, because he is paid by Nokia, and Nokia have us in a*s (as whole, 8mm not talking about certain individuals). SD69, have I missed or misunderstood something? If no, what about possible ideas to get out of this nasty situation? Despite circumstances, I think (and feel) that Maemo development got quite nice momentum now, and it would be pity to waste that. My idea - resolving missing council members problem by ending their cadence (giving them a week and another message spam, to give a chance to respond), and "quick" election afterward. Immediately starting process of "gaining independence" from Nokia funds - by creating foundation (probably not under Maemo name, due to trademarks), fundraising, and paying on our own things, that definitely need to be paid-positions. Getting other functions "occupied" by volunteers (this one is de facto realisation of plan took by current council, yet never really started beyond point of brainstorm "what positions we need to have"). = finally getting rid of "teams", that have us in a*s, cause they're not paid by us, and replacing them with people/teams paid by us directly (if necessary), and voluntary counterparts, where applicable. NEXT: After establishing stable structures, depending or success (or lack of) of fundraising, choose major "milestone" projects, that need to be supported, and doing so by all possible means (not only banner). Where absolutely necessary, consider financial grants/contracts (not necessary huge ones, depend on money raised). /Estel