I'm still trying to understand the whole situation...

A brief history as I understand it:

1. The community council was created to give the community a voice, a place to share ideas about Maemo and other Nokia systems. Nokia owned and operated pretty much all the infrastructure where this happened. The community created their own rules and structure (Community Council.)

2. Nokia was closing down Maemo. Community starts scrambling to create an entity and structure that could legally be given the assets. HiFo was created, and Community Council has essentially the same rules and role. Many discussions and bylaws were created to try to keep both parties "in check."

3. The HiFo entity proves problematic. A solution that seems to work, the German eV is proposed.

Being around at the time, I understood the tension that existed between HiFo and Community Council. There wasn't anything inherent in the HiFo structure that would ensure it did the community's will. Thus the idea that HiFo was the "cashier" only, and the CC was the voice and will of the community.

Now the MCeV is an entirely different type of structure. The GA, however it's defined, and I would hope it's defined as inclusively as possible, (with or without an annual membership fee) guarantees that community as a whole (and not just a 3-5 person Council) is in control, by law.

In the MCeV world, why do we want to hang onto the CC? What's the value that it provides in that structure? Hopefully this won't just provoke flames, but a honest discussion not based on fear.

It seems plain that the MCeV through it's GA, can create any council, commission, or project team to solve problems or do any job required.

Personally, the more I learn about the MCeV, the more I think this is probably the best solution for us. True there is the issue that no one can be a board member who is not an EU citizen (I'm Canadian). I've come to terms with that, and it's been explained that this is a requirement of German law, and there are other ways a non-EU citizen can work for MCeV (and can always be a member of the GA anyway, so have a voice in the community.)

Did I get anything completely wrong?