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Disallow PSF staff from serving on the packaging council
There is a potential CoI around direct control over the funding that they would have approval power on.
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peps/pep-0772.rst

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No more than two Packaging Council members should be employed by or
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significantly affiliated with the same entity. An entity would be a company, a
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company and its subsidiaries, or another incorporated entity such as a
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non-profit or educational institution with its own mission and goals. PSF
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members are explicitly exempt from this restriction, but _not_ PSF employees,
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directors, or officers.
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non-profit or educational institution with its own mission and goals. PSF
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members are explicitly exempt from this restriction, but _not_ PSF directors,
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or officers.
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While we trust council members to act in the best interests of Python rather
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than themselves or their employers, the mere appearance of any one company
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dominating Python development could itself be harmful and erode trust.
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PSF staff members are not permitted to be on the Packaging Council.
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In a council election, if more than two of the top five vote-getters work for
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the same employer, then whichever of them ranked lowest is disqualified and the
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6th-ranking candidate moves up into 5th place; this is repeated until a valid

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