# Bradley Kuhn blog post on signing OSI board agreement (take 2)

**URL:** <https://discuss.opensource.org/t/bradley-kuhn-blog-post-on-signing-osi-board-agreement-take-2/936>\
**Category:** Elections\
**Created:** [March 19, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/bradley-kuhn-blog-post-on-signing-osi-board-agreement-take-2/936 "2025-03-19T16:33:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![fontana](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/discuss.opensource.org/fontana/32/110_2.png) [@fontana](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/fontana)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/bradley-kuhn-blog-post-on-signing-osi-board-agreement-take-2/936/1 "2025-03-19T16:33:44Z")

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Today Affiliate member candidate Bradley Kuhn published a blog post titled “[I signed an OSI board agreement in anticipation of election results](https://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2025/03/19/a-sign-board-agreement.html)”.

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**Author:** ![chadwhitacre](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/discuss.opensource.org/chadwhitacre/32/428_2.png) [@chadwhitacre](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/chadwhitacre)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/bradley-kuhn-blog-post-on-signing-osi-board-agreement-take-2/936/2 "2025-03-19T22:15:29Z")

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> I refuse to use proprietary software for my FOSS volunteer work

Sigh. OSI clearly communicated on the prep call that using proprietary software is a non-negotiable requirement for Board participation. Do we really have to duke this one out in passive-aggressive politicking as well?

I’m coming to interpret Bradley’s ongoing behavior as—on the whole—a distracting waste of time. Open Source could be so much more than this!

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**Author:** ![zero2hero](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/discuss.opensource.org/zero2hero/32/483_2.png) [@zero2hero](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/zero2hero)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 2:10am UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/bradley-kuhn-blog-post-on-signing-osi-board-agreement-take-2/936/3 "2025-03-22T02:10:19Z")

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I was also confused by the announcement. It would have been preferable to make it before the election/voting period began before the final list, as that timing would have benefited both candidates and voters.