Bylaws

Article I — Name & Purpose

The organization is named the “FinLinux OS Foundation” (the “Foundation”), a nonprofit trade association organized to develop, maintain, and distribute the FinLinux OS operating system free of charge, and to hold the FinLinux trademark and associated infrastructure in trust for the community.

Article II — Membership

Membership is open to individuals and organizations as described on the Membership page. Individual members in good standing may vote in SIG and FLESCo elections. Organizational membership tiers do not confer additional voting weight over technical decisions.

Article III — The Board

The Board of Directors is responsible for the Foundation's finances, legal compliance, trademark enforcement, and sponsorship agreements. The Board consists of no fewer than five and no more than nine directors, serving staggered two-year terms. The Board does not direct FLESCo's technical decisions.

Article IV — FLESCo

Technical governance is delegated to the FinLinux Engineering Steering Committee (FLESCo) as described on the Governance page. FLESCo operates independently of the Board on all matters of release engineering, packaging policy, and SIG oversight.

Article V — Conflicts of Interest

Directors and FLESCo members must disclose any financial interest in a matter before the body and recuse themselves from votes where a conflict exists. Disclosures are logged in meeting minutes.

Article VI — Amendments

These bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the Board, with thirty days' public notice to the membership prior to the vote.