A fairly brief and workmanlike routine meeting. A few things brewing, but I didn't notice anything major. Meeting minutes, www volunteering and getting reliable reminders out seem to need more work. Again, all three officers reported (yay!), but again, linuxpoet raised an unannounced item at the meeting (boo!). "It is good practice to set a deadline for submission of new business, and to list the business to be conducted in meeting announcements." -- SPI, 2007.
HIGHLIGHTS 20:02:29 <bdale> [item 1, Opening] Welcome to today's Software in the Public Interest board of directors meeting, which is now called to order. Today's agenda and details of pending resolutions can be found on the web at: http://www.spi-inc.org/secretary/agenda/2008/2008-11-19.html 20:02:29 <bdale> [item 2, Roll Call] I received a private message on IRC from Neil that he might be in transit at this time. <Hydroxide> Jimmy Kaplowitz <bdale> Bdale Garbee * zobel Martin Zobel-Helas <linuxpoet> Joshua Drake <luk_> Luk Claes <Ganneff> Joerg Jaspert <schultmc> Michael Schultheiss 20:05:13 <bdale> [item 3, President's Report] <bdale> Privoxy is interested in becoming an associated project, and I am working with them on a resolution. Hope to have it for next month's meeting. Noting the long-standing $20 GNOME balance in our financial statement, I emailed the GNOME Foundation executive director earlier today suggesting we transfer the funds to them. An author working on a document relating to Debian installation has approached SPI for advice on licensing his article and about the possibility of transfering copyright in the article to us. I plan to follow up with him later today. 20:06:12 <bdale> [item 4, Treasurer's Report] <schultmc> I sent out a balance sheet a few minutes ago and a copy of it appears in the agenda. I was unable to get an income statement prepared before this meeting but will have it completed by Saturday, 2008-11-22. SPI's 2007 Form 990 (tax form) was filed last week. November 15, 2008 was the deadline. 20:08:25 <bdale> [item 5, Secretary's report] <Hydroxide> just as per the agenda, volunteers are still needed for the website. I got one offer from slef (MJ Ray) shortly before the meeting today, which is appreciated. see the agenda about what I'm looking for and how to put yourself forward. This will go out to an SPI mailing list in the near future. 20:10:23 <bdale> [item 6, Outstanding minutes] "Approve the October 15th, 2008 minutes": Yes: 6, No: 0, Abstain: 1 20:14:30 <bdale> [item 7, Items up for discussion] <linuxpoet> As you guys know I do PgUS work too, part of that is talking to [Education]. Well at the last talk it became readily apparent that SPI has some strong educating efforts to be done too. So if anyone has EDU contacts, I am trying to compile a list so we can get some speakers out, Haven't yet but plan to [send to -general mailing list] 20:16:44 <bdale> [item 8, Next board meeting] Wednesday 17th December, 2008 - 20:00 UTC? <luk_> I would welcome an earlier reminder btw 20:17:53 <bdale> *GAVEL* TIMED LOG 20:02:29 <bdale> *GAVEL* 20:02:29 <bdale> [item 1, Opening] Welcome to today's Software in the Public Interest board of directors meeting, which is now called to order. 20:02:29 <bdale> Today's agenda and details of pending resolutions can be found on the web at: http://www.spi-inc.org/secretary/agenda/2008/2008-11-19.html 20:02:29 <bdale> [item 2, Roll Call] 20:02:29 <bdale> Board members, please state your name for the record. As we have nine board members, quorum for today's meeting is six. 20:02:32 <bdale> Guests (including board advisors), please /msg your names to Hydroxide if you wish your attendance to be recorded in the minutes of this meeting. 20:02:35 <bdale> Jimmy, any regrets recorded? I received a private message on IRC from Neil that he might be in transit at this time. 20:02:39 <Hydroxide> Jimmy Kaplowitz 20:02:40 <bdale> Bdale Garbee 20:02:41 * zobel Martin Zobel-Helas 20:02:42 <linuxpoet> Joshua Drake 20:02:43 <Hydroxide> no other regrets recorded 20:02:53 <luk_> Luk Claes 20:02:53 <Ganneff> Joerg Jaspert 20:03:02 <Hydroxide> bdale: pre-meeting? (re Neil's message) 20:03:15 <Hydroxide> we already have quorum. 20:03:26 <bdale> Hydroxide: I'm not sure when, it was in a /query window I found on return from a trip into town a couple hours ago 20:03:33 <bdale> so definitely pre-meeting 20:03:39 <bdale> ok, we have quorum 20:03:45 <bdale> who are we missing? 20:03:49 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] has joined #spi 20:04:06 <Hydroxide> Neil McGovern, David Graham, and ...? 20:04:08 <schultmc> Michael Schultheiss 20:04:09 <schultmc> sorry 20:04:12 <bdale> ah, thanks 20:04:14 <Hydroxide> him. right :) 20:04:14 <bdale> ok 20:04:29 <bdale> cdlu: ? 20:04:43 <Hydroxide> Maulkin: ping in case you're there 20:05:03 <bdale> since we have quorum, let's proceed. hopefully they will join in. 20:05:13 <bdale> [item 3, President's Report] 20:05:13 <bdale> Privoxy is interested in becoming an associated project, and I am working with them on a resolution. Hope to have it for next month's meeting. 20:05:13 <bdale> Noting the long-standing $20 GNOME balance in our financial statement, I emailed the GNOME Foundation executive director earlier today suggesting 20:05:13 <bdale> we transfer the funds to them. 20:05:15 <bdale> An author working on a document relating to Debian installation has approached SPI for advice on licensing his article and about the possibility 20:05:17 <bdale> of transfering copyright in the article to us. I plan to follow up with him later today. 20:05:19 <bdale> Any questions or comments? 20:05:43 * Hydroxide has no objection to any of that. 20:05:46 <linuxpoet> I am good 20:06:05 <Ganneff> none 20:06:12 <bdale> [item 4, Treasurer's Report] 20:06:13 <bdale> Michael? 20:06:29 <schultmc> I sent out a balance sheet a few minutes ago and a copy of it appears in the agenda. 20:06:38 <bdale> yep, I saw it 20:06:50 <schultmc> I was unable to get an income statement prepared before this meeting but will have it completed by Saturday, 2008-11-22. 20:07:02 <bdale> ok, thanks 20:07:09 <schultmc> SPI's 2007 Form 990 (tax form) was filed last week 20:07:15 * Hydroxide cheers 20:07:15 <bdale> good 20:07:20 <schultmc> that's all I have unless there's any questions or comments 20:07:20 <Ganneff> formn 990? 20:07:31 <jello> what is/was the deadline for the 990? 20:07:33 <Ganneff> ah. tax. /me should parsesentences full 20:07:38 <Hydroxide> schultmc: slight mistake on the 2006 one - it said I was treasurer, which wasn't true at the end of 2006 IIRC 20:08:12 <bdale> schultmc: thanks for the report. will look forward to the full income statement this weekend. 20:08:25 <bdale> [item 5, Secretary's report] 20:08:25 <bdale> Jimmy? 20:08:54 <luk_> 21:05 <jello> what is/was the deadline for the 990? 20:08:55 <Hydroxide> just as per the agenda, volunteers are still needed for the website. I got one offer from slef (MJ Ray) shortly before the meeting today, which is appreciated. 20:09:15 <bdale> luk_: sorry, I missed that... schultmc, what was the 990 deadline? 20:09:25 <Hydroxide> see the agenda about what I'm looking for and how to put yourself forward. This will go out to an SPI mailing list in the near future. 20:09:29 <schultmc> jello: november 15, 2008 20:09:38 <jello> schultmc: great. thanks! 20:10:00 <bdale> Hydroxide: ok. I encourage anyone here who has time to volunteer to help, I've stumbled myself in the last week over a couple of things that are out of date... 20:10:13 <bdale> Hydroxide: anything else? 20:10:20 <Hydroxide> that's it. 20:10:23 <bdale> [item 6, Outstanding minutes] 20:10:23 <bdale> Jimmy, it appears we have at least one ready for vote today? 20:10:29 <Hydroxide> yes, we do. 20:10:32 <Hydroxide> (one) 20:10:42 <Hydroxide> last meeting's. 20:11:08 <bdale> I hope everyone has looked them over... any comments? 20:11:21 <luk_> it's long :-) 20:11:29 <bdale> included texts 20:11:44 * bdale is ready to vote 20:11:56 <luk_> looks pretty nice on the website btw 20:12:01 * Ganneff will abstain to vote, but please vote on it. 20:12:21 <Hydroxide> Voting started, 7 people (bdale,luk_,hydroxide,zobel,schultmc,ganneff,linuxpoet ) allowed to vote on Approve the October 15th, 2008 minutes. - You may vote yes/no/abstain only, type !vote $yourchoice now. 20:12:28 <schultmc> !vote yes 20:12:29 <Ganneff> !vote abstain 20:12:30 <bdale> !vote yes 20:12:32 <Hydroxide> !vote yes 20:12:33 <zobel> !vote yes 20:12:35 <linuxpoet> !vote yes 20:12:41 <luk_> !vote yes 20:12:47 <Hydroxide> Current voting results for "Approve the October 15th, 2008 minutes": Yes: 5, No: 0, Abstain: 1, Missing: 1 ( linuxpoet ) 20:12:51 <Hydroxide> Voting for "Approve the October 15th, 2008 minutes" closed. 20:12:53 <Hydroxide> oops 20:12:53 <linuxpoet> what 20:13:01 <Hydroxide> someone didn't vote 20:13:07 <bdale> he did too 20:13:14 <Hydroxide> heh, I miscounted then 20:13:15 <bdale> is there a trailing space? 20:13:15 <Hydroxide> ok :) 20:13:28 <Hydroxide> oh, yeah there is a trailing space, I think... 20:13:31 <Ganneff> you had linuxpoet with a space in your vote start. 20:13:33 <bdale> in any case, passes, minutes approved 20:13:36 <Ganneff> so it wasnt able to count it. 20:13:43 <Ganneff> dumb little script i wrote :) 20:13:47 <linuxpoet> sounds like a bug :P 20:13:52 <linuxpoet> btrim() 20:13:53 <Hydroxide> let's go on. anyone who I missed can let me know their vote in-chan or in /msg before the end of the meeting. 20:13:59 <Ganneff> linuxpoet: tssk. 20:14:10 <bdale> Hydroxide: it's in the log, linuxpoet voted yes, so it's 6 yes 1 abstain 20:14:15 <Hydroxide> ok 20:14:30 <bdale> [item 7, Items up for discussion] 20:14:30 <bdale> Do any board members have other items for discussion they would like to address briefly? 20:14:39 <linuxpoet> I do real quick 20:14:44 <bdale> linuxpoet: go 20:14:58 <linuxpoet> As you guys know I do PgUS work too, part of that is talking to EDU 20:15:19 <linuxpoet> Well at the last talk it became readily apparent that SPI has some strong educating efforts to be done too 20:15:34 <Ganneff> edu? 20:15:37 <linuxpoet> So if anyone has EDU contacts, I am trying to compile a list so we can get some speakers out 20:15:39 <linuxpoet> Education 20:16:02 <bdale> linuxpoet: sounds like a good item for the -general mail list if you haven't gone there with this already 20:16:14 <linuxpoet> haven't yet but plan to yes 20:16:18 <bdale> ok, cool 20:16:21 <bdale> anything else? 20:16:25 <linuxpoet> nope I am good 20:16:31 <bdale> anyone else? 20:16:39 * Hydroxide is set 20:16:44 <bdale> [item 8, Next board meeting] 20:16:45 <bdale> I believe our default would be Wednesday 17th December, 2008 - 20:00 UTC? 20:16:45 <bdale> Anyone have strong objections? 20:16:50 <linuxpoet> checking 20:16:52 <zobel> waht will we do about the missing board meeting minutes.? 20:16:54 <Hydroxide> it's fine for me. 20:17:04 <Ganneff> should work 20:17:11 <luk_> ok 20:17:12 <Hydroxide> zobel: Neil needs to either do them or ask me to find free time to do them, or get volunteers himself, or something. 20:17:14 <bdale> zobel: I hope they're all ready for vote next month 20:17:15 <zobel> will work for me too. 20:17:25 <schultmc> works for me as well 20:17:30 <linuxpoet> yeah I can do that 20:17:32 <bdale> ok, good 20:17:34 <Hydroxide> great 20:17:36 <luk_> I would welcome an earlier reminder btw 20:17:41 <bdale> agreed 20:17:41 * schultmc also 20:17:46 <Hydroxide> schultmc, luk_: yes, it was later than intended 20:17:52 <bdale> Ok, thank you to everyone present for participating today. 20:17:53 <bdale> *GAVEL* -- MJ Ray (slef) Webmaster for hire, statistician and online shop builder for a small worker cooperative http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ (Notice http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html) tel:+44-844-4437-237 _______________________________________________ Spi-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.spi-inc.org/listinfo/spi-general
