Contrary to my impression from the announced agenda that it would be a rather short and disappointing meeting, a load of late business was added to "Items up for discussion" which made for interesting reading, including a Privoxy resolution which appeared just before the meeting (good to have some sight beforehand, but not great) and as many items of "Any Other Business" as the rest of the meeting combined.
HIGHLIGHTS [item 1, Opening] <bdale> 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/2008/2008-12-17.html [item 2, Roll Call] <Ganneff> Joerg Jaspert <bdale> Bdale Garbee <cdlu> David Graham <luk_> Luk Claes <zobel> Martin Zobel-Helas <schultmc> Michael Schultheiss [item 3, President's Report] <bdale> None. [item 4, Treasurer's Report] <schultmc> a treasurer's report covering November 2008 was mailed out on Monday. There's been some suggestions for improvements that I'm considering. [item 5, Secretary's report] <Ganneff> he has something in the agenda, lets paste <cdlu> he is away and did not register his attendance [item 6, Outstanding minutes] <cdlu> oct 15 yes: 5, no: 0, abstain: 1. passes <cdlu> [november 2008] yes: 5, no: 0, abstain: 1. passes [item 7, Items up for discussion] [item 7.1, Resolution 2008.12.17.bg.1 - Privoxy as associated project] <bdale> luk_: I think the three folks listed in the resolution are the three primary commiters. privoxy.org is the web site for the project, I believe. <luk_> ah, apparently http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/copyright.html has a list of the current privoxy team <cdlu> privoxy: yes: 6, no: 0, abstain: 0, missing: 0 <bdale> Do any board members have other items for discussion they would like to address briefly? <Ganneff> just the short notice that SPI now owns the madwifi domains <cdlu> as of Monday I'm no longer with Sourceforge, so if anyone needs me to work for them, I'm available. :) <bdale> for everyone else, zobel is offering to help catch us up on the un-voted minutes <schultmc> Tux4Kids has expressed interest in obtaining some trademarks. I (or someone else) needs to discuss this with our lawyers and keep the Tux4Kids representative up to date with the status. I'm willing to take the lead. [item 8, Next board meeting] Wednesday 21st January, 2009 - 20:00 UTC TIMED LOG 20:05:47 <bdale> *GAVEL* 20:05:47 <bdale> [item 1, Opening] Welcome to today's Software in the Public Interest board of directors meeting, which is now called to order. 20:05:47 <bdale> Today's agenda and details of pending resolutions can be found on the web at: http://www.spi-inc.org/secretary/agenda/2008/2008-12-17.html 20:05:48 <Hydroxide> bbiab therefore. my report is in the agenda. 20:06:05 <bdale> [item 2, Roll Call] 20:06:05 <bdale> Board members, please state your name for the record. As we have nine board members, quorum for today's meeting is six. 20:06:05 <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. 20:06:14 <Ganneff> Joerg Jaspert 20:06:18 <bdale> Bdale Garbee 20:06:34 <bdale> I believe we have some regrets recorded... hope we make quorum. 20:06:47 * schultmc can be here if needed 20:07:09 * cdlu is here 20:07:16 <cdlu> David Graham 20:07:40 <cdlu> not encouraging 20:07:48 <Ganneff> luk_, zobel: ping 20:08:18 <luk_> Luk Claes 20:08:42 <bdale> I believe quorum is 6, so we're still short 20:08:47 <Ganneff> ay 20:08:57 <schultmc> linuxpoet was around earlier 20:09:00 <Ganneff> give them 5 more mins, then drop out for this time? 20:09:06 <schultmc> if we get a 5th I can be 6 20:09:18 <cdlu> and then defer until after the holidays... I think even this might be too close for people 20:09:20 <bdale> I'd suggest we wait until :15 to give up 20:09:28 * cdlu agrees 20:09:34 * luk_ too 20:09:52 <bdale> if any of you have contact info for others not present, feel free to use it to poke them 20:10:04 <zobel> re 20:10:14 <zobel> Martin Zobel-Helas 20:10:17 <cdlu> 5 20:10:19 <xzilla> i can call linuxpoet if yall want 20:10:21 <zobel> sorry for being late 20:10:22 <schultmc> Michael Schultheiss 20:10:25 <cdlu> quorum 20:10:27 <bdale> ok, thanks, that's 6 20:10:41 <bdale> [item 3, President's Report] 20:10:41 <bdale> None. 20:10:41 <bdale> [item 4, Treasurer's Report] 20:10:41 <bdale> Michael? 20:11:05 <schultmc> a treasurer's report covering November 2008 was mailed out on Monday 20:11:21 <schultmc> there's been some suggestions for improvements that I'm considering 20:11:30 <schultmc> </done> 20:11:38 <cdlu> it's attached to the agenda if anyone's looking for it 20:12:05 <bdale> yep, thanks 20:12:19 <bdale> [item 5, Secretary's report] 20:12:19 <bdale> Jimmy? 20:12:24 <bdale> I think he stepped away? 20:12:27 <Ganneff> in case he is away 20:12:35 <Ganneff> he has something in the agenda, lets paste 20:12:35 <cdlu> he is away and did not register his attendance 20:12:40 <Ganneff> I am in the process of arranging an online meeting for this upcoming weekend (Dec 20th or 21st) 20:12:40 <Ganneff> including SPI site administrator Joerg Jaspert, website volunteer MJ Ray, and me to discuss plans 20:12:40 <Ganneff> for moving forward with the website overhaul. There should be more news on this front in time for 20:12:41 <Ganneff> the January secretary's report. 20:12:58 <bdale> Ganneff: thanks. anything to add about progress on the meeting? 20:13:02 <Ganneff> thats the most important part and should be mentioned, i think :) 20:13:09 <Ganneff> nothing yet, no. 20:13:11 <bdale> ok 20:13:24 <bdale> if Jimmy comes back and wants to add something, we'll handle it then 20:13:35 <bdale> [item 6, Outstanding minutes] 20:13:37 <bdale> hrm 20:13:42 <bdale> it appears we have a couple ready for vote 20:13:55 <bdale> can I have a volunteer to run the voting process in Jimmy's absence? 20:14:04 <Ganneff> oi. 20:14:05 <Ganneff> sec 20:14:17 <Ganneff> lets see if i can still run my own vote script 20:14:25 <Ganneff> give me a minute 20:14:37 <cdlu> heh 20:14:54 <cdlu> bdale, I'll need to vote separately on the two sets fyi 20:15:06 <bdale> no worries, I intend to call a vote per 20:15:15 <cdlu> ok 20:16:32 <cdlu> hydroxide, when you see this in backlog, I want to point out that I introduced the appendix on board membership to the minutes for the purpose of always having a running record of when board members would be up for re-election. It's a neat piece of information to have when we first joined, but an 'up for election on (date)' field would be good, too. 20:17:24 * bdale whistles to himself and taps his fingers... 20:17:39 <Ganneff> hrm. bah. obviously i cant. meh. lets do it manually. 20:17:43 <bdale> ok 20:17:51 * cdlu moves the appropriate motion 20:17:54 <cdlu> first set of minutes moved 20:17:56 <bdale> I hope everyone took advantage of that time to read anything they hadn't already read! 20:18:16 <bdale> that would be Oct 15 2008, right? 20:18:17 <Ganneff> October 15th, 2008 then. 20:18:31 <bdale> seconded, let's vote 20:18:32 <cdlu> yes 20:18:41 <cdlu> vote: yes 20:18:44 <schultmc> !vote yes 20:18:47 <Ganneff> !vote abstain 20:18:48 <cdlu> oh right 20:18:49 <cdlu> !vote yes 20:18:50 <bdale> !vote: yes 20:18:51 <zobel> !vote yes 20:18:57 <cdlu> 4 yes 1 abstain 1 missing 20:19:10 <bdale> who didn't vote? 20:19:13 <bdale> luk 20:19:18 <luk_> !vote yes 20:19:21 <bdale> thanks 20:19:21 <Ganneff> yay. 20:19:23 <Ganneff> November 19th, 2008 then 20:19:31 <cdlu> oct 15 yes: 5, no: 0, abstain: 1. passes 20:19:36 * cdlu seconds nov 19 20:19:44 <slef> Voting for "Approve minutes for October 15th, 2008" closed: yes 5, no 0, abstain 1 20:19:44 <bdale> moved and seconded, let's vote 20:19:49 <cdlu> !vote abstain 20:19:52 <schultmc> !vote yes 20:19:53 <bdale> !vote yes 20:19:55 <zobel> !vote yes 20:19:58 <Ganneff> !vote yes 20:20:11 <luk_> !vote yes 20:20:13 <cdlu> yes: 5, no: 0, abstain: 1. passes 20:20:13 <slef> Voting for "Approve minutes for November 19th, 2008" closed: yes 5, no 0, abstain 1 20:20:19 <bdale> cool, thanks all 20:20:31 <bdale> [item 7, Items up for discussion] 20:20:31 <bdale> [item 7.1, Resolution 2008.12.17.bg.1 - Privoxy as associated project] 20:20:38 <bdale> My apologies to the board for being late getting the text to our secretary. If any 20:20:38 <bdale> board member present today objects to voting on this resolution today, we will wait 20:20:38 <bdale> until our next meeting. However, this was discussed on the lists and got unanimous 20:20:38 <bdale> support, and mentioned in my report at our last meeting, so if everyone is willing 20:20:39 <bdale> to vote on it today I'd like to proceed. Any objections? 20:21:18 <Ganneff> none from me. 20:21:26 <zobel> none from me either 20:21:41 <bdale> any further discussion, or would someone like to move we vote on it? 20:22:00 <luk_> where can I find a member list or something similar? 20:22:01 <Ganneff> lets vote 20:22:08 <bdale> luk_: of what? 20:22:14 <luk_> of Privoxy 20:22:23 <cdlu> bdale, I did not see their request to join that I can recall 20:22:43 <cdlu> oh, there it is, back in august 20:22:52 <cdlu> before the election, my tape ran out 20:22:52 <bdale> cdlu: right, this has been going on a while 20:22:58 <bdale> my fault, actually 20:23:20 <luk_> is someone from privoxy in the channel btw? 20:23:22 <cdlu> ya, I can vote on it 20:23:25 <bdale> luk_: I think the three folks listed in the resolution are the three primary commiters 20:23:28 <zobel> it might happen, that i will be unresponsive the next 3min. pia crawling through the flat and me being alon with ghere ATM. 20:24:16 <bdale> luk_: privoxy.org is the web site for the project, I believe 20:24:22 <luk_> ah, apparently http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/copyright.html has a list of the current privoxy team 20:24:41 <bdale> any surprises? 20:25:31 <luk_> I didn't know RoRo was involved :-) 20:25:36 * cdlu doesn't know any of them, but that's not a surprise :) 20:25:37 <zobel> RoRo 20:25:43 <bdale> ok, we have a motion from Ganneff to vote... second? 20:25:47 <cdlu> seconded 20:26:00 <bdale> ok, let's vote then 20:26:04 <cdlu> !vote yes 20:26:07 <Ganneff> !vote yes 20:26:09 <bdale> !vote yes 20:26:09 <luk_> !vote yes 20:26:09 <schultmc> !vote yes 20:26:18 <zobel> !vote yes 20:26:23 <cdlu> privoxy: yes: 6, no: 0, abstain: 0, missing: 0 20:26:26 <bdale> great, thanks all! 20:26:38 <zobel> brb 20:26:42 <bdale> I'll sync with Hydroxide regarding which one of us should send them the invitation letter 20:26:54 <bdale> Do any board members have other items for discussion they would like to address briefly? 20:27:17 <zobel> bdale: seen my query? 20:27:23 <Ganneff> just the short notice that SPI now owns the madwifi domains 20:27:26 * schultmc has something 20:27:26 <cdlu> as of Monday I'm no longer with Sourceforge, so if anyone needs me to work for them, I'm available. :) 20:27:28 <cdlu> other than that, no 20:27:32 <Ganneff> today all got transferred to us 20:27:39 <bdale> zobel: yes. I don't think it matters who prepares the minutes. 20:27:55 <bdale> Ganneff: ok, thanks 20:28:07 <zobel> bdale: okay, then i will try to work on them during the XMAS holidays for the next meeting. 20:28:20 <bdale> zobel: that would be great 20:28:33 <bdale> for everyone else, zobel is offering to help catch us up on the un-voted minutes 20:28:44 <cdlu> cool, thanks zobel 20:28:49 <Ganneff> the maulkin ones. great 20:28:51 <bdale> [item 8, Next board meeting] 20:28:51 <bdale> I believe our default would be Wednesday 21st January, 2009 - 20:00 UTC? 20:28:55 * cdlu thinks secretaries should be banned from serving more than one year 20:28:58 <bdale> that will be while I am in Australia for LCA 20:29:03 <cdlu> since many secretaries have done great first year, and totally lost it after 20:29:12 <schultmc> bdale: I had one thing to note 20:29:18 <bdale> schultmc: ok 20:29:20 * schultmc was waiting to be called on 20:29:32 <schultmc> Tux4Kids has expressed interest in obtaining some trademarks 20:29:34 * cdlu cannot assure his attendance at US-eastern business hour meetings any further, depends on what new work I find. 20:29:43 <bdale> schultmc: sorry, I just missed it 20:29:54 <bdale> cdlu: noted 20:30:05 <schultmc> I (or someone else) needs to discuss this with our lawyers and keep the Tux4Kids representative up to date with the status 20:30:09 <bdale> schultmc: right, saw those emails 20:30:26 <bdale> schultmc: if you're willing to take the lead on that, great, if not, say so and we'll see if someone else is 20:30:43 <schultmc> I'm willing to take the lead 20:30:47 <Ganneff> hf 20:30:51 <bdale> ok, cool. let us know how it goes. 20:30:57 <schultmc> will do 20:31:06 <bdale> any other quick items before we get back to the next meeting date/time? 20:31:36 <bdale> ok 20:31:58 <bdale> I think I'm ok with the next date despite the fact that I'll be in Hobart for LCA then. anyone else have serious objections? 20:32:25 <Ganneff> other than what i had for today, no. 20:32:37 <bdale> ok, then let's go with that date and time 20:32:44 <bdale> Ok, thank you to everyone present for participating today. 20:32:44 <bdale> *GAVEL* Hope that helps, -- MJ Ray (webmaster since 1994, see http://mjr.towers.org.uk ) Member of http://www.ttllp.co.uk - a webmaster cooperative - Turo Technology LLP, reg'd in England+Wales, number OC303457 Reg. 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