21:00 < bdale> *GAVEL* 21:00 < bdale> [item 1, Opening] Welcome to today's Software in the Public Interest 21:00 < bdale> board of directors meeting, which is now called to order. Today's agenda 21:00 < bdale> and details of pending resolutions can be found on the web at: 21:00 < bdale> http://www.spi-inc.org/secretary/agenda/2007/2007-10-17.html 21:00 < Maulkin> jberkus: I'd appreciate it if you respect board@ confidentiality 21:00 -!- mc [many@mc.netop.oftc.net] has joined #spi 21:00 < bdale> [item 2, Roll Call] 21:00 < bdale> Board members, please state your name for the record. As we have nine board 21:00 < bdale> members, quorum for today's meeting is six. Guests (including board advisors), 21:00 < bdale> please /msg your names to Maulkin if you wish your attendance to be recorded 21:00 < bdale> in the minutes of this meeting. 21:00 < bdale> I saw the email from Martin Zobel-Helas indicating that he won't be able to 21:00 < jberkus> Maulkin: oh, sorry 21:00 < bdale> join us today, and Michael Schultheiss indicating last-minute that he has a 21:00 < bdale> last-minute work meeting that will prevent his participation. Neil, any 21:00 < bdale> other regrets? 21:00 < cdlu> David Graham 21:00 < Ganneff> Joerg Jaspert 21:00 < jberkus> Josh Berkus 21:00 < linuxpoet> Joshua Drake 21:00 < bdale> Bdale Garbee 21:00 < Maulkin> None others received 21:00 < Maulkin> Neil McGovern 21:00 < bdale> we have quorum, who's missing? 21:01 < bdale> Luk? 21:01 < linuxpoet> looks like it 21:01 < bdale> if someone wants to try and poke Luk, please feel free. since we have quorum, I will proceed 21:01 * cdlu /msg pings 21:01 < bdale> [item 3, President's Report] 21:01 < bdale> I was reminded earlier today that we've never completed and published our 21:01 < bdale> annual report. I don't immediately recall whether that stalled waiting for 21:01 < bdale> further treasurer input, or is entirely my fault. Regardless, I'm hoping to 21:01 < Ganneff> i did ping him 21:01 < bdale> resolve that before our next meeting. 21:02 < bdale> [item 4, Treasurer's Report] 21:02 < bdale> Michael? 21:02 < bdale> hrm... he had to leave for a meeting ... anyone else have anything to add here? 21:03 < jberkus> We should be caught up to 10/1 on income, but I haven't had time to generate a report yet 21:03 < bdale> jberkus: any estimate of when we might have one? 21:04 < jberkus> not sure. one of us needs to track down some discrepancies 21:04 < jberkus> I know I don't have time 21:04 < jberkus> not sure what's going on with Michael 21:04 < bdale> ok. sounds like I should sync with Michael later then about this and to wrap up our annual report. I'll consider that an action item for me. 21:05 < bdale> [item 5, Secretary's report] 21:05 < bdale> Neil? 21:05 < Maulkin> OFTC has held an election. 21:05 < Maulkin> Peter Palfrader is the new chair of OFTC and they have voted 21:05 < Maulkin> to remain an associated project of SPI. 21:05 < Maulkin> Other than that, no specific mail received to secretary@ 21:05 < cdlu> unanimously :) 21:05 -!- Joy [~joy@joy.dtho.CARNet.hr] has quit [Quit: sleep] 21:05 < Maulkin> Yup 21:05 < bdale> any changes in representation here to be expected as a consequence of the election? 21:06 < Maulkin> The response when I asked was something along the lines of: 21:06 < Ganneff> bdale: no 21:06 < Maulkin> "With a 44% representation on the board, we feel our views are available enough already" 21:06 < Ganneff> oftc is represented very well in spi, so currently no change to the advisor/observr role 21:06 < Ganneff> hehe 21:07 < bdale> ok, very good. then I congratulate Peter on his election and am sure SPI will continue to enjoy working with OFTC. 21:07 < bdale> [item 6, Outstanding minutes] 21:07 < bdale> Neil, what's ready for us today? 21:07 < Maulkin> Good news and bad. 21:07 < bdale> Maulkin: feel free to elaborate. ;-) 21:07 < Maulkin> For the first time in the last two years, we are caught up on minutes. 21:08 * linuxpoet golf claps 21:08 < bdale> is that the good news or the bad? ;-) 21:08 < Maulkin> Unfortunately, I'll not be presenting these this meeting, due to the required time it will take to review them (especially teh video one) 21:08 < cdlu> on the plus side 21:08 < bdale> ok, so we can expect a mega-minutes-item on next month's agenda, and everyone on the board should plan to make time to review them including the video? 21:08 < cdlu> that gives us most of a month to review them :) 21:09 < jberkus> wow 21:09 < jberkus> congrats, Neil 21:09 < Maulkin> As an aside, I would advise re-evaluating how real-life meetings integrate with IRC, as extracting the minutes from a video is very involved and elongated. 21:09 < jberkus> Maulkin: if SPI does another RL meeting, someone should take paper minutes 21:09 < bdale> I agree. I commented on channel but before the meeting that I think we should have either in-real-life or IRC meetings, but not try the hybrid approach again. 21:10 < Maulkin> Thus, we should be able to have all minutes up to date and ready for approval next month. 21:10 < Maulkin> 21:10 < jberkus> bdale: the hybrid was a fallback aftter the video/audio failed 21:10 < bdale> jberkus: agreed, video for minutes didn't work well is a key point 21:10 < bdale> ok, thanks Neil. I'm looking forward to next month, then! 21:10 < bdale> [item 7, Items up for discussion] 21:10 < bdale> We have nothing on our agenda here this month. 21:10 < bdale> Do any board members have something brief that should be addressed here today? 21:11 < linuxpoet> I do 21:11 < bdale> linuxpoet: you have the floor 21:11 < linuxpoet> Just a quick report 21:11 < linuxpoet> I have been in contact with CentOS and Foresight Linux about possible SPI inclusion 21:11 < linuxpoet> They are discussing 21:11 < linuxpoet> Haskell contacted me directly via CosmicRay about the same possibility 21:12 < linuxpoet> I have it on my TODO to start the financial provider review after PostgreSQL Conference 21:12 < linuxpoet> PostgreSQL Conference is already past expectations, so thank you to SPI from PostgreSQL for helping us with this. 21:12 < linuxpoet> And lastly, I have a meeting with Software Freedom Law Center 21:12 < linuxpoet> On monday 21:13 < jberkus> ah, who? 21:13 < linuxpoet> Daniel Ravicher 21:13 < bdale> ok, thanks for the report. please keep me in the loop on the SFLC interaction. 21:13 < linuxpoet> of course 21:13 < linuxpoet> I will report in full to board 21:13 < Ganneff> thx 21:13 < linuxpoet> 21:13 < bdale> anyone else? 21:14 < Maulkin> linuxpoet: Could you keep board@ in cc: for mails by the way? Just so we know what's going on :) 21:14 < jberkus> me. 21:14 < cdlu> linuxpoet, one comment if I could... would it be possible to CC board on all contacts about bringing in additional projects to keep everyone in the loop? 21:14 < Maulkin> Then me :) 21:14 < jberkus> I don't feel that I'm being able to provide adequate support to Michael given my current travel schedule. 21:14 < linuxpoet> I had planned on doing so, once true interest was shown by the project 21:14 < linuxpoet> but I can initiate elearler 21:14 < bdale> jberkus: noted. any suggested action? 21:14 < linuxpoet> err earlier 21:15 < jberkus> jberkus: if someone else has more time, and is interested in helping with treasurer work 21:15 < jberkus> I'd be happy to give them my "deputy" title 21:15 < bdale> linuxpoet: just letting the board know is sufficient in the early stages, today was fine, email would also be fine 21:15 < bdale> jberkus: ok, sounds like something we can/should discuss with Michael 21:15 < linuxpoet> jberkus: What does "deputy" entail 21:15 < jberkus> yeah 21:15 < bdale> let's take the details outside the meeting, please 21:16 < jberkus> ok 21:16 < bdale> Maulkin: you had an item? 21:16 < Maulkin> Quick report from the membership committee: We will be moving forward with the membership expiry as per the charter. Members should expect mail shortly regarding this. 21:16 < Maulkin> 21:16 < bdale> great news! thanks. 21:16 < Maulkin> Oh, and: 21:16 < Maulkin> I've had a chat with the DPL about the europe wide trademark 21:16 < Ganneff> Maulkin: before you send mass mail - create (or let me create) a special mail addre4ss for it please. 21:17 < Maulkin> I'll be approaching a eu solicitor to help with this. 21:17 < bdale> Maulkin: ok, let us know what you learn, and if/when there is something required from the board 21:17 < Maulkin> However, it should be going ahead. I'll keep spi-trademark ctte in the loop. 21:17 < Maulkin> 21:17 < bdale> great, thanks. anyone else? 21:17 < cdlu> not I 21:17 < Maulkin> not I 21:18 < Ganneff> no 21:18 * bdale counts to 1010 21:18 < bdale> [item 8, Next board meeting] 21:18 < bdale> Neil? I believe our default is Wednesday 21st Nov, 2007 - 20:00 UTC? 21:18 < linuxpoet> We need to change that 21:18 < Maulkin> Correct. 21:18 < cdlu> november 14? 21:18 < bdale> what's wrong with the 21st? thanksgiving? 21:18 < linuxpoet> Or the 28th. Either works for me 21:18 < linuxpoet> Yes thanksgiving 21:18 < jberkus> yeah, day before 21:19 < Maulkin> Is there an issue with the 21st? 21:19 < Maulkin> ahh, ok 21:19 < jberkus> I could actually do it, but linuxpoet and schultmc have problems 21:19 < bdale> I suggest we use the 14th 21:19 < Maulkin> hrm 21:19 < Maulkin> 14 is fine for notice needed, yes 21:19 < bdale> ok. any objection? 21:20 < cdlu> no objection here 21:20 < linuxpoet> none 21:20 < Maulkin> nay 21:20 < Ganneff> no 21:20 < bdale> ok... so 14th at 20:00 UTC then. 21:20 < bdale> Ok, thank you to everyone present for participating today. Until next time! 21:20 < bdale> *GAVEL*