21:00 #spi: < bdale> *GAVEL* 21:00 #spi: < bdale> [item 1, Opening] Welcome to today's Software in the Public Interest board of directors meeting, which is now called to order. 21:00 #spi: < bdale> This meeting also serves as the annual general meeting required in our bylaws. 21:00 #spi: < bdale> Today's agenda and details of pending resolutions can be found on the web at: http://www.spi-inc.org/secretary/agenda/2010/2010-07-14.html 21:00 #spi: < bdale> [item 2, Roll Call] 21:00 #spi: < bdale> Board members, please state your name for the record. As we have nine board members, quorum for today's meeting is six. 21:00 #spi: < bdale> Guests (including board advisors), please /msg your names to Noodles if you wish your attendance to be recorded in the minutes of this meeting. 21:00 #spi: < Hydroxide> Jimmy Kaplowitz 21:00 #spi: < linuxpoet> Joshua Drake 21:00 #spi: < Noodles> Jonathan McDowell 21:00 #spi: < schultmc> Michael Schultheiss 21:01 #spi: < bdale> Bdale Garbee 21:01 #spi: < zobel> Martin Zobel-Helas 21:01 #spi: < bdale> quorum met, cool 21:01 #spi: < Hydroxide> Ganneff: poke 21:01 #spi: < Ganneff> Joerg Jaspert 21:01 #spi: < bdale> Noodles: actually, when is the new board officially seated? when it is, we're down to 8, right? 21:02 #spi: < Noodles> We had a discussion about that earlier. I think it's effective immediately. 21:02 #spi: < Noodles> And yes, we're down to 8. 21:02 #spi: < bdale> ok. so we have 7 present? who's missing? 21:03 #spi: < Noodles> cdlue. 21:03 #spi: < Noodles> s/e// 21:03 #spi: < Hydroxide> cdlu seems not to be on OFTC ATM 21:03 #spi: < bdale> ok, then let's proceed 21:03 #spi: < bdale> [item 3, President's Report] 21:03 #spi: < bdale> Happy Bastille Day to all of our attendees from France! I have nothing else new to report today. 21:03 #spi: < bdale> [item 4, Treasurer's Report] 21:03 #spi: < bdale> Michael? 21:03 #spi: < jcristau> heh 21:03 #spi: < schultmc> standard report is in the agenda 21:04 #spi: < bdale> looked nominal to me 21:04 #spi: < schultmc> it's for the month of june 2010 - I haven't yet had a chance to draft an annual report but will do so soon 21:04 #spi: < schultmc> nothing else to report from me 21:04 #spi: < bdale> great. will expect to see that before our next meeting, then. 21:04 #spi: < bdale> [item 5, Secretary's report] 21:04 #spi: < bdale> Jonathan? 21:04 #spi: < Noodles> I'd like to congratulate the 4 re-elected board members. 21:05 #spi: * bdale chuckles 21:05 #spi: < bdale> thanks 21:05 #spi: < bdale> anything else? 21:05 #spi: < Ganneff> yeah, bad campaign we had :) 21:05 #spi: < Noodles> I thought it was a shame that we didn't get enough people to justify a vote, but I'll take the optimistic view and believe that means we're doing a job people are happy with. 21:05 #spi: < linuxpoet> wait what 21:05 #spi: < bdale> linuxpoet: read your email today? 21:06 #spi: < linuxpoet> I get a lot of email 21:06 #spi: < linuxpoet> just read it 21:06 #spi: < linuxpoet> huh 21:06 #spi: * bdale shrugs 21:06 #spi: < linuxpoet> well that was easy (/me hits the easy button) 21:06 #spi: < bdale> I'll echo Noodles' comment 21:06 #spi: < bdale> [item 6, Outstanding minutes] 21:06 #spi: < bdale> One set, right Jonathan? 21:06 #spi: < Noodles> There were a couple of items that Zack (DPL) wanted raised but I believe one (debian.gr) is already in progress and the other I've replied to today as well. 21:06 #spi: < bdale> ok, cool 21:06 #spi: < Noodles> Yup, from last month. Has everyone had a chance to look over them? 21:07 #spi: < Ganneff> go vote :) 21:07 #spi: * Hydroxide read them and is ready to approve 21:07 #spi: < Noodles> Voting started, 7 people (bdale,schultmc,zobel,noodles,hydroxide,linuxpoet,ganneff) allowed to vote on Meeting Minutes, June 9th 2010. - You may vote yes/no/abstain only, type !vote $yourchoice now. 21:07 #spi: < Hydroxide> !vote yes 21:07 #spi: < Ganneff> !vote yes 21:07 #spi: < Noodles> !vote yes 21:07 #spi: < schultmc> !vote yes 21:07 #spi: < zobel> !vote yes 21:07 #spi: < bdale> !vote yes 21:07 #spi: < linuxpoet> !vote abstain 21:07 #spi: < Noodles> Current voting results for "Meeting Minutes, June 9th 2010": Yes: 6, No: 0, Abstain: 1, Missing: 0 () 21:07 #spi: < Noodles> Voting for "Meeting Minutes, June 9th 2010" closed. 21:08 #spi: < bdale> cool, thanks everyone 21:08 #spi: < bdale> [item 7, Any other business] 21:08 #spi: < bdale> Since this is our annual general meeting, I now open the floor to a broader audience than usual for any questions. 21:08 #spi: < bdale> Do any board or contributing members have other items for discussion they would like to address briefly? 21:08 #spi: < linuxpoet> I dpo 21:08 #spi: < linuxpoet> do 21:08 #spi: < bdale> linuxpoet: go 21:08 #spi: < linuxpoet> PostgreSQL Conference West has been announced and CFP is out http://www.postgresqlconference.org 21:08 #spi: < linuxpoet> :D 21:08 #spi: < linuxpoet> that's all 21:08 #spi: < bdale> linuxpoet: cool, thanks 21:08 #spi: < bdale> anyone else? 21:08 #spi: * Hydroxide moves that, as required by the bylaws, we appoint new officers today 21:08 #spi: < Noodles> It was suggested before the meeting that we might want to do the officier election tonight. 21:09 #spi: < Noodles> Snapish. 21:09 #spi: < jello> bdale: i have something 21:09 #spi: < Noodles> I believe the existing officers are all prepared to stand again for the same posts. 21:09 #spi: < bdale> jello: noted, hang on a sec 21:09 #spi: < Solver> "there are 5 available board positions available" but I see 4 people elected 21:09 #spi: * zobel wonders if we should discuss with Debian, if DebConf Money should be listed seperate in the Treasurer's Report... 21:09 #spi: < Solver> does this mean there is a vacant slot? 21:09 #spi: < bdale> Solver: the bylaws allow for 8-12 members of the board 21:09 #spi: < Solver> ah cool 21:10 #spi: < Ganneff> zobel: debconf is technically not an spi project 21:10 #spi: < Hydroxide> zobel: from an SPI perspective It's all Debian's. 21:10 #spi: < bdale> Noodles: so I suggest you call for any additional nominations from the board, and if none are forthcoming, a motion to extend the term of the exiting officers by a year would be in order 21:10 #spi: < zobel> Ganneff: i know that. but it makes reading that report quite hard. 21:10 #spi: < Noodles> bdale: Agreed. 21:10 #spi: < Ganneff> that there is a stading allow from the dpl that certain debconf people can get a sum of money, and that spi handles it seperately elsewhere is being nice, technically 21:11 #spi: < Noodles> Does any member of the board wish to stand for one of the officer positions, other than those currently in the positions? 21:11 #spi: < Hydroxide> zobel: a sub-item in the reports might be good 21:11 #spi: < zobel> Hydroxide: ack 21:11 #spi: * Hydroxide is not standing for an officer 21:11 #spi: < zobel> as i said, we should discuss that with debian. 21:11 #spi: < Ganneff> with treasurer first :) 21:12 #spi: < zobel> Ganneff: ack. 21:12 #spi: * Hydroxide nods. a related discussion is planned to occur already during dc10, and I can mention that one. (schultmc will be there too) 21:12 #spi: < bdale> as will I 21:12 #spi: < zobel> Noodles: /me not at the moment. if Marc is a bit bigger i might step up again for Secretary at one point. 21:12 #spi: * Hydroxide nods at bdale 21:13 #spi: < Hydroxide> as will Noodles, probably :) 21:13 #spi: < Ganneff> seems noone wants to take any officer position 21:13 #spi: < Noodles> linuxpoet? 21:13 #spi: < bdale> linuxpoet: you're the only board member present not an existing officer who hasn't said anything. want to run for a seat? 21:13 #spi: < Ganneff> besides those who have em already 21:13 #spi: < linuxpoet> The only one I could do (without a conflict of interest) would be secretary and I am not interested. TY. 21:13 #spi: < Noodles> Damn. 21:13 #spi: < Noodles> Voting started, 7 people (bdale,schultmc,zobel,noodles,hydroxide,linuxpoet,ganneff) allowed to vote on Extend the current officer (bdale,Ganneff,Noodles,schultmc) terms for an additional year. - You may vote yes/no/abstain only, type !vote $yourchoice now. 21:14 #spi: < schultmc> !vote yes 21:14 #spi: < Ganneff> !vote yes 21:14 #spi: < Noodles> !vote yes 21:14 #spi: < Hydroxide> !vote yes 21:14 #spi: < linuxpoet> !vote yes 21:14 #spi: < bdale> !vote yes 21:14 #spi: < zobel> !vote yes 21:14 #spi: < Noodles> Current voting results for "Extend the current officer (bdale,Ganneff,Noodles,schultmc) terms for an additional year": Yes: 7, No: 0, Abstain: 0, Missing: 0 () 21:14 #spi: < Noodles> Voting for "Extend the current officer (bdale,Ganneff,Noodles,schultmc) terms for an additional year" closed. 21:14 #spi: < linuxpoet> crying kids 21:14 #spi: < bdale> ok, great. thanks to everyone for the votes of confidence both in the board election and officer election processes 21:14 #spi: < linuxpoet> afk 21:14 #spi: < bdale> jello: go 21:15 #spi: < jello> i'm a bit concerned about the interest rate that SPI is receiving on the assets it holds 21:15 #spi: < bdale> and, anyone else with questions for me or the rest of the board, now is a good time 21:15 #spi: < jello> interest income on the last report is $6.77 21:15 #spi: < jello> on assets of $192,000 21:16 #spi: < jello> that's miniscule! 21:16 #spi: < linuxpoet> back 21:16 #spi: < bdale> schultmc: is this a consequence of reporting intervals or something? 21:16 #spi: < jello> i think it behooves SPI to find some better alternatives to where the money is kept that will yield a better return 21:16 #spi: < schultmc> bdale: it's a consequence of poor interest rates 21:17 #spi: < linuxpoet> jello: I believe one of the issues is that we (currently) have a zero risk interest rate 21:17 #spi: < schultmc> but as a non-profit SPI needs to be wary of unrelated business income 21:17 #spi: < jello> we should be able to get over 1% on that sum of money 21:17 #spi: < jello> with no risk (FDIC insured) 21:17 #spi: < jello> i know i personally do 21:17 #spi: < schultmc> a large interest income could potentially cause tax issues 21:17 #spi: < jello> schultmc: doubtful 21:17 #spi: < Hydroxide> schultmc: interest income isn't UBIT for c3 orgs 21:17 #spi: < linuxpoet> schultmc only on the interest itself 21:17 #spi: < jcristau> there's a ways to go between $6.77 and large 21:17 #spi: < schultmc> Hydroxide: ah 21:17 #spi: < jcristau> :) 21:18 #spi: < bdale> I think it's doubtful, too, as long as it's used appropriately 21:18 #spi: < schultmc> I can research higher yield accounts 21:18 #spi: < jello> schultmc: it's the difference between $500/month and $10/month 21:18 #spi: < jello> which over the course of the year adds up... 21:18 #spi: < bdale> schultmc: sounds like a good idea 21:18 #spi: < bdale> jello: yes, thanks for pointing this out. sometimes the obvious is the hardest to notice in routine reports! 21:18 #spi: < schultmc> i'm open to suggestions of where to look - please e-mail treasurer@spi-inc.org (or whatever list you feel appropriate) 21:19 #spi: < jello> schultmc: will do 21:19 #spi: < bdale> ok, any other topics from any board or contributing members now present? 21:19 #spi: < bdale> actually, I guess any SPI members, no need to restrict this to contributing that I can think of 21:20 #spi: < Ganneff> bdale: hey, then they would suddenly be contributing. :) 21:20 #spi: * zobel wants to remind that there is Debconf10 in NY starting soon 21:20 #spi: < jello> here here! 21:20 #spi: * Noodles will be there. 21:20 #spi: < bdale> followed by LinuxCon in Boston the following week. I will attend both. 21:20 #spi: * schultmc will be at DebCOnf10 21:21 #spi: < Hydroxide> http://debconf10.debconf.org/ and http://debianday.org 21:21 #spi: * Ganneff wont be there 21:21 #spi: * zobel will not be there this time 21:21 #spi: * Hydroxide will be at dc10 21:21 #spi: < bdale> we'll miss you guys! 21:21 #spi: < bdale> ok 21:21 #spi: < Hydroxide> !vote attending :P 21:21 #spi: < bdale> any other items? 21:21 #spi: < linuxpoet> in New York? 21:21 #spi: < linuxpoet> in August! 21:21 #spi: * Hydroxide nods at linuxpoet 21:21 #spi: < Noodles> linuxpoet: Yes. 21:21 #spi: < bdale> Hydroxide is one of the lead organizers 21:21 #spi: * linuxpoet wish he would have seen the call for papers 21:21 #spi: < jcristau> bdale is one of the lead sponsors :) 21:21 #spi: < bdale> ok, last call for other items 21:22 #spi: < bdale> [item 8, Next board meeting] 21:22 #spi: < bdale> Our next regularly-scheduled monthly meeting should be August 11th at 20:00 UTC. 21:22 #spi: < bdale> Any strong objections? 21:22 #spi: < Ganneff> owww 21:22 #spi: < linuxpoet> none here 21:22 #spi: < Ganneff> thats the day i am right back from a 16hour flight 21:22 #spi: < bdale> that will be during LinuxCon, but I don't anticipate any trouble holding the meeting 21:22 #spi: < Ganneff> so me attending isnt all too likely 21:23 #spi: < Ganneff> Noodles: preliminary excuse here. :) 21:23 #spi: < bdale> Ganneff: ok, send regrets if needed 21:23 #spi: < bdale> ;-) 21:23 #spi: < bdale> Ok, thank you to everyone present for participating today. 21:23 #spi: < bdale> *GAVEL*