Board meeting, June 12th, 2014
Board members present
- Bdale Garbee (bdale) (President)
- Joerg Jaspert (Ganneff) (Vice President)
- Michael Schultheiss (schultmc) (Treasurer)
- Jonathan McDowell (Noodles) (Secretary)
- Clint Adams (Clint)
- Robert Brockway (Solver)
- Martin Michlmayr (tbm)
Board members partially present
- None
Board members absent with regrets
- Martin Zobel-Helas (zobel)
Board members absent
- Joshua D. Drake (linuxhiker)
Board advisors present
- None
Registered guests present
- Ben Longbons (o11c)
- Kåre Thor Olsen (Kaare)
- H W Tovetjärn (totte)
These are the minutes for the June 12th, 2014 SPI Board Meeting, held at 20:00 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org. LOG.
President's Report
Bdale welcomed Martin Michlmayr to the board.
Treasurer's report
Michael had had various work emergencies leading to a delay in the completion of the outstanding treasurer's reports. He hoped to have them available within the next few days. He also reported that he'd met with the bookkeeper and was making progress on resolving the issues with them.
Secretary's report
Jonathan had nothing of note to report.
Outstanding minutes
Vote on Meeting Minutes for 8th May 2014 board meeting:
| Clint Adams | Yes |
| Robert Brockway | Yes |
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Joerg Jaspert | Yes |
| Martin Michlmayr | Yes |
| Jonathan McDowell | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
Motion passed with a vote of 7 yes, 0 missing.
Items up for discussion
Resolution 2014-03-20.rtb.1: Chakra as Associated Project
This was well covered on various SPI lists as well as previous board meetings.
| Clint Adams | Yes |
| Robert Brockway | Yes |
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Joerg Jaspert | Yes |
| Martin Michlmayr | Yes |
| Jonathan McDowell | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
Motion passed with a vote of 7 yes, 0 missing.
totte was on channel and accepted SPI's invitation on behalf of the Chakra project.
Any other business
Jonathan mentioned that the annual board elections were coming up. There are 3 seats open - Clint, Solver and tbm. He said he'd send a heads up to the -announce and -general lists to remind people they were on their way and to start considering if they want to run.
The annual report was mentioned in terms of having it prepared in time for the AGM; Jonathan said he'd get a skeleton sorted out based on the 2012 report but that the president and treasurer would need to provide sections.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned until Thursday, July 10th, 2014 at 20:00 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org. This will serve as the Annual General Meeting.
Appendix A: Current Board Membership
| Last elected | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Bdale Garbee | President |
| July 2013 | Joerg Jaspert | Vice President |
| July 2012 | Jonathan McDowell | Secretary |
| July 2012 | Michael Schultheiss | Treasurer |
| July 2013 | Joshua D. Drake | |
| July 2013 | Martin Zobel-Helas | |
| July 2011 | Clint Adams | |
| July 2011 | Robert Brockway | |
| N/A | Martin Michlmayr |
Appendix B: Resolutions
Resolution 2014-03-20.rtb.1: Chakra as Associated Project
WHEREAS 1. Chakra is a community based Linux distribution intended to provide a full operating system primarily for desktop users and is a substantial and significant Free Software project. Chakra fosters, promotes and increases access to software systems available to the general public and supports, encourages and promotes the creation and development of software available to the general public. 2. The Chakra developers would like SPI's support and assistance, including legal assistance, holding property and taking donations. THE SPI BOARD RESOLVES THAT 3. Chakra is formally invited to become an SPI Associated Project, according to the SPI Framework for Associated Projects, SPI Resolution 1998-11-16.iwj.1-amended-2004-08-10.iwj.1, a copy of which can be found at https://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/resolutions/2004/2004-08-10.iwj.1/ 4. H W Tovetjaern is recognised by SPI as the authoritative decision maker and SPI liaison for Chakra. In the event that H W Tovetjaern is uncontactable, Neophytos Kolokotronis will take over as SPI liaison. Future liaisons will be appointed in turn by the sitting project liaison, or by a simple majority of existing Chakra developers. 5. This invitation will lapse, if not accepted, 60 days after it is approved by the SPI Board.