Board meeting, October 18th, 2005
Board members present
- Benj. Mako Hill (mako) (Vice President - presiding)
- David Graham (cdlu) (Secretary)
- Ian Jackson (IanJackson)
- Bruce Perens (BrucePerens)
- Bdale Garbee (bdale)
- Branden Robinson (Overfiend)
- Martin Schulze (Joey)
Board members absent with regrets
- John Goerzen (CosmicRay) (President)
- Jimmy Kaplowitz (Hydroxide) (Treasurer)
Registered guests present
- Nils Lohner (CQ)
- MJ Ray (slef)
- Tommi Vainikainen (tvainika)
These are the draft minutes for the October 18th, 2005 SPI Board meeting, held in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org. LOG
President's report
None presented.
Treasurer's report
The treasurer's report was sent after the meeting and is included in the appendix for historical purposes.
Outstanding minutes
None presented.
Debian Core Consortium issues
Branden Robinson states: "I would just like to say that I'd like Don to get Greg Pomerantz's opinion as to whether we are failing to act aggressively enough to defend our mark. That we have been in regular contact with DCCA and expressing our concerns would, I think, mean we are attentive to the mark. Is it actually necessary to threaten DCCA with a lawsuit for a typical court to regard us as "defending" it?"
Negotiator Don Armstrong indicates his primary task is done with DCCA having changed their name. He notes the remaining issues are: the logo and making some sort of announcement to clarify the relationship between the two organizations
OFTC election results
David Graham reports that the "status quo won a resounding victory". OFTC's voters voted unanimously in favour of a continued relationship with SPI and the administration is essentially the same as it was going into the vote.
Debian website copyright issues (Tommi Vainikainen)
An effort is underway to relicense the text of the Debian website which may require the cooperation of all those who have contributed text.
A debate ensues about what is needed but the discussion is ultimately referred to Debian to resolve.
Adjournment
The meeting is adjourned until November 15th at 19:00 UTC.
Appendix: treasurer's report
Software in the Public Interest Financial Data ============================================== This report uses a cash-based method of accounting, recording donations when deposited (not when the check was written or received by us) and recording expenses when sent or scheduled for payment (not when incurred). Network for Good processing fees are no longer listed, both to avoid confusion and since they are already subtracted out from our check before we ever receive it. Profit/Loss September 1 2005 - September 30 2005 Ordinary Income/Expense Income Donations Debian 2,552.68 GNU TeXmacs 9.70 Unrestricted 764.10 Total Donations 3,326.48 Total Income 3,326.48 Expense Total Expense 0.00 Net Ordinary Income 3,326.48 Net Income 3,326.48 Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2005 ASSETS Current Assets First IB Checking Known Debian Earmark (non-DebConf5) 3,814.83 Known DebConf5 Earmark 13,258.30 Known GNOME Earmark 20.00 Known GNU TeXmacs Earmark 9.70 Known Unrestricted Earmark 803.40 Earmark to be Determined 12,258.78 Total First IB Checking 30,165.01 AmEx Financial Advisors Acct Earmark to be Determined 40,110.03 Total AmEx Financial Advisors Acct 40,110.03 Total Current Assets 70,275.04 TOTAL ASSETS 70,275.04 LIABILITIES & EQUITY Equity Retained Earnings 66,948.56 Net Income 3,326.48 Total Equity 70,275.04 TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 70,275.04