Board meeting, December 13th, 2005
Board members present
- Benj. Mako Hill (mako) (Vice President)
- David Graham (cdlu) (Secretary)
- Jimmy Kaplowitz (Hydroxide) (Treasurer)
- Branden Robinson (Overfiend)
- Ian Jackson (IanJackson)
- Bdale Garbee (bdale)
- Bruce Perens (BrucePerens)
- Martin Schulze (Joey)
Board members absent with regrets
- John Goerzen (CosmicRay) (President)
Registered guests present
- Michael Schultheiss (schultmc)
- Matthew Wilcox (willy)
- Vincent Sanders (kyllikki)
- Eric Evans (urandom)
- Roger Leigh (rleigh)
- Stephen Gran (sgran)
- Greg Sabino Mullane (G_SabinoMullane)
- Bill Allombert (yp17)
- Neil McGovern (Maulkin)
- David Pashley (JD)
- Steve McIntyre (Sledge)
- Philip Hands (fil)
- John Lightsey (lightsey)
These are the draft minutes for the December 13th, 2005 SPI Board meeting, held at 19:00 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org. LOG
Treasurer's report
Moved by David Graham, seconded by Jimmy Kaplowitz
| David Graham | Yes |
| Ian Jackson | Yes |
| Branden Robinson | Yes |
| Jimmy Kaplowitz | Yes |
| Bruce Perens | Yes |
| Benj. Mako Hill | Yes |
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Martin Schulze | Abstain |
Report approved by a vote of 7-0-1
Debian Common Core Alliance
Ian Murdock of the DCCA asks what remains wrong. Branden Robinson advises him that DCCA cannot use the Debian Open Use Logo as their name is no longer Debian.
Benj. Mako Hill suggests that DCCA seek a trademark license from Debian. Murdock advises that this idea has been dismissed out of hand by DCCA.
The discussion is ultimately referred back to Debian for resolution.
OFTC update
David Graham advises that David Harris has resigned as chair and by the constitution of the organisation, Graham is now the chair. He also advises that after three years of service, Martin Schulze is resigning as SPI's advisor to OFTC and a replacement board member is sought.
SPI contributing member David Moreno Garza volunteers.
Moved by Jimmy Kaplowitz, seconded by Branden Robinson that David Moreno Garza be appointed SPI's representative to OFTC contingent on the approval of OFTC's NOC.
| Branden Robinson | Yes |
| Benj. Mako Hill | Yes |
| Jimmy Kaplowitz | Yes |
| David Graham | Abstain |
| Ian Jackson | Yes |
| Martin Schulze | Yes |
Motion passes by a vote of 5-0-1 (1 did not vote).
Debian website copyright issues
Bdale Garbee notes that the options before us are:
- leave the site as-is
- do a lot of work and get the assignments from all contributors to relicense the website
- dump the website and start over, doing the licensing properly the first time
Branden Robinson notes that the latter option is already in progress, through wiki.debian.org.
PostgreSQL
Moved by Jimmy Kaplowitz, seconded by David Graham, resolution 2005-12-13.jrk.1: PostgreSQL as a Member Project
| Bruce Perens | Yes |
| David Graham | Yes |
| Branden Robinson | Yes |
| Jimmy Kaplowitz | Yes |
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Benj. Mako Hill | Yes |
| Martin Schulze | Yes |
| Ian Jackson | Yes |
Resolution 2005-12-13.jrk.1 is accepted with a vote of 8-0.
Josh Berkus immediately accepts on behalf of PostgreSQL.
Nessus/OpenVAS
The resolution for PostgreSQL is modified to apply to OpenVAS and designated 2005-12-13.iwj.1. Moved by Ian Jackson, seconded by David Graham:
| Ian Jackson | Yes |
| Benj. Mako Hill | Yes |
| David Graham | Yes |
| Branden Robinson | Yes |
| Jimmy Kaplowitz | Yes |
| Bruce Perens | Yes |
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Martin Schulze | Yes |
Resolution 2005-12-13.iwj.1 is accepted with a vote of 8-0.
Neil McGovern thanks SPI on behalf of OpenVAS.
DUS
Ian Jackson moves that "The SPI Board notes that MJ Ray has been shit-stirring about Debian UK and asks him to stop doing so." The motion is not seconded.
Debian UK is embroiled in controversy over automatically considering UK Debian developers members. Some members consider this a violation of human rights and would like to see the trademark license for DUS' use of Debian revoked.
Branden Robinson, speaking in his capacity as the Debian Project Leader, states:
My opinion is that: 1) If DUS automatically considers anyone a member of their Society by virtue of a UK resident becoming a Debian Developer, I request that that practice cease.
The discussion lasts twenty minutes and is deferred.
Adjournment
The meeting is adjourned to January 17th, 2006 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 November 1 2005 - November 30 2005
Ordinary Income/Expense
Income
Donations
Debian 1,950.92
Unrestricted 248.40[1]
Total Donations 2,199.32
Total Income 2,199.32[1]
Expense
Reimbursement mailing fees (Debian earmark) (4.00)[2]
aKademy 2005 travel costs (Debian earmark)(1,623.32)
Total Expense (1,627.32)
Net Ordinary Income 572.00[1]
Net Income 572.00[1]
Balance Sheet as of November 30, 2005
ASSETS
Current Assets
First IB Checking
Known Debian Earmark (non-DebConf5) 4,138.43
Known DebConf5 Earmark 13,258.30
Known GNOME Earmark 20.00
Known GNU TeXmacs Earmark 9.70
Known Unrestricted Earmark 575.54[1]
Earmark to be Determined 12,258.78
Total First IB Checking 30,260.75[1]
Ameriprise Financial Acct
Earmark to be Determined 40,393.26
Total Ameriprise Financial Acct 40,393.26
Total Current Assets 70,654.01[1]
TOTAL ASSETS 70,654.01[1]
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Equity
Retained Earnings 70,082.01
Net Income 572.00
Total Equity 70,654.01
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 70,654.01
- Jimmy Kaplowitz, SPI Treasurer
treasurer@spi-inc.org
[1] This amount includes $10 from a check which was written in Canadian
dollars. Our bank handles these by crediting us the full face value and then
later adjusting to take into account the exchange rate between USD and CAD.
Therefore this amount will change when the bank deals with this, probably in
the December reporting period, but it will not change by much.
[2] These fees are for the aKademy 2005 travel costs, as incidental mailing
costs associated with a DPL-approved expense of Debian's. Therefore they are
Debian-earmarked. This makes sense to me as Treasurer, to Branden as Deputy
Treasurer, and also to Branden as DPL.