Board meeting, July 6th, 2007
Board members present
- Bdale Garbee (bdale) (President)
- Michael Schultheiss (schultmc) (Vice President)
- Neil McGovern (Maulkin) (Secretary)
- Josh Berkus (jberkus) (Treasurer)
- Branden Robinson (Overfiend)
- David Graham (cdlu)
- Jimmy Kaplowitz (Hydroxide)
Board members partially present
- None
Board members absent with regrets
- None
Board members absent
- Martin Schulze (Joey)
- Ian Jackson (IanJackson)
Board advisors present
- None
Registered guests present
- None
These are the draft minutes for the July 6th, 2007 SPI Board meeting, held at 20:00 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org. LOG
President's Report
I've just returned from trip to Europe that began with DebConf7 and continued with some family vacation elsewhere in Scotland and in France. It was good to see so many SPI board and contributing members in person, and the turnout for our SPI sessions at DebConf7 was higher than I personally expected, and we had some good Q&A.
Treasurer's Report
At this point, I need to have a meeting with schultmc about handing over the role of Treasurer and discuss with the board paying the accountancy firm for routine data entry.
Secretary's Report
The SPI Trademark Committee has reported the following: There were two topics discussed on spi-trademark during May. The first was closure of the previously-mentioned complaint about Hinner EDV's use of the debian Official Use logo by its submitter. The second was a question about a possible Debian Open Use Logo infringement which is still being investigated. We did not hear more about the "Drupal" trademark in Benelux.
Spanish Trademark Report
As per a mail received to spi-board, the local people in Spain consider that both issues (trademark and domain) are resolved. Thus, I suggest that 2006-04-03.jfsp.1.jrk.1 is revoked.
David Graham moves to revoke 2006-04-03.jfsp.1.jrk.1, seconded by Josh Berkus.
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Neil McGovern | Yes |
| Josh Berkus | Yes |
| David Graham | Yes |
| Branden Robinson | Yes |
Motion passes with a vote of Yes: 6, No: 0, Abstain: 0.
Bdale asked if this opens up the possibility of pursuing an eu-wide trademark registration. Neil McGovern will investigate this and bring it to the board once details have been firmed up. Initial estimates indicate it would cost around 2,000€.
Outstanding Minutes
Current status:
Motion to accept the December 13th, 2005 minutes, moved by Bdale Garbee, seconded by Neil McGovern.
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Neil McGovern | Yes |
| Josh Berkus | Abstain |
| David Graham | Yes |
| Branden Robinson | Yes |
| Jimmy Kaplowitz | Yes |
Motion passes with a vote of Yes: 6, No: 0, Abstain: 1.
Motion to accept the May 18th, 2007 minutes, moved by Neil McGovern, seconded by Michael Schultheiss.
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Neil McGovern | Yes |
| Josh Berkus | Yes |
| David Graham | Yes |
| Branden Robinson | Yes |
| Jimmy Kaplowitz | Yes |
Motion passes with a vote of Yes: 7, No: 0, Abstain: 0.
Items up for discussion
OpenVAS
Jimmy Kaplowitz moved to vote on 2007-06-18.iwj.2 - OpenVAS as an Associated Project, seconded by Neil McGovern.
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Neil McGovern | Yes |
| Josh Berkus | Yes |
| David Graham | Yes |
| Branden Robinson | Yes |
| Jimmy Kaplowitz | Yes |
Motion passes with a vote of Yes: 7, No: 0, Abstain: 0.
SPI Board Election
Six seats are up for election. The secretary has currently received 4 nominations. Would people wishing to stand please mail secretary@spi-inc.org. The deadline for nominations is Friday 13th July. 23:59:59 UTC. Board officer elections will be held on the 3rd August, 2007.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned until Friday, August 17th, 2007 at 19:00 UTC in #spi on irc.oftc.net.
Appendix A: Current Board Membership
| Date elected | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| [2004-07-29] | Bdale Garbee | President |
| [2006-07-31] | Michael Schultheiss | Vice President |
| [2006-07-31] | Neil McGovern | Secretary |
| [2006-07-31] | Josh Berkus | Treasurer |
| [2004-07-29] | Branden Robinson | |
| [2004-02-20] | Jimmy Kaplowitz | |
| [2003-11-29] | David Graham | |
| [2003-11-29] | Ian Jackson | |
| [2003-11-29] | Martin "Joey" Schulze |
Appendix B: Approved Resolutions
- Resolution 2007-06-18.iwj.2: OpenVAS as an Associated Project