Draft minutes for March 2 board meeting

[Ean Schuessler]

Awesome.

On Monday 24 May 2004 03:46 pm, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> Here are the draft minutes for the March 2 board meeting.
>
> Wichert.
>
>
> SPI board meeting, March 2, 2004
>   meeting opened: 19:30 UTC
>   meeting closed: 19:58 UTC
>
> Attending
>   Benj. Mako Hill
>   Branden Robinson
>   Bruce Perens
>   David Graham
>   Ean Schuessler
>   Ian Jackson
>   Jimmy Kaplowitz
>   John Goerzen
>   Martin 'Joey' Schulze
>
> Absent with regrets:
>   Wichert Akkerman
>
> Absent:
>   Drew Streib
>
>
> Agenda:
>
>   1. Opening
>   2. Roll call
>   3. Approving minutes for previous meeting
>   4. Update from members committee
>   5. Branden's reappointment
>   6. Suspension of by-laws vote
>   7. wxWidgets
>   8. Date for next meeting
>   9. Closing
>
>
> 3. Approving minutes for previous meeting
> -----------------------------------------
>
> Ean called for a vote to accept the minutes for the January meeting as
> posted to the board list by Wichert:
>
>   Bruce:    in favour
>   David:    in favour
>   Ean:      in favour
>   Ian:      abstains
>   Joey:     in favour
>   John:     abstains
>   Mako:     abstains
>
> The minutes are accepted with four votes in favour and none against.
>
>
> 4. Update from members committee
> --------------------------------
>
> Since no report was filed this agenda item was postponed.
>
>
> 5. Branden's reappointment
> --------------------------
>
> Resolution 2004-01-06.jrk.1.br.1 replaced Branden Robinson with Jimmy
> Kaplowitz as treasurer but did not explicitly remove Branden from the board
> of directors. Ean declared that as president he was willing to accept legal
> responsibility for allowing Branden on the board until elections can be
> held for his position. David proposed resolution 2004-03-02.db1.1 to
> appoint Branden to the board of directors as an interim member until the
> next annual meeting. Ian seconded the motion and Ean called for a vote:
>
>   Branden: abstains
>   Bruce:   in favour
>   David:   in favour
>   Ean:     in favour
>   Ian:     in favour
>   Jimmy:   in favour
>   Joey:    abstains
>   John:    in favour
>   Mako:    in favour
>
> The resolution is accepted with seven votes in favour and none against.
>
>
> 6. Suspension of by-laws vote
> -----------------------------
>
> Since SPI's legal council noticed some possible problems with the proposed
> new by-laws Branden proposed resolution 2004.03.02.meeting.1 to suspend
> the active by-laws vote until legal counsel has fully reviewed the
> proposals. Ean called for a vote:
>
>   Branden: in favour
>   Bruce:   in favour
>   David:   in favour
>   Ean:     in favour
>   Ian:     in favour
>   Jimmy:   in favour
>   Joey:    in favour
>   John:    abstains
>   Mako:    in favour
>
> The resolution is accepted with eight votes in favour and none against. Ean
> asked who will take the lead in working with Chris Rourk to review and
> reintroduce the by-laws changes. David promised the by-laws committee
> would take care of this.
>
>
> 7. wxWidgets
> ------------
>
> Ian proposed resolution 2004-03-02.iwj.1 to adopt the wxWidgets project.
> Mako asked if anyone would volunteer as a contact person for wxWidgets
> until they knew their way around SPI and added he would be happy to do
> this himself. Ean called for a vote:
>
>   Branden: in favour
>   Bruce:   in favour
>   David:   in favour
>   Ean:     in favour
>   Ian:     in favour
>   Jimmy:   in favour
>   Joey:    in favour
>   John:    abstains
>   Mako:    in favour
>
> The resolution is accepted with eight votes in favour and none against.
> Bruce asked who would contact wxWidgets. Mako said he would contact them.
>
>
> 8. Date for next meeting
> ------------------------
>
> The next meeting is scheduled for April 6, 19:00 UTC.

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