Meeting log for 2010-04-14

Tue Jul 20 12:07:19 UTC 2010

Well, it seems this isn't needed for election (see 
http://lists.spi-inc.org/pipermail/spi-announce/2010/000221.html
) but I've had a few nice words (thank you), so I'll finish this batch
at least and see where I am.

HIGHLIGHTS

[item 1, Opening]

<Ganneff> Welcome to today's Software in the Public Interest board of
directors meeting, which is now called to order.  Today's agenda and
details of pending resolutions can be found on the web at:
http://www.spi-inc.org/secretary/agenda/2010/2010-04-14.html

[item 2, Roll Call]
21:03:30 <Ganneff> Joerg Jaspert
21:03:31 <cdlu> David Graham
21:03:32 <Noodles> Jonathan McDowell
21:03:34 <Hydroxide> Jimmy Kaplowitz
21:03:37 <zobel> Martin Zobel-Helas
21:04:19 <luk__> Luk Claes
21:06:41 <schultmc> Michael Schultheiss

[item 3, President's Report]

<Ganneff> No bdale, no report

[item 5, Secretary's report]

<Noodles> I have nothing to report.

[item 6, Outstanding minutes]

results for "Meeting minutes for 10th March, 2010": Yes: 5, Abstain: 2

[item 4, Treasurer's Report]

<schultmc> standard report is in the agenda.  click and pledge has
changed our account setup so we now get ACH direct deposits of
donations 2-3 days after they're donated rather than waiting for a
check once per month.  we'll still get 1-2 more checks but donations
will primarily be deposited much faster.  That makes their data no
harder or easier to integrate into treasurer's reports than present

[item 7, Any other business]

<Noodles> Please reply to my most recent mail on -board. ;)

<cdlu> Noodles, I don't believe we have any precedent to grant money
to projects that are not member projects however our projects are free
to do so with their money.  if they'd like to apply to be an
associated project and raise money that we hold on to they're welcome
to do that.

<Noodles> As long as that's how others see it I can reply and say as much.

<cdlu> Ganneff, just a reminder that the election is coming up soon

[item 8, Next board meeting]

<Ganneff> Next board meeting: May 19th, 2010, 20:00 UTC

21:16:56 <Ganneff> *GAVEL*

TIMED LOG

21:03:26 <Ganneff> *GAVEL*
21:03:26 <Ganneff> [item 1, Opening] Welcome to today's Software in the Public Interest board of directors meeting, which is now called to order.
21:03:26 <Ganneff> Today's agenda and details of pending resolutions can be found on the web at: http://www.spi-inc.org/secretary/agenda/2010/2010-04-14.html
21:03:26 <Ganneff> [item 2, Roll Call]
21:03:26 <Ganneff> Board members, please state your name for the record.  As we have nine board members, quorum for today's meeting is six.
21:03:26 <Ganneff> Guests (including board advisors), please /msg your names to Noodles if you wish your attendance to be recorded in the minutes of this meeting.
21:03:30 <Ganneff> Joerg Jaspert
21:03:31 <cdlu> David Graham
21:03:32 <Noodles> Jonathan McDowell
21:03:34 <Hydroxide> Jimmy Kaplowitz
21:03:37 <zobel> Martin Zobel-Helas
21:04:10 <cdlu> ...
21:04:11 * Noodles prods luk__ and schultmc.
21:04:13 <Ganneff> miss one
21:04:19 <luk__> Luk Claes
21:04:20 <cdlu> quorum!
21:04:39 <Ganneff> yay (or damn, however :) )
21:04:48 <Ganneff> [item 3, President's Report]
21:04:48 <Ganneff> No bdale, no report
21:04:48 <Ganneff> [item 4, Treasurer's Report]
21:04:48 <Ganneff> Have fun, schultmc
21:04:55 <Ganneff> though he was here
21:04:59 <cdlu> he .. was.
21:05:00 <Ganneff> but didnt call up in roll call
21:05:04 <Ganneff> schultmc: bad you
21:05:09 <Noodles> Give him a minute or two?
21:05:12 * Hydroxide will sms him
21:05:16 <Ganneff> we can go with item 6
21:05:20 <Ganneff> err. 5
21:05:26 <Ganneff> and come back to this when hes here
21:05:30 * Hydroxide nods
21:05:32 <Ganneff> [item 5, Secretary's report]
21:05:32 <Ganneff> And thats for Noodles.
21:05:33 <Noodles> I have nothing to report.
21:05:36 <Ganneff> yay
21:05:39 <Ganneff> so minutes then
21:05:45 <Ganneff> [item 6, Outstanding minutes]
21:05:45 <Ganneff> Noodles?
21:05:48 <Noodles> There's an outstanding query to -board it would be good if other board members could reply to.
21:06:01 <Hydroxide> sms sent
21:06:38 <schultmc> whoops - sorry
21:06:38 <Ganneff> Noodles: so, lets vote on minutes?
21:06:41 <schultmc> Michael Schultheiss
21:06:43 <Ganneff> schultmc: you then next
21:07:15 <schultmc> minutes or treasurer report?
21:07:16 * Hydroxide is ok voting on minutes, having read both the original version and the revised one :)
21:07:20 <Ganneff> schultmc: minutes
21:07:20 <cdlu> Noodles, we can discuss it under new biz, item 7
21:07:21 <Ganneff> then you
21:07:22 <Noodles> Voting started, 7 people (schultmc,noodles,ganneff,hydroxide,cdlu,luk__,zobel) allowed to vote on Meeting minutes for 10th March, 2010. - You may vote yes/no/abstain only, type !vote $yourchoice now.
21:07:24 <schultmc> k
21:07:30 <Hydroxide> !vote yes
21:07:31 <Noodles> (I hate having to type all the nicks)
21:07:31 <cdlu> !vote yes
21:07:31 <schultmc> !vote yes
21:07:36 <Noodles> !vote yes
21:07:36 <luk__> !vote abstain
21:07:37 <zobel> !vote abstain
21:07:44 <Ganneff> !vote yes
21:07:50 <Noodles> Current voting results for "Meeting minutes for 10th March, 2010": Yes: 5, No: 0, Abstain: 2, Missing: 0 ()
21:07:53 <Noodles> Voting for "Meeting minutes for 10th March, 2010" closed.
21:07:56 <Noodles> Nice and easy.
21:07:56 <cdlu> you don't need to type all the nicks... that's a relic of the bots. :)
21:07:58 <Ganneff> ok. so thats also done
21:07:59 <Ganneff> [item 4, Treasurer's Report]
21:07:59 <Ganneff> Have fun, schultmc
21:08:08 <schultmc> standard report is in the agenda
21:08:37 <Ganneff> any extra? anyone with questions?
21:08:44 <schultmc> click and pledge has changed our account setup so we now get ACH direct deposits of donations 2-3 days after they're donated rather than waiting for a check once per month
21:08:53 <Hydroxide> yay! :)
21:08:54 <Ganneff> greagt
21:09:02 <schultmc> we'll still get 1-2 more checks but donations will primarily be deposited much faster
21:09:03 <Noodles> It's nice to see some activity from Yafaray, as a new project.
21:09:05 <schultmc> </done>
21:09:08 <Hydroxide> Noodles: agreed
21:09:25 <Hydroxide> schultmc: I guess that make their data easier to integrate into treasurer's reports?
21:09:50 <schultmc> Hydroxide: no harder or easier than present
21:10:05 <Ganneff> ok. anything else in treasurer section?
21:10:14 <schultmc> nope, hence my </done>
21:10:22 <Ganneff> not from you, yeah :)
21:10:22 <Ganneff> [item 7, Any other business]
21:10:30 <Ganneff> one minute, speak up. :)
21:10:41 <Noodles> Please reply to my most recent mail on -board. ;)
21:10:46 <Noodles> (that wasn't a meeting reminder)
21:10:58 <Ganneff> oh. yu send something else? wow. :)
21:11:08 <Noodles> Huh.
21:11:18 <cdlu> Noodles, I don't believe we have any precedent to grant money to projects that are not member projects
21:11:20 <Hydroxide> the one from the 11th?
21:11:22 <cdlu> however our projects are free to do so with their money.
21:11:27 <Noodles> Yes.
21:11:33 * Hydroxide agrees with cdlu
21:11:35 <Noodles> cdlu: Right, that's how I see it.
21:11:52 <cdlu> if they'd like to apply to be an associated project
21:11:56 <cdlu> and raise money that we hold on to
21:11:58 <cdlu> they're welcome to do that
21:11:59 <Noodles> As long as that's how others see it I can reply and say as much.
21:12:15 <cdlu> anyone see it differently?
21:12:25 <luk__> nope
21:12:28 <Ganneff> no
21:12:50 <Ganneff> ok. anyone else?
21:12:56 <Ganneff> we are too slow :)
21:12:56 <cdlu> yes
21:13:02 <Ganneff> cdlu: fine. go.
21:13:04 <cdlu> Ganneff, just a reminder that the election is coming up soon
21:13:05 <cdlu> that's all.
21:13:17 <Ganneff> yeah. everyone have fun, some seats are up.
21:13:22 <cdlu> iirc the election is administered by the secretary
21:13:23 <luk__> I very probably won't stand for reelection...
21:13:27 <Ganneff> mr. secretary has to do it
21:13:29 <Noodles> I need to talk to Maulkin to learn vote stuff.
21:13:30 <cdlu> luk has it already been three years?
21:13:34 <Ganneff> iirc its luk, me and whoe else?
21:13:38 <cdlu> bdale?
21:13:40 <Noodles> linuxpoet.
21:13:42 <cdlu> oh
21:13:50 <Noodles> And bdale.
21:13:51 <Ganneff> luk, linuxpoet, me?
21:13:54 <Noodles> 4 seats.
21:13:56 <Ganneff> ah
21:13:58 <cdlu> luk, ganneff, linuxpoet, bdale.
21:13:58 <luk__> and bdale
21:13:59 * zobel 
21:14:10 <Ganneff> zobel: not you, you came in after me
21:14:13 <Noodles> zobel: You were elected in 2008, so you have a year left.
21:14:32 <Ganneff> Noodles: if you need anything on machines, ping me.
21:14:37 <Ganneff> should have what you need, but in case...............
21:14:40 <Ganneff> (for election)
21:14:40 <Noodles> Will do.
21:14:46 <Noodles> We done?
21:14:48 <Ganneff> ok, letrs go on
21:14:48 <Hydroxide> correction: mr. secretary is responsible for making it happen. he can delegate the actual running of it or not as he wishes, but he only has to when he'sa candidate
21:14:49 <Ganneff> [item 8, Next board meeting]
21:14:49 <Ganneff> Next board meeting: May 12th, 2010, 20:00 UTC
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21:14:58 * Hydroxide is fine with may 12 20:00 UTC
21:14:58 <Ganneff> i wont be there for that meeting.
21:15:01 <Ganneff> Noodles: ^^^^
21:15:08 * Noodles hopes bdale is. ;)
21:15:10 <Ganneff> trhis will be 4 AM in the tz im in there (taiwan)
21:15:12 <Ganneff> sorry, no
21:15:13 <Noodles> (But noted)
21:15:33 <Ganneff> 7 or 8 would work. but 4 is  bit hard
21:15:35 <luk__> will be difficult for me, though I can try to be there
21:15:35 <cdlu> humm
21:15:36 <cdlu> Resolutions
21:15:36 <cdlu> Up one level
21:15:36 <cdlu> There are currently no results for this search. 
21:15:37 * Hydroxide would also be fine with May 19 if that's easier
21:15:43 <cdlu> that's not good. :) I wanted to look up the election resolution.
21:15:52 <Ganneff> may19 would work. im back in germany on may 16th
21:16:03 <Ganneff> cdlu: is hidden for you! :)
21:16:03 <luk__> May 19 would be better
21:16:14 <Ganneff> anyone else opinion on meeting date?
21:16:16 <Noodles> cdlu: You want /resolutions rather than /resolutions-list
21:16:17 <schultmc> may 19 works for me
21:16:25 <Hydroxide> sounds like we've reached consensus on may 19
21:16:27 <Noodles> I can do May 19th if that works better for everyone.
21:16:28 <Hydroxide> 20:00 utc
21:16:31 <cdlu> k, /resolutions-list is listed off corporate
21:16:41 <Ganneff> Next board meeting: May 19th, 2010, 20:00 UTC
21:16:47 <Ganneff> lets take it as that then
21:16:49 <zobel> ack.
21:16:50 <Ganneff> soooo
21:16:56 <Ganneff> *GAVEL*

Hope that informs,
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