Proposed resolution: Clarify SPI 5% administrative fee for conference sponsorships

[Martin Zobel-Helas]

Hi, 

On Sun Jun 21, 2020 at 19:02:06 -0400, Michael Schultheiss wrote:
> Luca Filipozzi wrote:
> > @all: Having slept on things, I'm changing my position from (2a) to (2c)
> > since it is more appropriate to correct the lack of charging Debian 5%
> > on sponsorships than it is to correct the actual/perceived
> > miscommunication between Debian and SPI.
> > 
> > So, for clarity:
> > - do not refund Debian for 2016-2019; do not charge fees on Debian
> >   sponsorships prior to 2016; do not refund other projects (2c)
> > - charge all projects' donations and sponsorships the same 5% fee, which
> >   is the current practice (3b)
> > 
> > @president: kindly consider revising the draft resolution per above
> > since there are now several of us in holding this view.
> Resolution 2020-06-22.mcs.1: 
> Conferences and SPI 5% fee
> 
> WHEREAS
> 
> 1. Software in the Public Interest, Inc. (SPI) is a Debian Trusted
>    Organization.
> 
> 2. The annual Debian Conference (Debian) utilizes SPI to collect
>    some of the conference sponsorship funds.
> 
> 3. SPI has inconsistently charged its 5% administrative fee for
>    conference sponsorships.
> 
> 4. SPI has not yet determined the effect of waiving the 5%
>    administrative fee for conference sponsorships in perpetuity.
> 
> THE SPI BOARD RESOLVES THAT
> 
> 1. Going forward, SPI will consistently charge all projects donations
>    and conference sponsorships a 5% administrative fee, as is SPI's
>    current practice.
> 
> 2. SPI will not retroactively charge Debian its 5% adminsitrative fee for
>    Debian conferences held prior to 2016.
> 
> 3. SPI will not refund associated projects the 5% adminsitrative fee for
>    conferences held 2016-2019.

This resolution still has not addressed my concern, that this resolution
speaks about Debian / DebConf only here, while we also have other
associated projects, that might also be affected.

Best regards,
Martin
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 Martin Zobel-Helas <zobel at spi-inc.org>
 Software in the Public Interest, Inc. | Member of the Board of Directors
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