Board meeting, April 20th, 2007
Board members present
- Bdale Garbee (bdale) (President)
- Michael Schultheiss (schultmc) (Vice President)
- Neil McGovern (Maulkin) (Secretary)
- Jimmy Kaplowitz (Hydroxide)
- David Graham (cdlu)
- Branden Robinson (Overfiend)
Board members partially present
- None
Board members absent with regrets
- Martin Schulze (Joey)
- Josh Berkus (jberkus) (Treasurer)
- Ian Jackson (IanJackson)
Board members absent
- None
Board advisors present
- Sam Hocevar (sam) - Debian
Registered guests present
- Jonathan McDowell (Noodles)
- Joshua Drake (linuxpoet)
- Chris Travers (metatrontech)
- Joerg Jaspert (Ganneff)
- MJ Ray (slef)
- Bill Allombert (yp17)
- Louis Suarez-Potts (louis_to)
These are the draft minutes for the April 20th, 2007 SPI Board meeting, held at 19:00 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org. LOG
President's Report
Bdale reported that he is now a non-voting observer of the OSI board.
Treasurer's Report
None received
Secretary's Report
All mail to secretary@spi-inc.org have been resolutions visible on public spi mailing lists. Debian has elected a new DPL: Sam Hocevar who takes over from Anthony Towns as advisor to the board
Spanish Trademark Report
Neil McGovern has not yet received a reply to his offer to fly to Madrid, and will mail Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña and Javier de la Cueva to ask if reimbursements for expenses would help move this matter forward.
Outstanding Minutes
Current status: March 16th 2007 minutes have been raised for approval of the board.
Motion to accept the March 16th minutes, moved by David Graham, seconded by Jimmy Kaplowitz.
| Bdale Garbee | Abstain |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Neil McGovern | Yes |
| Jimmy Kaplowitz | Yes |
| David Graham | Yes |
| Branden Robinson | Abstain |
Motion passes with a vote of Yes: 4, No: 0, Abstain: 2.
Items up for discussion
Debian Logo License
A request has been made to re-licence and change the position on how SPI pursues the Debian Logos.
Neil McGovern, Branden Robinson and Jimmy Kaplowitz are to liaise with Sam Hocevar to bring this item to a closure at the next board meeting.
Opensource.org discussion summary
Neil McGovern noted that most board members had not responded to acknowledge the accuracy of the Opensource.org discussion summary. He will email board members who have not responded directly.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned until Friday, May 18, 2007 at 19:00 UTC.
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 |