Board meeting, March 11th, 2024
Board members present
- Michael Schultheiss (schultmc) (President)
- Héctor Orón Martínez (zumbi) (Treasurer)
- Zach van Rijn (zv) (Secretary)
- Joe Conway (jconway)
- Forrest Fleming (fsf)
- Milan Kupcevic (milan)
- Jonatas L. Nogueira (jesusalva)
- Jeremy Stanley (fungi)
Board members partially present
- None
Board members absent with regrets
- None
Board members absent
- Stephen Frost (Snow-Man) (Vice-President)
Registered guests present
- Same James (Gentoo)
- Célestin Matte
- Ulrich Müller (Gentoo)
These are the minutes for the March 11th, 2024 SPI Board Meeting, held at 20:00 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org. LOG.
President's report
I am working with our broker at Merrill Lynch to establish the recommended investment strategy we discussed at the last in person meeting. They drafted new paperwork for myself and Stephen Frost to sign and we should have that paperwork signed and submitted shortly. Thank you to SPI Director Jonatas L. Nogueira for helping track outstanding tasks. Continued thanks to SPI Vice President, Stephen Frost, for handling contracting with SPI's contractors. Stephen continues to do a fantastic job working with our contractors and legal counsel.
Vice President's report
- None
Treasurer's report
No major updates during February, 2024. There are pending payments that will be processed over the week.
Secretary's report
I don't have any updates to report regarding a face-to-face. I am setting aside time to do that ASAP.
Vote On Minutes For Previous Meetings
Vote on minutes for meeting Monday February 12th 2023
| Joe Conway | Yes |
| Forrest Fleming | Yes |
| Milan Kupcevic | Yes |
| Jonatas L. Nogueira | Abstain |
| Héctor Orón Martínez | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Jeremy Stanley | Yes |
| Zach van Rijn | Yes |
Vote passed with 7 yes, 1 abstain, 0 no.
Items up for discussion
Accept Gentoo Linux as an associated project
| Joe Conway | Yes |
| Forrest Fleming | Yes |
| Milan Kupcevic | Yes |
| Jonatas L. Nogueira | Yes |
| Héctor Orón Martínez | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Jeremy Stanley | Yes |
| Zach van Rijn | Yes |
Vote passed with 8 yes, 0 abstain, 0 no.
Rocket Web Framework as an associated project
Jonatas will submit an email vote to the Board for consideration of RWF2 as an associated project.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned until Monday April 8th, 2024 at 20:00 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org.
Appendix A: Current Board Membership
| Last elected | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Michael Schultheiss | President |
| July 2021 | Stephen Frost | Vice President |
| July 2022 | Héctor Orón Martínez | Treasurer |
| July 2022 | Zach van Rijn | Secretary |
| July 2023 | Joe Conway | |
| July 2022 | Forrest Fleming | |
| July 2021 | Milan Kupcevic | |
| July 2022 | Jonatas L. Nogueira | |
| July 2022 | Jeremy Stanley |