Sat Jul 1 15:00:27 2006 | *GAVEL* Sat Jul 1 15:00:28 2006 | [item 1, opening] The 2006 annual meeting of the Board of Software in the Public Interest, Inc., is called to order. Sat Jul 1 15:00:28 2006 | PLEASE NOTE: Our agenda for today, AND all the resolutions and minutes we will be voting on, are online at: Sat Jul 1 15:00:28 2006 | http://www.spi-inc.org/secretary/agenda/ Sat Jul 1 15:00:28 2006 | [item 2, roll call] Board members, please state your name for the record. Sat Jul 1 15:00:29 2006 | I'd like to welcome the SPI contributing members and other guests that are present today. You may /msg cdlu with your full name if you with to be listed in the record. Sat Jul 1 15:00:32 2006 | We have 9 board members, so quorum for today is 6. Sat Jul 1 15:00:34 2006 | Jimmy Kaplowitz Sat Jul 1 15:00:34 2006 | David Graham Sat Jul 1 15:00:38 2006 | John Goerzen Sat Jul 1 15:00:45 2006 | ...and now we wait Sat Jul 1 15:00:54 2006 | this *stinks* Sat Jul 1 15:00:58 2006 | quite Sat Jul 1 15:01:17 2006 | well, let's see if people arrive late Sat Jul 1 15:01:20 2006 | (up to a point) Sat Jul 1 15:01:21 2006 | * Maulkin plays musak Sat Jul 1 15:01:25 2006 | I just pinged joey, mako, bdale Sat Jul 1 15:01:32 2006 | and overfiend Sat Jul 1 15:01:39 2006 | I jist pinged overfiend and mako. Sat Jul 1 15:01:47 2006 | musak? Sat Jul 1 15:01:56 2006 | well folks Sat Jul 1 15:02:08 2006 | it looks like we have failed to make board quorum for the annual meeting Sat Jul 1 15:02:20 2006 | cdlu: The sort of music you get in supermarkets and lifts Sat Jul 1 15:02:20 2006 | let's give it a couple of minutes but I guess we should come up with a date to try again Sat Jul 1 15:02:54 2006 | * cdlu sighs Sat Jul 1 15:03:10 2006 | my wife just left 5 minutes ago for something I did not go to to attend this. Sat Jul 1 15:03:14 2006 | with the car Sat Jul 1 15:03:17 2006 | sigh. Sat Jul 1 15:03:24 2006 | (a friend's wedding, no less) Sat Jul 1 15:03:36 2006 | sigh! Sat Jul 1 15:03:47 2006 | cdlu: I guess we need to postpone. Sat Jul 1 15:03:55 2006 | CosmicRay, one sec.. Sat Jul 1 15:03:56 2006 | it's still only 3 minutes in Sat Jul 1 15:04:17 2006 | heh.. Sat Jul 1 15:04:22 2006 | Hydroxide: I don't mind waiting longer if y'all don't. otoh, we have only 3 board members here. Sat Jul 1 15:04:33 2006 | the only board member we have probably cause to fire under our attendance policy is mako, interestingly. Sat Jul 1 15:04:39 2006 | he's up for election now anyway. :) Sat Jul 1 15:05:03 2006 | I don't mind waiting a few more minutes but on a holiday weekend I doubt we'll see many people Sat Jul 1 15:05:03 2006 | and even if we could somehow fire him without quorum, it wouldn't change the quorum Sat Jul 1 15:05:12 2006 | nope. Sat Jul 1 15:05:15 2006 | cdlu: it's not a holiday weekend for Joey Sat Jul 1 15:05:21 2006 | or ian Sat Jul 1 15:05:26 2006 | Hydroxide, it's *always* a holiday weekend for joey and ian. Sat Jul 1 15:05:31 2006 | even on tuesdays. Sat Jul 1 15:05:32 2006 | hah Sat Jul 1 15:05:37 2006 | or for any US people who have to work Monday (such as my father) Sat Jul 1 15:06:08 2006 | * cdlu grumbles Sat Jul 1 15:06:28 2006 | well, CosmicRay, we can still make announcements and dance in circles around a fire pit without quorum Sat Jul 1 15:06:33 2006 | we just can't 'conduct business' Sat Jul 1 15:06:51 2006 | heh Sat Jul 1 15:07:02 2006 | we don't have a treasurer's report yet, so there is no annual report yet. Sat Jul 1 15:07:10 2006 | schultmc, congratulations, your nomination is the only one posted. you are the frontrunner in the election. :) Sat Jul 1 15:07:13 2006 | * schultmc_ would like to know when the annual meeting will be rescheduled - a post to -general would be fine Sat Jul 1 15:07:15 2006 | heh Sat Jul 1 15:07:16 2006 | w00t Sat Jul 1 15:07:27 2006 | CR, any objections to my proposed date? Sat Jul 1 15:07:31 2006 | schultmc: at this rate, you may be president before the annual meeting happens ;-) Sat Jul 1 15:07:35 2006 | cdlu: none Sat Jul 1 15:07:36 2006 | hah Sat Jul 1 15:07:43 2006 | would we be able to do the 18th? Sat Jul 1 15:07:44 2006 | what's the propsed date? Sat Jul 1 15:07:47 2006 | ok, the by-laws allows a 'lesser number' to adjourn Sat Jul 1 15:07:47 2006 | * schultmc_ got here late Sat Jul 1 15:07:50 2006 | or is that too far for our bylaws to allow? Sat Jul 1 15:07:52 2006 | Hydroxide, I can't do it the 18th Sat Jul 1 15:07:54 2006 | cdlu was talking july 11 Sat Jul 1 15:07:56 2006 | and the limit is 14 days Sat Jul 1 15:07:57 2006 | ah Sat Jul 1 15:08:01 2006 | cdlu: Nominations only opened today! :) Sat Jul 1 15:08:08 2006 | I was just thinking of our normal meeting time, but never mind then Sat Jul 1 15:08:11 2006 | Maulkin, well, he's still the frontrunner :) Sat Jul 1 15:08:30 2006 | cdlu: Point :) Sat Jul 1 15:09:08 2006 | I intend to resign as president at the end of my current term (which is this year), btw. Sat Jul 1 15:09:31 2006 | CR, in other words you do not intend to re-run for president. :) Sat Jul 1 15:09:32 2006 | ... Sat Jul 1 15:09:48 2006 | Is anyone on the board actually staying? :) Sat Jul 1 15:09:58 2006 | jberkus, I want your nomination :) Sat Jul 1 15:10:02 2006 | ok, let's say july 11 since it seems to be OK with everone Sat Jul 1 15:10:08 2006 | jberkus: we failed to meet quorum today. Sat Jul 1 15:10:09 2006 | sigh. Sat Jul 1 15:10:13 2006 | aieee Sat Jul 1 15:10:17 2006 | by a mile. we made 3/6/9 :) Sat Jul 1 15:10:19 2006 | I'm staying on as board member, but not as treasurer Sat Jul 1 15:10:21 2006 | cool - the 11th works better for me Sat Jul 1 15:10:25 2006 | well, it *is* July 4th weekend Sat Jul 1 15:10:31 2006 | I'm staying on as a board member one more year, but not as secretary :) Sat Jul 1 15:10:31 2006 | * schultmc_ has stuff to to on weekends Sat Jul 1 15:10:35 2006 | I'm currently on dial-up from Southern Oregon Sat Jul 1 15:10:35 2006 | This semi-formal gathering is adjourned until july 11 at 19:00 UTC then. *gavel*