21:03 #spi: < Ganneff> *GAVEL* 21:03 #spi: < 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 #spi: < 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 #spi: < Ganneff> [item 2, Roll Call] 21:03 #spi: < 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 #spi: < 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 #spi: < Ganneff> Joerg Jaspert 21:03 #spi: < cdlu> David Graham 21:03 #spi: < Noodles> Jonathan McDowell 21:03 #spi: < Hydroxide> Jimmy Kaplowitz 21:03 #spi: < zobel> Martin Zobel-Helas 21:04 #spi: < cdlu> ... 21:04 #spi: * Noodles prods luk__ and schultmc. 21:04 #spi: < Ganneff> miss one 21:04 #spi: < luk__> Luk Claes 21:04 #spi: < cdlu> quorum! 21:04 #spi: < Ganneff> yay (or damn, however :) ) 21:04 #spi: < Ganneff> [item 3, President's Report] 21:04 #spi: < Ganneff> No bdale, no report 21:04 #spi: < Ganneff> [item 4, Treasurer's Report] 21:04 #spi: < Ganneff> Have fun, schultmc 21:04 #spi: < Ganneff> though he was here 21:04 #spi: < cdlu> he .. was. 21:05 #spi: < Ganneff> but didnt call up in roll call 21:05 #spi: < Ganneff> schultmc: bad you 21:05 #spi: < Noodles> Give him a minute or two? 21:05 #spi: * Hydroxide will sms him 21:05 #spi: < Ganneff> we can go with item 6 21:05 #spi: < Ganneff> err. 5 21:05 #spi: < Ganneff> and come back to this when hes here 21:05 #spi: * Hydroxide nods 21:05 #spi: < Ganneff> [item 5, Secretary's report] 21:05 #spi: < Ganneff> And thats for Noodles. 21:05 #spi: < Noodles> I have nothing to report. 21:05 #spi: < Ganneff> yay 21:05 #spi: < Ganneff> so minutes then 21:05 #spi: < Ganneff> [item 6, Outstanding minutes] 21:05 #spi: < Ganneff> Noodles? 21:05 #spi: < Noodles> There's an outstanding query to -board it would be good if other board members could reply to. 21:06 #spi: < Hydroxide> sms sent 21:06 #spi: < schultmc> whoops - sorry 21:06 #spi: < Ganneff> Noodles: so, lets vote on minutes? 21:06 #spi: < schultmc> Michael Schultheiss 21:06 #spi: < Ganneff> schultmc: you then next 21:07 #spi: < schultmc> minutes or treasurer report? 21:07 #spi: * Hydroxide is ok voting on minutes, having read both the original version and the revised one :) 21:07 #spi: < Ganneff> schultmc: minutes 21:07 #spi: < cdlu> Noodles, we can discuss it under new biz, item 7 21:07 #spi: < Ganneff> then you 21:07 #spi: < 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 #spi: < schultmc> k 21:07 #spi: < Hydroxide> !vote yes 21:07 #spi: < Noodles> (I hate having to type all the nicks) 21:07 #spi: < cdlu> !vote yes 21:07 #spi: < schultmc> !vote yes 21:07 #spi: < Noodles> !vote yes 21:07 #spi: < luk__> !vote abstain 21:07 #spi: < zobel> !vote abstain 21:07 #spi: < Ganneff> !vote yes 21:07 #spi: < Noodles> Current voting results for "Meeting minutes for 10th March, 2010": Yes: 5, No: 0, Abstain: 2, Missing: 0 () 21:07 #spi: < Noodles> Voting for "Meeting minutes for 10th March, 2010" closed. 21:07 #spi: < Noodles> Nice and easy. 21:07 #spi: < cdlu> you don't need to type all the nicks... that's a relic of the bots. :) 21:07 #spi: < Ganneff> ok. so thats also done 21:07 #spi: < Ganneff> [item 4, Treasurer's Report] 21:07 #spi: < Ganneff> Have fun, schultmc 21:08 #spi: < schultmc> standard report is in the agenda 21:08 #spi: < Ganneff> any extra? anyone with questions? 21:08 #spi: < 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 #spi: < Hydroxide> yay! :) 21:08 #spi: < Ganneff> greagt 21:09 #spi: < schultmc> we'll still get 1-2 more checks but donations will primarily be deposited much faster 21:09 #spi: < Noodles> It's nice to see some activity from Yafaray, as a new project. 21:09 #spi: < schultmc> 21:09 #spi: < Hydroxide> Noodles: agreed 21:09 #spi: < Hydroxide> schultmc: I guess that make their data easier to integrate into treasurer's reports? 21:09 #spi: < schultmc> Hydroxide: no harder or easier than present 21:10 #spi: < Ganneff> ok. anything else in treasurer section? 21:10 #spi: < schultmc> nope, hence my 21:10 #spi: < Ganneff> not from you, yeah :) 21:10 #spi: < Ganneff> [item 7, Any other business] 21:10 #spi: < Ganneff> one minute, speak up. :) 21:10 #spi: < Noodles> Please reply to my most recent mail on -board. ;) 21:10 #spi: < Noodles> (that wasn't a meeting reminder) 21:10 #spi: < Ganneff> oh. yu send something else? wow. :) 21:11 #spi: < Noodles> Huh. 21:11 #spi: < cdlu> Noodles, I don't believe we have any precedent to grant money to projects that are not member projects 21:11 #spi: < Hydroxide> the one from the 11th? 21:11 #spi: < cdlu> however our projects are free to do so with their money. 21:11 #spi: < Noodles> Yes. 21:11 #spi: * Hydroxide agrees with cdlu 21:11 #spi: < Noodles> cdlu: Right, that's how I see it. 21:11 #spi: < cdlu> if they'd like to apply to be an associated project 21:11 #spi: < cdlu> and raise money that we hold on to 21:11 #spi: < cdlu> they're welcome to do that 21:11 #spi: < Noodles> As long as that's how others see it I can reply and say as much. 21:12 #spi: < cdlu> anyone see it differently? 21:12 #spi: < luk__> nope 21:12 #spi: < Ganneff> no 21:12 #spi: < Ganneff> ok. anyone else? 21:12 #spi: < Ganneff> we are too slow :) 21:12 #spi: < cdlu> yes 21:13 #spi: < Ganneff> cdlu: fine. go. 21:13 #spi: < cdlu> Ganneff, just a reminder that the election is coming up soon 21:13 #spi: < cdlu> that's all. 21:13 #spi: < Ganneff> yeah. everyone have fun, some seats are up. 21:13 #spi: < cdlu> iirc the election is administered by the secretary 21:13 #spi: < luk__> I very probably won't stand for reelection... 21:13 #spi: < Ganneff> mr. secretary has to do it 21:13 #spi: < Noodles> I need to talk to Maulkin to learn vote stuff. 21:13 #spi: < cdlu> luk has it already been three years? 21:13 #spi: < Ganneff> iirc its luk, me and whoe else? 21:13 #spi: < cdlu> bdale? 21:13 #spi: < Noodles> linuxpoet. 21:13 #spi: < cdlu> oh 21:13 #spi: < Noodles> And bdale. 21:13 #spi: < Ganneff> luk, linuxpoet, me? 21:13 #spi: < Noodles> 4 seats. 21:13 #spi: < Ganneff> ah 21:13 #spi: < cdlu> luk, ganneff, linuxpoet, bdale. 21:13 #spi: < luk__> and bdale 21:13 #spi: * zobel 21:14 #spi: < Ganneff> zobel: not you, you came in after me 21:14 #spi: < Noodles> zobel: You were elected in 2008, so you have a year left. 21:14 #spi: < Ganneff> Noodles: if you need anything on machines, ping me. 21:14 #spi: < Ganneff> should have what you need, but in case............... 21:14 #spi: < Ganneff> (for election) 21:14 #spi: < Noodles> Will do. 21:14 #spi: < Noodles> We done? 21:14 #spi: < Ganneff> ok, letrs go on 21:14 #spi: < 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 #spi: < Ganneff> [item 8, Next board meeting] 21:14 #spi: < Ganneff> Next board meeting: May 12th, 2010, 20:00 UTC 21:14 #spi: * Hydroxide is fine with may 12 20:00 UTC 21:14 #spi: < Ganneff> i wont be there for that meeting. 21:15 #spi: < Ganneff> Noodles: ^^^^ 21:15 #spi: * Noodles hopes bdale is. ;) 21:15 #spi: < Ganneff> trhis will be 4 AM in the tz im in there (taiwan) 21:15 #spi: < Ganneff> sorry, no 21:15 #spi: < Noodles> (But noted) 21:15 #spi: < Ganneff> 7 or 8 would work. but 4 is bit hard 21:15 #spi: < luk__> will be difficult for me, though I can try to be there 21:15 #spi: < cdlu> humm 21:15 #spi: < cdlu> Resolutions 21:15 #spi: < cdlu> Up one level 21:15 #spi: < cdlu> There are currently no results for this search. 21:15 #spi: * Hydroxide would also be fine with May 19 if that's easier 21:15 #spi: < cdlu> that's not good. :) I wanted to look up the election resolution. 21:15 #spi: < Ganneff> may19 would work. im back in germany on may 16th 21:16 #spi: < Ganneff> cdlu: is hidden for you! :) 21:16 #spi: < luk__> May 19 would be better 21:16 #spi: < Ganneff> anyone else opinion on meeting date? 21:16 #spi: < Noodles> cdlu: You want /resolutions rather than /resolutions-list 21:16 #spi: < schultmc> may 19 works for me 21:16 #spi: < Hydroxide> sounds like we've reached consensus on may 19 21:16 #spi: < Noodles> I can do May 19th if that works better for everyone. 21:16 #spi: < Hydroxide> 20:00 utc 21:16 #spi: < cdlu> k, /resolutions-list is listed off corporate 21:16 #spi: < Ganneff> Next board meeting: May 19th, 2010, 20:00 UTC 21:16 #spi: < Ganneff> lets take it as that then 21:16 #spi: < zobel> ack. 21:16 #spi: < Ganneff> soooo 21:16 #spi: < Ganneff> *GAVEL*