21:00 #spi: < bdale> *GAVEL* 21:00 #spi: < bdale> [item 1, Opening] Welcome to today's Software in the Public Interest board of directors meeting, which is now called to order. 21:00 #spi: < bdale> This meeting also serves as the annual general meeting required in our bylaws. 21:00 #spi: < bdale> Today's agenda and details of pending resolutions can be found on the web at: http://www.spi-inc.org/secretary/agenda/2010/2010-09-08.html 21:00 #spi: < bdale> [item 2, Roll Call] 21:00 #spi: < bdale> Board members, please state your name for the record. As we have eight board members, quorum for today's meeting is six. 21:00 #spi: < bdale> Guests (including board advisors), please /msg your names to Noodles if you wish your attendance to be recorded in the minutes of this meeting. 21:00 #spi: < Noodles> Jonathan McDowell 21:00 #spi: < bdale> Bdale Garbee 21:00 #spi: < linuxpoet> Joshua Drake 21:00 #spi: < Hydroxide> Jimmy Kaplowitz 21:00 #spi: < schultmc> Michael Schultheiss 21:00 #spi: < bdale> Ganneff: not *that* relaxed... 21:00 #spi: < Noodles> Regrets have been received from Martin Zobel-Helas 21:00 #spi: < Ganneff> Joerg Jaspert 21:00 #spi: < cdlu> David Graham 21:01 #spi: < Ganneff> bdale: pah 21:01 #spi: < Ganneff> bdale: no fun here :( 21:01 #spi: < bdale> cool .. quorum met 21:01 #spi: < bdale> who are we missing? 21:01 #spi: < bdale> oh, nm, that's everyone with the regrets, right? 21:01 #spi: < Noodles> Yup. 21:01 #spi: < schultmc> yes 21:01 #spi: < bdale> [item 3, President's Report] 21:01 #spi: < bdale> I will attend LinuxCon Japan and related events in Tokyo later this month, and look forward to seeing SPI members there, otherwise not much to report today. 21:01 #spi: < bdale> [item 4, Treasurer's Report] 21:01 #spi: < bdale> Michael? 21:02 #spi: < schultmc> a standard report was e-mailed out earlier today 21:02 #spi: < schultmc> nothing of note that I can see 21:02 #spi: < bdale> I saw it in my inbox but haven't read it yet. anything notable? 21:02 #spi: < bdale> k 21:02 #spi: < bdale> [item 5, Secretary's report] 21:02 #spi: < bdale> Jonathan? 21:02 #spi: < Noodles> We've had a couple of queries from prospective associated projects. 21:03 #spi: < linuxpoet> anybody on list or only direct? 21:03 #spi: < Noodles> I apologies for my tardiness in replying to both of them, but I have done so. 21:03 #spi: < bdale> thanks 21:03 #spi: < bdale> linuxpoet: at least one went to officers 21:03 #spi: < Noodles> One went to board@ I believe, the other just officers@. One is a potential fit, the other I think isn't really there. 21:03 #spi: < bdale> please let me know if there's anything I can do to help 21:04 #spi: < Noodles> There's an outstanding question about trademarks. 21:04 #spi: < linuxpoet> same here, I have no problem talking with people 21:04 #spi: < cdlu> has the officers@ one been forwarded? 21:04 #spi: < cdlu> to -board 21:04 #spi: < Noodles> I haven't answered as I don't actually know the answer, but it went to board@ so perhaps someone who does can answer? 21:04 #spi: < bdale> I don't think so 21:04 #spi: < Noodles> Re sidux. 21:04 #spi: < bdale> I read the msg while driving home from Ohio, haven't gotten back to it yet 21:05 #spi: < bdale> between us, let's see if we can't get a reply out this week? 21:05 #spi: < devil> Noodles: i am here. 21:05 #spi: < devil> for sidux 21:05 #spi: < bdale> devil: welcome 21:05 #spi: < devil> hi 21:05 #spi: < Noodles> I believe the issue is you want SPI to hold the sidux trademark. 21:05 #spi: < devil> board may forgret my question on trademark 21:06 #spi: < devil> things are changing 21:06 #spi: < Noodles> Ok. So no reply needed? 21:06 #spi: < bdale> ok .. sounds like we should catch up after the meeting to discuss the current situation? 21:06 #spi: < devil> right. 21:06 #spi: < devil> bdale: ok, i will be here 21:06 #spi: < bdale> devil: great, thanks 21:06 #spi: * Hydroxide interested in the latest news on that as well 21:06 #spi: < bdale> Noodles: anything else before we proceed? 21:07 #spi: < Noodles> Oh, next will be the minutes which I haven't prepared. Sorry. 21:07 #spi: < bdale> [item 6, Outstanding minutes] 21:07 #spi: < bdale> I believe we have one set outstanding, but they're not ready to vote on. Is that correct Jonathan? 21:07 #spi: < Noodles> Free time with decent computer access has been tricky. I will have them done for next month. 21:07 #spi: < bdale> great, thanks. and no worries, I know what you've been spending time on. ;-) 21:07 #spi: < bdale> [item 7, Any other business] 21:07 #spi: < bdale> Do any board members have other items for discussion they would like to address briefly? 21:07 #spi: < linuxpoet> I do 21:08 #spi: < bdale> linuxpoet: go 21:08 #spi: < linuxpoet> I was considering approaching two communities about joining board. K-9 Mail and Cynanogen (sp) 21:08 #spi: < linuxpoet> both are open source Android projects, Cyna.... is a custom rom 21:08 #spi: * Noodles is running Cyanogen on his G1. 21:08 #spi: < bdale> joining as associated projects, you mean? I would enjoy reading proposals from either 21:08 #spi: < linuxpoet> I run it on my Incredible 21:09 #spi: < linuxpoet> bdale: correct 21:09 #spi: < Ganneff> they should hackup the milestone, than im all for em :) 21:09 #spi: < bdale> Ganneff: ;-) 21:09 #spi: < linuxpoet> heh 21:09 #spi: < linuxpoet> that is all I have 21:09 #spi: < Ganneff> (milestone is the droid - with one added fuckup to not be able to run own mods, due to signature requireness shit 21:09 #spi: < bdale> linuxpoet: sure, I can't see any immediate problem with proceeding towards a proposal 21:10 #spi: < Noodles> If they want to join then from what I know I think they'd both be a good fit. 21:10 #spi: < bdale> anyone else? 21:10 #spi: < cdlu> not from me 21:10 #spi: < zobel> Martin Zobel-Helas 21:10 #spi: < bdale> [item 8, Next board meeting] 21:10 #spi: < bdale> Our next regularly-scheduled monthly meeting should be 13 October at 20:00 UTC. Any strong objections? 21:10 #spi: < bdale> zobel: welcome 21:10 #spi: * Hydroxide doesn't object to that 21:10 #spi: < Noodles> I may need to request a change of time or day at some point. 21:10 #spi: < Ganneff> worksforme 21:10 #spi: < bdale> ok, let's go with it 21:10 #spi: < Noodles> In that this is now conflicting with my weekly team meeting. 21:10 #spi: < Noodles> But I need to talk to people here first. 21:11 #spi: < bdale> Noodles: understood. let us know. 21:11 #spi: < bdale> Ok, thank you to everyone present for participating today. 21:11 #spi: < bdale> *GAVEL*