Board meeting, May 12th, 2016
Board members present
- Bdale Garbee (bdale) (President)
- Joerg Jaspert (Ganneff) (Vice President)
- Michael Schultheiss (schultmc) (Treasurer)
- Robert Brockway (Solver)
- Joshua D. Drake (linuxhiker)
- Martin Zobel-Helas (zobel)
Board members partially present
- None
Board members absent with regrets
- Martin Michlmayr (tbm) (Secretary)
Board members absent
- Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)
- Gregers Petersen (glp)
Board advisors present
- None
Registered guests present
- Benjamin Kerensa (bkerensa)
- Jonathan McDowell (Noodles)
These are the minutes for the May 12th, 2016 SPI Board Meeting, held at 20:30 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org. LOG.
President's Report
Bdale Garbee had nothing to report.
Treasurer's report
Michael Schultheiss has been working on the outstanding reports and hopes to have them available within the next few days.
Michael applied for an automatic 3-month extension to file SPI's 2015 Form 990 which has been granted.
Secretary's report
Martin Michlmayr was not present, so there is no report from the Secretary.
Outstanding minutes
Vote on Meeting Minutes for 10th March 2016:
| Robert Brockway | Yes |
| Joshua D. Drake | Yes |
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Joerg Jaspert | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Martin Zobel-Helas | Yes |
Motion passed with a vote of 6 yes, 0 abstain, 0 missing.
Vote on Meeting Minutes for 14th April 2016:
| Robert Brockway | Yes |
| Joshua D. Drake | Yes |
| Bdale Garbee | Abstain |
| Joerg Jaspert | Abstain |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Martin Zobel-Helas | Abstain |
Motion passed with a vote of 3 yes, 3 abstain, 0 missing.
Items up for discussion
Resolution 2016-03-17.jdd.1: OpenZFS as an associated project
Vote on Resolution 2016-03-17.jdd.1:
| Robert Brockway | Yes |
| Joshua D. Drake | Yes |
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Joerg Jaspert | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Martin Zobel-Helas | Yes |
Motion passed with a vote of 6 yes, 0 abstain, 0 missing.
Resolution 2016-04-01.jdd.1: Glucosio as an associated project
Vote on Resolution 2016-04-01.jdd.1:
| Robert Brockway | Yes |
| Joshua D. Drake | Yes |
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Joerg Jaspert | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Martin Zobel-Helas | Yes |
Motion passed with a vote of 6 yes, 0 abstain, 0 missing.
Resolution 2016-04-27.jdd.1: PgConf.Org as an affiliated project
Vote on Resolution 2016-04-27.jdd.1:
| Robert Brockway | Yes |
| Joshua D. Drake | Abstain |
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Joerg Jaspert | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Martin Zobel-Helas | Yes |
Motion passed with a vote of 5 yes, 1 abstain, 0 missing.
Resolution 2016-05-01.bg.1: ArduPilot as associated project
Vote on Resolution 2016-05-01.bg.1:
| Robert Brockway | Yes |
| Joshua D. Drake | Yes |
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Joerg Jaspert | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Martin Zobel-Helas | Yes |
Motion passed with a vote of 6 yes, 0 abstain, 0 missing.
Resolution 2016-05-05.bg.1: NTPsec as associated project
Vote on Resolution 2016-05-05.bg.1:
| Robert Brockway | Yes |
| Joshua D. Drake | Yes |
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Joerg Jaspert | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Martin Zobel-Helas | Yes |
Motion passed with a vote of 6 yes, 0 abstain, 0 missing.
Any other business
Andrew Tridgell and Mark Atwood accept the invitation for ArduPilot and NTPsec, respectively.
Martin Zobel-Helas notes that Debian elected Mehdi Dogguy as new Debian Project Leader, making him the recognized decision maker for Debian in SPI relations.
Bdale Garbee submitted a BOF for DebConf16.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned until Thursday, June 9th, 2016 at 20:30 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org.
Appendix A: Current Board Membership
| Last elected | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Bdale Garbee | President |
| July 2013 | Joerg Jaspert | Vice President |
| July 2014 | Martin Michlmayr | Secretary |
| July 2015 | Michael Schultheiss | Treasurer |
| July 2013 | Joshua D. Drake | |
| July 2013 | Martin Zobel-Helas | |
| July 2014 | Robert Brockway | |
| July 2014 | Gregers Petersen | |
| July 2015 | Dimitri John Ledkov |
Appendix B: Resolutions
Resolution 2016-03-17.jdd.1: OpenZFS as an associated project
WHEREAS 1. OpenZFS is a substantial and significant Free Software project. 2. The OpenZFS developers would like SPI's support and assistance, including taking donations. THE SPI BOARD RESOLVES THAT 1. OpenZFS is formally invited to become an SPI Associated Project, according to the SPI Framework for Associated Projects, SPI Resolution 1998-11-16.iwj.1-amended-2004-08-10.iwj.1, a copy of which can be found at https://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/resolutions/2004/2004-08-10.iwj.1/ 2. Matt Ahrens (matt@mahrens.org) is recognised by SPI as the authoritative decision maker and SPI liaison for OpenZFS. Successors will be appointed or elected by Matt Ahrens. If Matt Ahrens is unable to, the following community members should vote to select a replacement: Brian Behlendorf (behlendorf1@llnl.gov), Justin Gibbs (gibbs@freebsd.org), and George Wilson (wilzun@gmail.com). These community leaders represent each of the key platforms for OpenZFS: Linux, FreeBSD, and illumos respectively. 3. This invitation will lapse, if not accepted, 60 days after it is approved by the SPI Board.
Resolution 2016-04-01.jdd.1: Glucosio as an associated project
WHEREAS 1. Glucosio is a Free Software project. 2. The Glucosio developers would like SPI's support and assistance, including taking donations. THE SPI BOARD RESOLVES THAT 1. Glucosio is formally invited to become an SPI Associated Project, according to the SPI Framework for Associated Projects, SPI Resolution 1998-11-16.iwj.1-amended-2004-08-10.iwj.1, a copy of which can be found at https://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/resolutions/2004/2004-08-10.iwj.1/ 2. Benjamin Kerensa (benjamin@glucosio.org) is recognised by SPI as the authoritative decision maker and SPI liaison for Glucosio. Successors will be appointed or elected by members of the Glucosio project. 3. This invitation will lapse, if not accepted, 60 days after it is approved by the SPI Board.
Resolution 2016-04-27.jdd.1: PgConf.Org as an affiliated project
WHEREAS 1. PostgreSQL Conference International (PgConf.Org) is a project promoting and educating on Free Software. 2. The PgConf.Org organizers would like SPI's support and assistance, including taking donations. THE SPI BOARD RESOLVES THAT 3. PgConf.Org is formally invited to become an SPI Associated Project, according to the SPI Framework for Associated Projects, SPI Resolution 1998-11-16.iwj.1-amended-2004-08-10.iwj.1, a copy of which can be found at https://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/resolutions/2004/2004-08-10.iwj.1/ 4. Amanda Nystrom (amanda.nystrom@pgconf.org) is recognized by SPI as the authoritative decision maker and SPI liaison for PgConf.Org. Successors will be appointed or elected by members of the PgConf.Org project. Should Amanda Nystrom be unavailable for any reason Jim Moldgenski (jimm@postgresql.us) is recognized as the backup liaison. 5. This invitation will lapse, if not accepted, 60 days after it is approved by the SPI Board.
Resolution 2016-05-01.bg.1: ArduPilot as associated project
WHEREAS 1. ArduPilot is a substantial and significant Free Software project. 2. The ArduPilot developers would like SPI's support and assistance, including taking donations. THE SPI BOARD RESOLVES THAT 3. ArduPilot is formally invited to become an SPI Associated Project, according to the SPI Framework for Associated Projects, SPI Resolution 1998-11-16.iwj.1-amended-2004-08-10.iwj.1, a copy of which can be found at https://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/resolutions/2004/2004-08-10.iwj.1/ 4. Andrew Tridgell is recognised by SPI as the authoritative decision maker and SPI liaison for ArduPilot. Successors will be appointed by a vote on the ArduPilot development team mailing list ardupilot-dev-team@googlegroups.com. Communication by SPI to the ArduPilot dev team leads (including the liaison) can be made by email to ardupilot.devel@gmail.com. 5. This invitation will lapse, if not accepted, 60 days after it is approved by the SPI Board.
Resolution 2016-05-05.bg.1: NTPsec as associated project
WHEREAS 1. NTPsec is a substantial and significant Free Software project. 2. NTPsec developers would like SPI's support and assistance, including taking donations. THE SPI BOARD RESOLVES THAT 3. The NTPsec Project is formally invited to become an SPI Associated Project, according to the SPI Framework for Associated Projects, SPI Resolution 1998-11-16.iwj.1-amended-2004-08-10.iwj.1, a copy of which can be found at https://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/resolutions/2004/2004-08-10.iwj.1/ 4. Mark Atwood is recognised by SPI as the authoritative decision maker and SPI liaison for the NTPsec Project. Successors will be appointed by the outgoing SPI liaison, or if the current SPI liaison is unavailable or refuses to appoint a successor, by a simple majority vote by the three top code contributors to the NTPsec of the previous year. 5. This invitation will lapse, if not accepted, 60 days after it is approved by the SPI Board.