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author | Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org> | 2015-10-18 14:10:02 -0700 |
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committer | Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org> | 2015-10-18 14:10:02 -0700 |
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Add log of October meeting.
Signed-off-by: Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org>
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diff --git a/2015/meeting-10-18-2015.txt b/2015/meeting-10-18-2015.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9e7a090 --- /dev/null +++ b/2015/meeting-10-18-2015.txt @@ -0,0 +1,176 @@ +18:59 * NeddySeagoon bangs the gavel to open the Oct 18, 2015 Gentoo Trustees meeting +18:59 <@NeddySeagoon> Roll call +--- Log closed Sun Oct 18 19:00:19 2015 +--- Log opened Sun Oct 18 19:00:19 2015 +19:00 <@SwifT> I'm here +19:00 <@NeddySeagoon> SwifT: _robbat2|irssi antarus +19:00 < _robbat2|irssi> present +19:00 <@NeddySeagoon> antarus: ... +19:01 < antarus> present +19:01 <@NeddySeagoon> We have a quorum. antarus can catch up, so lets start. +19:02 <@NeddySeagoon> I'm logging but I need to learn git to actually post logs. Just as I learned to add files to CVS too. +19:02 <@NeddySeagoon> Can someone else post logs pleas? +19:02 < _robbat2|irssi> yes +19:02 <@NeddySeagoon> +e +19:03 <@NeddySeagoon> thank- _robbat2|irssi +19:03 <@NeddySeagoon> 3 Old Business +19:03 <@NeddySeagoon> _robbat2|irssi: New Treasurer and account details +19:03 <@NeddySeagoon> Did you make contact with Matt ? +19:04 < _robbat2|irssi> quantumsummers has not responded to any of my contact means +19:04 < _robbat2|irssi> 3 emails and two voicemails :-( +19:04 <@NeddySeagoon> :( +19:04 <@NeddySeagoon> That makes things difficult +19:05 < antarus> I am flying to Michigan in November; I could make a pit stop +19:05 <@NeddySeagoon> antarus: Sounds like its worth while making the offer. +19:06 <@NeddySeagoon> Activity Tracker ... +19:06 <@NeddySeagoon> Our IRS 990 is due mid November +19:06 < _robbat2|irssi> antarus: yes, if he does NOT respond, could you please get the chequebook from him and any other physical financial papers? +19:06 <@NeddySeagoon> I thinx dabbott did it last year ... but thats from memery +19:07 <@SwifT> no, quantumsummers did the IRS one afaik +19:07 < antarus> I thought dabbot said he filed +19:07 < _robbat2|irssi> dabbot filed the new-mexico stuff +19:07 <@NeddySeagoon> Ah .. ok +19:07 <@SwifT> last year Matthew mailed that he did the 990 in september-ish somewhere +19:07 <@NeddySeagoon> We need to reach Matt before 15 Nov then. +19:08 < _robbat2|irssi> i dug through email, i cannot find copies of our prior 990 filings at all +19:08 < antarus> I won't be on that side of the country before then unless I make a trip just for this +19:08 < _robbat2|irssi> so I don't have anything to go on for making another one +19:08 <@NeddySeagoon> _robbat2|irssi: I don't recall ever seeing them +19:08 < antarus> can we file an extesnion for the 990? +19:09 < antarus> we can get a 3 month extension +19:09 < antarus> possibly filed online +19:09 < _robbat2|irssi> we need to get our EIN number to do that +19:09 < antarus> "Use Form 8868 to request an automatic 3-month extension of time to file Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF and also to apply for an additional (not automatic) 3-month extension if needed." +19:09 <@NeddySeagoon> I can write ... pen, paper ... air mail to Matt if that will help +19:09 < _robbat2|irssi> i can't find that either +19:09 <@NeddySeagoon> _robbat2|irssi: our EIN in in past Email. I have it somewhere +19:10 <@NeddySeagoon> I'll dig it out. +19:10 < antarus> I don't htink I have it +19:10 < _robbat2|irssi> not that i've seen it in email +19:10 < antarus> possibly we log all the email to trustees@ no? +19:10 < antarus> is it in the archives? +19:11 < _robbat2|irssi> my personal archive is pretty complete, but i'll consult the formal archive as well +19:11 <@NeddySeagoon> It was early 2008, I think. In the stuff Grant passed over. May be buried in a PDF +19:12 <@NeddySeagoon> Our NM stuff is good. Report due Nov-15-2016 +19:13 <@NeddySeagoon> Moving on ... +19:13 < _robbat2|irssi> hey, is the knowledge system that matt set up years ago still around? +19:13 < _robbat2|irssi> might it be in there? +19:13 <@NeddySeagoon> antarus I guess you are slaking, like me. huihoo.com wrapping gentoo website and adding ads +19:14 <@NeddySeagoon> _robbat2|irssi: It might be +19:15 < antarus> i have done nothing on that bit +19:15 <@NeddySeagoon> _robbat2|irssi: Financial records ... care to provide a statement forr the log? +19:15 <@NeddySeagoon> antarus: :) +19:17 < _robbat2|irssi> i want to wrap up converting the historical data, and then i'll be posting account summaries to the wiki publically +19:17 < _robbat2|irssi> hopefully in the next few days +19:17 < _robbat2|irssi> as i'll be on vacation for the last week of the month +19:18 <@NeddySeagoon> _robbat2|irssi: Thank you. +19:19 <@NeddySeagoon> Should I write to Matt? +19:19 <@NeddySeagoon> snail mail? +19:19 < _robbat2|irssi> can you make a letter that more than one of us can sign +19:19 < _robbat2|irssi> and i'll sent it to him as registered mail? +19:20 * NeddySeagoon is slacking wrt Gentoo OVH Release 2 +19:20 < _robbat2|irssi> cheaper from here than the UK i suspect +19:20 < _robbat2|irssi> that way we know he'll get it +19:20 <@NeddySeagoon> _robbat2|irssi: sure. I have foundations letterhead, we can have several signatures if you want +19:21 <@NeddySeagoon> _robbat2|irssi: I can PDF it wint a space for your signature ... hown that? +19:21 <@NeddySeagoon> hows* +19:21 < _robbat2|irssi> yes please +19:21 < _robbat2|irssi> as the new treasurer, i should sign it +19:22 < _robbat2|irssi> and you as president +19:22 <@NeddySeagoon> OK. It will be Tue or Wed. Tomorrow is spoken for +19:22 <@NeddySeagoon> ok. I'll send you a draft to approve +19:22 < _robbat2|irssi> i'll leave you notes in a chat quickly +19:23 <@NeddySeagoon> _robbat2|irssi: OK. +19:23 <@NeddySeagoon> quantumsummers ... we need to move all this stuff to _robbat2|irssi +19:24 < _robbat2|irssi> i don't know his status on any of them :-( +19:24 <@NeddySeagoon> SwifT: Hows the Gentoo Trademark License Agreement going with getting the e.V. on board? +19:25 <@SwifT> no feedback at all since a few months sadly +19:25 <@NeddySeagoon> _robbat2|irssi: Its pretty difficult if hes not answering calls. +19:25 <@SwifT> I'll do a last mail with sping to see if it is still worth waiting +19:25 <@NeddySeagoon> That works +19:25 <@NeddySeagoon> New Business ... +19:26 <@NeddySeagoon> Meetings Calendar dabbot has attached it to the agenda. Do we want to move tha Fathers day meeting? +19:27 <@NeddySeagoon> Thats June 19 +19:27 < _robbat2|irssi> i'm just scanning my calender +19:27 <@SwifT> doesn't need to be moved for me, we don't take fathers day that serious here :P +19:28 <@NeddySeagoon> I'm good with them all. My bairn predates fathers day :) +19:28 < antarus> I don't plan that far ahead +19:28 < antarus> ;) +19:28 <@NeddySeagoon> hehe +19:28 < _robbat2|irssi> i don't need it moved +19:28 < _robbat2|irssi> and I have no other conflicts yet +19:29 <@NeddySeagoon> Vote +19:29 <@NeddySeagoon> aye +19:29 <@SwifT> aye +19:30 < _robbat2|irssi> aye +19:30 <@NeddySeagoon> The calendar is adopted +19:30 <@NeddySeagoon> Trademark Considerations +19:30 < antarus> aye +19:31 < antarus> better late than never on my vote! +19:31 <@NeddySeagoon> "Genfleetoo" (by email to the trustees) ... as an installer for Gentoo. +19:31 <@SwifT> I'm okay with "Genfleetoo" for that guy's project. It doesn't contain the name per se +19:31 < _robbat2|irssi> brb afk +19:31 <@NeddySeagoon> I don't think there is any confusion, so I see no reason to deny the request +19:33 <@NeddySeagoon> IF the project gets off the ground, we will see help requests on the Forums anyway +19:33 <@NeddySeagoon> antarus: ? +19:34 < antarus> I think it matters only if he tries to market it as an official Gentoo thing +19:34 < antarus> but I'm not too worried about the name +19:35 <@NeddySeagoon> We can ask for the usual disclaimer ... its not an offcial project and he cannot use our logo. +19:36 <@NeddySeagoon> I'll write to him on that basis. +19:36 <@SwifT> he can use the logo in a referential context but not for his project's logo +19:36 <@SwifT> as in, use the logo as a link to our site and such +19:36 < antarus> sure +19:36 <@NeddySeagoon> SwifT: Correct. +19:37 <@NeddySeagoon> Nent up ... +19:37 <@NeddySeagoon> Gentoo Foundation <--- Not us +19:37 <@SwifT> the link on the agenda is to a site that tries to find / track companies, but there's no identification that I see that it would be an IT company? +19:37 <@NeddySeagoon> Its a dormant UK IT company operating from the same address as the Gentoo Housing Association. +19:38 <@NeddySeagoon> I screwed up the link then +19:38 <@NeddySeagoon> https://www.linkedin.com/company/gentoo-foundation +19:38 <@NeddySeagoon> likewhoa reported it +19:39 <@SwifT> aha +19:40 < antarus> ha +19:40 <@NeddySeagoon> As they are in the UK I'll drop them a wee ditty. I suspect its a company the Gentoo Housing Association set up then never used. +19:40 < _robbat2|irssi> back, door knockers for tommorow's election +19:40 <@NeddySeagoon> I'll share a draft on the alias +19:40 <@SwifT> NeddySeagoon: yes, dropping them a mail or so to ask for some more clarification and such, and inform them about us already might be sufficient +19:41 < antarus> sgtm +19:41 <@SwifT> NeddySeagoon: be gentle though, afaik our trademark and company is on US territory only (the other trademark is by Gentoo e.V.) +19:41 <@NeddySeagoon> SwifT: If they can use google, they can't miss us :) +19:42 <@NeddySeagoon> SwifT: Sure. I'll just point out the confusion. You can veto the letter before its sent if you want :) +19:43 <@SwifT> I don't do vetos, I "gently persuade people" ;) +19:43 <@NeddySeagoon> Heh +19:43 <@NeddySeagoon> Membership Applications ... +19:43 <@NeddySeagoon> Three devs. +19:43 <@NeddySeagoon> Vote for all three please +19:43 <@SwifT> aye, aye and aye +19:43 <@NeddySeagoon> Aye. +19:44 <@NeddySeagoon> antarus: hold your hand up :) +19:44 <@NeddySeagoon> _robbat2|irssi: +19:44 < antarus> aye +19:44 < _robbat2|irssi> aye +19:45 < antarus> 3x aye +19:45 < antarus> if that wasn't clear +19:45 <@NeddySeagoon> Carried. I'll welrome our new members. +19:45 <@NeddySeagoon> Date of Next Meeting - 15 Nov 2015 19:00 UTC +19:45 <@NeddySeagoon> Thats Winter Time for me +19:46 <@NeddySeagoon> We end DST a week today +19:46 <@SwifT> good +19:46 < antarus> I sh ould be around then +19:46 < antarus> but I have to run now, to finish errands before my lfight +19:46 < antarus> anything else you need from me? +19:46 <@NeddySeagoon> antarus: have a safe flight +19:47 <@NeddySeagoon> Responsibilities +19:47 <@NeddySeagoon> _robbat2|irssi: will do the log. +19:47 * NeddySeagoon will do the mails. Both sorts +19:48 <@NeddySeagoon> the motions page can probably wait for dabbott to settle in +19:48 <@NeddySeagoon> Open Floor ... +19:49 <@NeddySeagoon> Hmm. I missed Any other business +19:49 <@NeddySeagoon> _robbat2|irssi: SwifT ? I have none. +19:49 < _robbat2|irssi> none from me +19:49 <@SwifT> no AoB here either +19:50 * NeddySeagoon bangs the gavel to close the meeting +19:50 <@NeddySeagoon> Thank you gentlemen +19:50 <@SwifT> you too, good night +19:50 <@NeddySeagoon> good night +--- Log closed Sun Oct 18 20:00:44 2015 |