Re: [board-discuss] Information about successful resolving of a VAT audit’s outcome

2020-12-02 Thread Sam Tuke
Thanks to the heroes who silently battled bureaucracy to settle this effectively! Having experienced similar contradictory VAT rules and advice in Germany, and not withstanding TDF's excellent local counsel, I would consider this as one good reason to incorporate any future legal TDF entities

Re: [board-discuss] FLOSS software money ecosystem, in general [was Personal: and software freedom.]

2020-11-25 Thread Sam Tuke
On 17/07/2020 01:10, Lionel Élie Mamane wrote: > [...] I must admit I haven't seen a working (for > "small guys"), "pooling" way to get fixes and enhancements outside of > the "single developer" model... Out of interest: I have used the concept of co-funding successfully at other projects

Re: [board-discuss] Big organisations not contributing

2020-07-14 Thread Sam Tuke
This thread seems to be conflating separate things: On 14/07/2020 11:15, Michael Meeks wrote: > On 13/07/2020 22:07, Leo Moons wrote: >> It strikes me that there's a lot of talk about large organizations, >> that don't contribute to the community. Meaning that: 1) large orgs should donate to

Re: [board-discuss] Involvement of the board in the Marketing Plan

2020-07-02 Thread Sam Tuke
On 26/06/2020 18:50, Michael Meeks wrote: > Interestingly the slides were also posted here a week ago, and > discussed in a public board meeting last week too (IIRC). [...] That's great; I must have missed it, though I am subscribed. First five rounds of drafting with the board, the final check

Re: [board-discuss] Involvement of the board in the Marketing Plan

2020-07-02 Thread Sam Tuke
Hi Daniel, On 26/06/2020 23:16, Daniel Armando Rodriguez wrote: > Given the importance of adopting a medium-term plan such as the one > under discussion, in my role as a Board Member I recognize that it is > extremely important to hear different voices. Me too. Hearing voices serves no purpose

Re: [board-discuss] Involvement of the board in the Marketing Plan

2020-07-02 Thread Sam Tuke
Thanks everyone for your replies. Replying message by message, starting with Franklin. On 26/06/2020 19:50, Franklin Weng wrote: > I have regularly attended the marketing meeting, no matter the > heated ones like yesterday, or small ones with only three people > including me. That's great to

[board-discuss] Involvement of the board in the Marketing Plan

2020-06-26 Thread Sam Tuke
Hi All, thanks to yesterday's marketing call, marketing team members had an opportunity to discuss the 5 year Marketing plan currently being drafted by Italo. It seems like only one member of the current Board of Directors was present in that meeting (though there may have been some who stayed

Re: [board-discuss] Draft Marketing Plan 2020-2025

2020-06-26 Thread Sam Tuke
FYI this link currently gives a "white screen of death" (eg shows nothing): > The draft presentation is available online at the following address: > https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/s/y7SXTdamdB28GGG Sam.

Re: [board-discuss] UPDATED Draft Marketing Plan 2020-2025

2020-06-18 Thread Sam Tuke
On 18/06/2020 11:25, Italo Vignoli wrote: > The draft presentation is available online on TDF Nextcloud: > https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/s/jzryGw7XDkJadmo Many thanks for putting this together and sharing it, Italo. It's a exciting document and opportunity for 7.0 and there are many

Re: [board-discuss] LOOL user experience

2020-05-23 Thread Sam Tuke
On 23/05/2020 19:04, Daniel Armando Rodriguez wrote: > * Shall enterprises (and even individuals) can deploy their own LOOL to have  > a cloud based collaborative office suite? > + Yes > + No > + Other (explain) Rather than asking what people think /should/ happen, it's better to ask them about

Re: [board-discuss] Board of Directors Meeting 2020-04-24

2020-05-15 Thread Sam Tuke
d should now pinning some time frames at the steps of this >process, so >that there is an expectation management with it. >Hope, this helps here further and give the impression, that all want to >get better and better. > >Thanks again, Lothar > >Am 14.05.2020 um 16:21 schrieb Fl

Re: [board-discuss] Board of Directors Meeting 2020-04-24

2020-05-14 Thread Sam Tuke
Uwe: it's a shame that your tone is aggressive, and that you assume bad faith, because it undermines the point you're making, which I believe is a good one. Board: To phrase Uwe's question differently: can we on this list expect swifter and more comprehensive minutes in future? Could

Re: [board-discuss] Preliminary Results of 2019 Elections for next TDF Board of Directors

2019-12-13 Thread Sam Tuke
Congratulations to the newly announced Board! And thank you to Gabriele for efficient operation, as usual, thus far. Sam. On 13 December 2019 15:54:04 EET, Gabriele Ponzo wrote: > Dear members, > >This is the announcement of the preliminary results of the voting for >the >next Board of

Re: [board-discuss] Self-nomination for next Board

2019-12-07 Thread Sam Tuke
Andreas: it'd be worth checking if Paolo is a member of this list first. Sam. On Sat, 7 Dec, 2019 at 10:15, Andreas Mantke wrote: Hi, Am 27.11.19 um 18:42 schrieb Andreas Mantke: Hello Paolo, Am 26.11.19 um 15:53 schrieb Paolo Vecchi: Self-nomination for next Board (...) Full Name:

Re: [board-discuss] Diversity Is Key?

2019-12-02 Thread Sam Tuke
Sam, Sam Tuke wrote: This is a problem which past Boards and Membership Committees have no doubt worked on; perhaps those people can say more about their efforts and challenges. Right - it's been a topic for board and MC discussions at the very least since 2015 (if my memory serves me

Re: [board-discuss] Diversity Is Key?

2019-11-29 Thread Sam Tuke
Hi Andreas, thanks for highlighting the lack of gender diversity. This is a problem which past Boards and Membership Committees have no doubt worked on; perhaps those people can say more about their efforts and challenges. I understand that contributors with non-technical backgrounds make up a

[board-discuss] Candidacy for the Board of Directors: Sam Tuke

2019-11-27 Thread Sam Tuke
## Personal details Full name: Samuel John Wilson Tuke Email: m...@samtuke.com Corporate affiliation: None ## 74 words statement The Document Foundation has proven that independent, community-centric organisations can thrive. However LibreOffice faces significant challenges regarding product

Re: [board-discuss] creation of The Document Collective (TDC)

2019-09-18 Thread Sam Tuke
On 15/09/2019 15:02, Thomas Meyer wrote: > could there be a Conflict of Interest (CoI)?: > > https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10026175/officers > > and maybe an issue with self-dealing? And what about good governance > /compliance? Good governance is crucial and takes some effort, so