-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Fellow Debian developers,
I am extremely pleased to report that the SPI board today approved two resolutions, which in combination resolve long-standing concerns about the allocation of funds in SPI's accounts. In the first resolution, 2003-04-01.wta-1, the board voted to resolve all confusion about how the funds resulting from donations prior to January 2002 were earmarked, by declaring that 5% of the balance at that time belongs to SPI, and the other 95% belongs to the Debian project. I supported this resolution because not all early donations were specifically designated for Debian, and SPI needs unambiguous access to some operating funds immediately to finish putting our project finances back on sound footing. In the second resolution, 2003-04-01.wta-2, it was decided that 100% of donations made since January 2002 will be credited to the projects for which they were earmarked. This overturns an old resolution that was never really put into action, that would have taken 5% of all future donations earmarked for specific projects to fund SPI's operations. Instead, unearmarked donations will go to SPI, and the SPI board is invited to approach the DPL and/or leaders of other SPI member projects with a proposal for funding future SPI operating expenses if and when the need arises. Together, these resolutions give SPI some immediate operating funds, make it possible to clearly determine what Debian's current account balances are, and ensure that 100% of donations intended for Debian since January of 2002 will actually be available to the Debian project. The SPI Treasurer now has sufficient resources at his disposal to prepare financial statements that clearly indicate Debian's account balances, which has not been possible for many months. This should help our new DPL to more actively and intelligently manage Debian's finances than I was able to, and it's another important step in the process of revitalizing SPI. Thank you for your time, and your attention. Bdale -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.8 <http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/> iD8DBQE+ihH7ZKfAp/LPAagRAg7BAJ43v0z1egsnZMdZK533iDpnsJdBmwCfXwsV TcwgMwqrCGsrqpTtJsB51Dk= =x36b -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
