I'd be happy to take on a variety of IT tasks, I just needs access. It's my day job, and adding this shouldn't be a significant burden.
Probably the most pressing issue is the expired SSL cert on our website. Matthew On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 12:33 AM, Thijs Alkemade <m...@thijsalkema.de> wrote: > Hi Sean, > > Sorry about the mailing list troubles for devel@adium.im, it seems mailman > was down. I restarted it, but that causes such a large wave of spam pending > moderator approval that I fear some messages got lost. I didn’t receive > Chris’ response here, for instance: > > https://adium.im/pipermail/devel_adium.im/2016-June/009361.html > > As for myself, as you can see I hardly have time to do any server > maintenance, let alone coding or serving the board, so I have to pass. I also > can’t think of anyone still active in the Adium community who is more likely > to be interested. > > Best regards, > Thijs > >> On 20 jun. 2016, at 22:14, Sean Egan <seane...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hey all, >> >> I just wanted to give an update of where we are with this. We currently have >> four nominations for new Directors: Gary Kramlich, Richard Laager, Eion >> Robb, Jorge Villaseñor. >> >> We also have at least as many directors willing to give up their seats. >> Current directors who haven't let me know their intentions yet should do so; >> I'm currently assuming you're all willing to give up your seat. >> >> Because it looks like we're likely to replace more than half the board, I'll >> propose that we elect directors first, and then let the new board elect >> officers themselves. >> >> The only thing holding this up right now is that I haven't heard anything >> from any active Adium people. I don't think my e-mails are getting through >> to devel@adium.im and #adium-devl on Freenode is pretty dead. >> >> If someone on Adium can either can confirm that my messages are getting >> through and there's just no interest in board positions, or let me know the >> best way to get through to the team, that would be appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> -Sean. >> >> On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 7:30 PM Sean Egan <seane...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Instant Messaging Freedom Inc. is a non-profit organization established in >> 2006 to protect the legal liability of Pidgin developers and to handle the >> finances of it and its related projects (i.e. libpurple, finch, etc.) >> >> Later, we agreed with Adium developers to do the same for that project. >> >> Since incorporating ten years ago, I believe we've only had one board >> position turnover. We've kept mostly the same board, despite -- I believe -- >> most board members no longer being active on either project. >> >> At our board meeting earlier today, a couple of us discussed giving up our >> positions on the board to people more active in the community. >> >> This is a call to nominate people to serve on the board of Instant Messaging >> Freedom. Feel free to nominate yourself if you're interested, or someone >> else you think might do a good job. The only qualification is that directors >> must be 19 years old. >> >> What does it entail? >> >> We currently have seven directors (although we can vote to increase or >> decrease that number depending on interest). We have one annual meeting on a >> conference call, and vote for other assorted things (e.g. expenditures) over >> e-mail occasionally throughout the year. >> >> We have four officer positions. They are currently all served by different >> people, but the same person may serve more than one position, with the >> exception that the same person may not simultaneously be President and >> Secretary. Here are the official responsibilities of each officer: >> >> 3. PRESIDENT >> >> The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation; she >> or he shall preside at all meetings of the Board; she or he shall have >> responsibility for the general management of the affairs of the Corporation >> and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into >> effect. She or he shall, when duly authorized by the Board of Directors, >> sign and execute all contracts in the name of the Corporation. >> >> 4. VICE-PRESIDENTS >> >> During the absence or disability of the President, the Vice-President shall >> have all the powers and functions of the President. The Vice-President shall >> perform such other duties as the Board shall prescribe. >> >> 5. TREASURER >> >> The Treasurer shall have the care and custody of all the funds and >> securities of the Corporation, and shall deposit said funds in the name of >> the Corporation in such bank or trust company as the Directors may elect; >> she or he shall at all reasonable times exhibit her or his books and >> accounts to any Director upon application at the office of the Corporation >> during ordinary business hours. At the end of each corporate year, she or he >> shall have an audit of the accounts of the Corporation made by a committee >> appointed by the President, and shall present such audit in writing at the >> annual meeting of the Directors, at which time she or he shall also present >> an annual report setting forth in full the financial condition of the >> Corporation. >> >> 6. SECRETARY >> >> The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the Board of Directors. She or he >> shall have the custody of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix and >> attest the same to documents when duly authorized by the Board of Directors. >> He or she shall attend to the giving and serving of all notices of the >> Corporation, and shall have charge of such books and papers as the Board of >> Directors may direct; she or he shall keep a membership roll containing the >> names, alphabetically arranged, of all persons who are Directors of the >> Corporation, showing their places of residence and the time they became >> Directors. >> >> At our meeting today, both the President (myself) and Vice President (Mark >> Doliner) expressed an interest or willingness to vacate that role, so please >> consider nominating people who would do well in those positions. >> >> >> If you or someone you know would make a good board member or officer, please >> let me know. Either publicly on discuss...@imfreedom.org, or e-mail me >> directly if you'd prefer to stay modest/semi-anonymous. I'll compile the >> list of nominations and present them to the board for consideration and >> eventual election in one week. >> >> Current board members: please re-nominate yourselves if you wish to keep >> your current position. Or let me know if you wish to vacate it. If I don't >> hear from you, I'll assume you're open to giving up your seat. >> >> Thanks! >> -Sean. > -- Matthew
