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David E Jones wrote:
On Nov 18, 2006, at 7:39 PM, David E Jones wrote:
After a bit of discussion here is the updated board resolution draft.
We'll wait until Monday to send it to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] list, so
if anyone has any comments or feedback please send them over.
-David
I forgot to include the OFBiz acronym as a commonly known alternate name
for the project. So, consider the version below as the proposed draft
instead.
-David
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WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best
interests of the Foundation and consistent with the
Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management
Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of
open-source software related to enterprise automation, for
distribution at no charge to the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management
Committee (PMC), to be known as the "The Apache Open For
Business Project" (also known as "Apache OFBiz"), be and
hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation;
and be it further
RESOLVED, that The Apache Open For Business Project be and
hereby is responsible for the creation and maintenance of
software related to generic enterprise information automation
such as enterprise resource planning, customer relationship
management, materials requirements planning, enterprise
asset management, enterprise content management and
electronic commerce that can be used as a basis for custom
solutions, industry specific products, and other higher
level systems.
RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Open For
Business" be and hereby is created, the person holding such
office to serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as
the chair of The Apache Open For Business Project, and to have
primary responsibility for management of the projects within
the scope of responsibility of The Apache Open For Business
Project; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and
hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of The
Apache Open For Business Project:
* David E. Jones ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
* Jacopo Cappellato ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
* Si Chen ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
* Andy Zeneski ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
* Hans Bakker ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
* Al Byers ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
* Yoav Shapira ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
* David Welton ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that David E. Jones be
and hereby is appointed to the office of Vice President, Open
For Business, to serve in accordance with and subject to the
direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the
Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or
disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it
further
RESOLVED, that the initial Apache Open For Business Project be
and hereby is tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws
intended to encourage open development and increased
participation in the Open For Business Project; and be it
further
RESOLVED, that the initial Apache Open For Business Project be
and hereby is tasked with the migration and rationalization of
the Apache Incubator Open For Business podling; and be it
further
RESOLVED, that all responsibility pertaining to the Apache
Incubator Open For Business podling encumbered upon the Apache
Incubator PMC are hereafter discharged.
