+1 Jacques ----- Original Message ----- From: "David E Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 3:47 AM Subject: Re: Update OFBiz Board Resolution Draft
> > 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 > > ================================== > 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.
