This is in hand. See the mail I sent last night to SPI (copied to the ooo-private@ and treasurer@ list as replies may contain financial information).
Ross On 20 June 2012 15:46, Donald Harbison <dpharbi...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Wolf Halton <wolf.hal...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Donald Harbison <dpharbi...@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> >> > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:26 PM, Wolf Halton <wolf.hal...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 12:05 PM, MJ Ray <m...@debian.org> wrote: >> > > >> > > > Ross Gardler <rgard...@opendirective.com> >> > > > > I'm jumping in and speaking as a mentor of AOO and ASF VP of >> > > > > Community Development. >> > > > >> > > > Thanks - and just to be clear, I'm only speaking as an ordinary >> > > > contributing member of SPI, who felt a responsibility to ask what I >> > > > felt were obvious questions. So, I can't see any of these emails: >> > > > >> > > > > [...] For >> > > > > more information on this please see the mail sent by Wolf Halton to >> > > > > treasu...@spi-inc.org on 19 March 2012 (subject "monies collected >> > for >> > > > > OpenOffice.org") and copied to bo...@spi-inc.org by Michael >> > > > > Schultheiss on the same day. [...] >> > > > >> > > > as - for reasons which I think I know and agree with - those >> mailboxes >> > > > are not visible to all members. >> > > > >> > > > Thanks for quoting parts of it, but it's enough to learn that >> > > > assurances have been sent. I trust the board to judge whether they >> > > > feel that they are sufficient to ensure that SPI-held funds are used >> > > > honestly, as described at the time they were raised. >> > > > >> > > > Thanks also for explaining the absence from the projects listing. >> > > > >> > > > (I am, of course, saddened to see an association-supported project >> now >> > > > apparently forked into two(?) foundation-supported projects, because >> > > > open and voluntary membership and equality are important to me, but >> > > > I'm just odd like that.) >> > > > >> > > > Regards, >> > > > -- >> > > > MJ Ray (slef), member of www.software.coop, a for-more-than-profit >> > > co-op. >> > > > http://koha-community.org supporter, web and library systems >> > developer. >> > > > In My Opinion Only: see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html >> > > > Available for hire (including development) at >> > http://www.software.coop/ >> > > > >> > > >> > > Thanks for getting the funds released. >> > > >> > >> > Wolf, have the funds been received by Fundraising@ ? >> > >> > I was under the impression that they have not been. >> > >> > This will be helpful to know as we focus on how to plan the OpenOffice >> > track within the ApacheCon Europe for November. >> > >> > >> > > >> > > Wolf >> > > >> > > -- >> > > This Apt Has Super Cow Powers - http://sourcefreedom.com >> > > Advancing Libraries Together - http://LYRASIS.org >> > > >> > >> >> Don, >> Louis has been leading the charge here for a little while and I have fallen >> out of the loop a bit. >> > > Louis, are you working this to conclusion with Michael @SPI? I recommend we > close this out asap if there are no further outstanding issues, which I > don't think there are, other than to link Fundraising@ with Michael to > conclude the transaction. > See Sam's note following for a suggestion on the next step in this regard. > > >> >> Wolf >> >> -- >> This Apt Has Super Cow Powers - http://sourcefreedom.com >> Open-Source Software in Libraries - http://FOSS4Lib.org >> Advancing Libraries Together - http://LYRASIS.org >> Apache Open Office Developer wolfhal...@apache.org >> -- Ross Gardler (@rgardler) Programme Leader (Open Development) OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
