Re: Affiliation change and stepping down
On 15-11-03 03:30 AM, Andreas Nilsson wrote: > On 10/28/2015 09:22 AM, Tobias Mueller wrote: > >> I take that as a "yes" to the question asked "Does the Board intend to >> follow a different strategy than to follow the membership's opinion >> expressed in the election results". >> Please correct me if I'm wrong, there. > > Since this also came up in a blog post of yours the other day. > > If I recall correctly, it's not a rule for the board to pick someone based on > election results. It did work like that when Jorge Castro replaced Lucas Rocha > in 2009. > However, the very same year Paul Cutler replaced Behdad Esfahbod, even though > Paul never ran for those elections. That's correct, but it also was before STV voting was implemented, so it's not exactly apples to aplles. > I have no idea who they're picking, but trust the board to select a good > candidate to fill the vacant seat. > > https://wiki.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/History > https://vote.gnome.org/ > - Andreas > ___ > foundation-list mailing list > foundation-list@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list > . > ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Agenda for board meeting on November 3rd
On 3 November 2015 at 20:51, Richard Stallman wrote: > What do we plan to do with a Google Play account, > such that it is an issue for the board? The board has been approached by members of the community about shipping an app via the Google Play Store which would complement a GNOME application on the desktop. The question is about whether the Foundation would like to have an account to ship the app as supplied by the GNOME Foundation or not. The alternative is that individual developers ship their own apps. ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Agenda for board meeting on November 3rd
What do we plan to do with a Google Play account, such that it is an issue for the board? -- Dr Richard Stallman President, Free Software Foundation (gnu.org, fsf.org) Internet Hall-of-Famer (internethalloffame.org) Skype: No way! See stallman.org/skype.html. ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Affiliation change and stepping down
Hi Tobi, Sorry for the lack or response here! We are actively working on this, and had hoped to have made an announcement already. As is often the case, a few things ended up getting in the way... Tobias Mueller wrote: ... >> The board is considering a number of candidates and is in the process >> of contacting them. > > I take that as a "yes" to the question asked "Does the Board intend to > follow a different strategy than to follow the membership's opinion > expressed in the election results". > > Please correct me if I'm wrong, there. It means is that the Board has been exploring the options. > I'm interested, and I suppose the membership, too, in learning what > strategy the Board thinks serves the membership best. We'll make a public announcement once the replacement has been signed up, and we'll explain the reasoning behind the decision at that time. Beyond that, it's hard to speak on behalf of the whole board. What I would say, though, is that we have a duty to ensure the effective running of the Foundation. The fact that we have been researching possible candidates is a reflection of the fact that we take that responsibility seriously. Allan ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Affiliation change and stepping down
On 10/28/2015 09:22 AM, Tobias Mueller wrote: I take that as a "yes" to the question asked "Does the Board intend to follow a different strategy than to follow the membership's opinion expressed in the election results". Please correct me if I'm wrong, there. Since this also came up in a blog post of yours the other day. If I recall correctly, it's not a rule for the board to pick someone based on election results. It did work like that when Jorge Castro replaced Lucas Rocha in 2009. However, the very same year Paul Cutler replaced Behdad Esfahbod, even though Paul never ran for those elections. I have no idea who they're picking, but trust the board to select a good candidate to fill the vacant seat. https://wiki.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/History https://vote.gnome.org/ - Andreas ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Minutes of the Board Meeting of October, 27th, 2015
Hey Sri, I'll just respond to the trademark and merchandise questions here, since that's what I'm most familiar with. Sriram Ramkrishna wrote: ... >> * ilovewhatido.eu trademark license agreement >> * It will last for two years >> * 10% of net receipts (profits) will be donated to the foundation >> * We should be sent a royalty report every 6 month by email >> * VOTE: Approve a trademark license agreement for ilovewhatido.eu >>* VOTE: +1 Allan, Kat, Jeff, Cosimo >> * VOTE PASSED >>* Contract wording should be reviewed as it could be improved >> > > This is awesome! So does this make the second trademark license agreement > that we had? Allan and I were working with someone else, is it it the same > person or is this a different one? This is the second new trademark agreement that we have in progress. Both are in the final stages of being finalised. > How do you intend to spread the word of these trademark license agreements? I'll definitely let the Engagement Team know when each new agreement is completed, and had planned on spreading the word on social media. Also, once we have these new agreements signed, I was wondering about whether we should have a page on gnome.org, with links to the various stores. > Also, can we start spreading out what kind of knickknacks? I mean, the > GNOME foot lends itself to some of the cutest baby clothes ever. Given how > many of us are starting families, it seems that this is the right time to > have these kind of things. Maybe talk to Andreas about doing that via our Zazzle store? It shouldn't be too hard. Allan ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Minutes of the Board Meeting of October, 27th, 2015
Hi Michael! Michael Catanzaro wrote: ... >> This is awesome! So does this make the second trademark license >> agreement >> that we had? Allan and I were working with someone else, is it it >> the same >> person or is this a different one? > > Isn't 10% of profit extremely low...? I negotiated this one. The rate seemed fairly good to me, based on other agreements I've seen. Also I'm not really sure it's in the Foundation's interests to try and milk firms that are selling GNOME merchandise. After all, they're being good supporters of the project by selling this stuff in the first place. Also, whatever rate we negotiate, the amount the Foundation gets back is likely to be fairly trivial. Allan ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
