Re: [board-discuss] Questions for the candidates to the board of directors of the Document Foundation

2015-11-28 Thread Joel Madero
inutes (not OS specific). We currently use Google Docs for a few things due to the live collaboration/viewing but hopefully will be able to move to LibreOffice Online at some point next year. That's the technology that comes to my mind that would be required to actively participate in board cal

Re: [board-discuss] Questions for the candidates to the board of directors of the Document Foundation

2015-11-27 Thread Joel Madero
tions, to join the public board call (no one does which makes me sad as it's really a great time to interact with the Board and ask questions) and lastly, to blog a bit more after decisions are made. Best, Joel -- Joel Madero, Member of the Board of Directors GPG Key ID: 0x8FFB1B14 - EE32

[board-discuss] Re: Candidacy

2015-11-26 Thread Joel Madero
some time next week. On 11/24/2015 11:33 AM, Joel Madero wrote: > Dear Members, > > I have been honored to serve nearly two years as a Director of TDF and > will be seeking another two year term. > > I've been a volunteer for the project since late 2011, early 2012. I &g

[board-discuss] Candidacy

2015-11-24 Thread Joel Madero
more blogs and help members approach the BoD with questions/concerns/etc... with regards to transparency and decision making generally. I'm happy to field questions if any of you have some. I can be contacted at this email or on IRC at #libreoffice-qa (jmadero). Warmest Regards, Joel Mad

Re: [board-discuss] Invitation to formal in-person board meeting 2015

2015-08-17 Thread Joel Madero
via phone if that's okay. It'll be late Friday night but if possible I'd like to call in. Best, Joel -- Joel Madero, Member of the Board of Directors GPG Key ID: 0x8FFB1B14 - EE32 6D0F 81FF 6FAC 5AD8 10E4 0141 27C6 8FFB 1B14 The Document Foundation, Kurfürstendamm 188, 10

Re: [VOTE] Re: [board-discuss] Grant request: LibreOffice project dashboard/"All about LibreOffice"

2015-08-12 Thread Joel Madero
On 08/10/2015 02:57 AM, Thorsten Behrens wrote: > Florian Effenberger wrote: >> we have received feedback from Thorsten in his mail at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/board-discuss@documentfoundation.org/msg03428.html, >> which Björn seems to be fine with. >> >> With these changes, I'd like to ca

Re: [board-discuss] [VOTE] Proposal for Budget Process

2015-07-26 Thread Joel Madero
On 07/25/2015 02:02 PM, Thorsten Behrens wrote: > Florian Effenberger wrote: >> there has been a change proposal to the budget process, and I'm attaching >> the complete, new proposal below. >> I ask the board to vote on this, so we can formalize the process. >> > +1 to the referenced propisal. L

Re: [board-discuss] cooperation with Do-FOSS?

2015-07-17 Thread Joel Madero
On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Eliane Domingos de Sousa < elianedomin...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > + 1 from my side. > Of course +1 from me. Best, Joel -- *Joel Madero* LibreOffice QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

Re: [board-discuss] Grant request: IT&Business fair

2015-06-30 Thread Joel Madero
ld and I'd love to see him add visibility to the project. After it's over I hope to see a write-up of some kind just to let us know how it went, the attendance, the reception, etc .. . The cost seems to be reasonable given that the majority of it is to pay for the booth itself. Warmest Regards, Joel -- *Joel Madero* LibreOffice QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

[board-discuss] US Hackfest Funding

2014-07-18 Thread Joel Madero
deputies. == -- Joel Madero, Member of the Board of Directors GPG Key ID: 0x8FFB1B14 - EE32 6D0F 81FF 6FAC 5AD8 10E4 0141 27C6 8FFB 1B14 The Document Foundation, Kurfürstendamm 188, 10707 Berlin, DE Gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts Legal details: http

Re: [board-discuss] Vote on changed rules of procedure

2014-07-11 Thread Joel Madero
3 as follows: >> >> == >> §3. Internal delegation of responsibilities - Internally, the board >> has decided on the following split of responsibilities: >> >> employees: Andreas Mantke, Thorsten Behrens >> infrastructure: Andreas Mantke, Norbert T

Re: [board-discuss] vote on travel policy changes

2014-04-10 Thread Joel Madero
gards, Joel -- Joel Madero, Member of the Board of Directors GPG Key ID: 0x8FFB1B14 - EE32 6D0F 81FF 6FAC 5AD8 10E4 0141 27C6 8FFB 1B14 The Document Foundation, Kurfürstendamm 188, 10707 Berlin, DE Gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts Legal details: http://www.documentfoundatio

Re: [board-discuss] proposal for travel policy changes

2014-04-09 Thread Joel Madero
Hi, Hi, Joel Madero wrote on 2014-04-08 21:42: Looks great - just one question "send in a short written report." Where would this be sent to? Public/Private/Personal email? Else it looks great. Maybe a couple examples of what we're looking for would be nice. I hid that

Re: [board-discuss] proposal for travel policy changes

2014-04-08 Thread Joel Madero
report." Where would this be sent to? Public/Private/Personal email? Else it looks great. Maybe a couple examples of what we're looking for would be nice. Best, Joel -- Joel Madero, Member of the Board of Directors GPG Key ID: 0x8FFB1B14 - EE32 6D0F 81FF 6FAC 5AD8 10E4 0141 27C6 8F

Re: [board-discuss] Representation in my absence

2014-02-24 Thread Joel Madero
I, Joel Madero, elected member of the board of The Document Foundation, hereby and until further notice, nominate the following deputies to represent me during board calls, in the order set forth below: 1. Deputy Andreas Mantke 2. Deputy Eike Rathke 3. Deputy Norbert Thiebaud Warm Regards

[board-discuss] Re: [VOTE] Rules of Procedure changes

2014-02-21 Thread Joel Madero
On 02/21/2014 07:18 AM, Thorsten Behrens wrote: Hi, with the new board in place, and several people leaving their former board seats, our Board Rules of Procedure need a few amendments. Looks great -- +1 Warm Regards, Joel -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: board-discuss+unsubscr...@documentfoun

[board-discuss] Re: Accepting my position in the Board

2014-01-01 Thread Joel Madero
I, Joel Madero, elected [Deputy] Director of the Board of The Document Foundation, hereby accept this position within the Stiftung bürgerlichen Rechts "The Document Foundation". My term will start February 18, 2014. Signed: Joel Madero =-==== Ich, Joel Madero, gewählt

[board-discuss] Re: [tdf-members] Results Elections TDF Board of Directors

2013-12-24 Thread Joel Madero
Hi All! Along with my fellow board members who have already said their wise words which I would love to echo, I would like to add that I never cease to be inspired by the team of incredible people who I see dedicating so much of their time to LibreOffice. You all (collectively) are one of the

[board-discuss] Re: Nominating Joel Madero for the Board of Directors

2013-11-16 Thread Joel Madero
myself and why I accepted nomination to the BoD of the Document Foundation. My name is Joel Madero. I am 27 years old, happily married to my college sweetheart, computer hobbiest living in San Diego, CA (USA). After finishing my undergraduate studies I worked for the local government for three

[board-discuss] Re: Nominating Joel Madero for the Board of Directors

2013-11-05 Thread Joel Madero
On 11/05/2013 02:47 PM, Thorsten Behrens wrote: Hi, as another candidate, I would very much like to nominate Joel Madero for the upcoming board of directors election. Joel joined the project in 2011, and has since been active all over the place. He was especially instrumental in energizing the

Re: [board-discuss] Board elections soon - think about your candidates!

2013-10-17 Thread Joel Madero
On 10/17/2013 08:20 AM, Thorsten Behrens wrote: Michael Meeks wrote: And a quick note of commendation here; Florian has done more than anyone to make TDF a reality, and ensure that the many balls don't get dropped here. We owe him a public debt of thanks. Indeed we do, for the past & t

[board-discuss] Re: Adjustments to the QA budget usage: netbooks, contest budget

2013-06-11 Thread Joel Madero
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/TDF/BoD_Budget#QA_budget > > Thanks for the update. Warm Regards, Joel -- *Joel Madero* LibreOffice QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

Re: [board-discuss] dialling in via Google Hangouts

2013-05-15 Thread Joel Madero
> and call into talkyo only for recording / land-line users I think (?). > Room for ESC call to do something similar? Also, just a quick question, are board meetings public? (in other words, could I listen in?) Best, Joel -- *Joel Madero* LibreOffice QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

Re: [board-discuss] written report as requirement for budget?

2013-04-04 Thread Joel Madero
nippets for you to do a write up based on, I'll try to do a bit better going forward. Best, Joel -- *Joel Madero* LibreOffice QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

RE: [board-discuss] Re: LibreOffice Swag/Merchandise Bulk Purchase?

2013-03-30 Thread Joel Madero
iginal Message- > From: Cor Nouws [mailto:oo...@nouenoff.nl] > Sent: 29 March 2013 23:01 > To: Joel Madero > Cc: Thorsten Behrens; Robinson Tryon; market...@us.libreoffice.org; > board-discuss@documentfoundation.org > Subject: Re: [board-discuss] Re: LibreOffice Swag/Merchandise B

Re: [board-discuss] LibreOffice Swag/Merchandise Bulk Purchase?

2013-03-29 Thread Joel Madero
On 03/29/2013 05:03 PM, Thorsten Behrens wrote: Tom Davies wrote: That 40 sounds bizzare. This amount refers to presents (Florian clearly stated that). Reimbursing reasonable expenses made by people travelling on behalf of TDF is not a present. Did you read up on continental tax law? If not, t

Re: [board-discuss] Re: LibreOffice Swag/Merchandise Bulk Purchase?

2013-03-29 Thread Joel Madero
ft over (hope?) if not, should we purchase a larger batch and have someone store them until our next event in Europe? Lastly, a laptop bag, I'm going to ping Marketing about making some kind of design to add to it - if no one volunteers probably same as mug/tshirt design. Best, Joel -- *Joel Madero* LibreOffice QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

Re: [board-discuss] LibreOffice Swag/Merchandise Bulk Purchase?

2013-03-29 Thread Joel Madero
tions and questions, we'll just go to SPI and/or Friends of Open Document for funding - it shouldn't be that much for this particular contest and I've been told that if I purchase out of pocket I will get a refund from someone. Best, Joel -- *Joel Madero* LibreOffice QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

Re: [board-discuss] LibreOffice Swag/Merchandise Bulk Purchase?

2013-03-28 Thread Joel Madero
e I'll plan on going through SPI which is cool but will be unfortunate in the sense that we could spend more than necessary as a bulk order may cut cost substantially. Best, Joel -- *Joel Madero* LibreOffice QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

Re: [board-discuss] Budget, final call

2013-03-06 Thread Joel Madero
discuss this in the call. Budget now ~matches available > funds as of today. > > Kind regards, > > -- Thorsten > -- *Joel Madero* LibreOffice QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

[board-discuss] Micro Funding Discussion on User List

2013-02-14 Thread Joel Madero
-- *Joel Madero* LibreOffice QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

Re: [board-discuss] Re: Joining Silicon Sentier

2013-01-25 Thread Joel Madero
7;t think saying "this is how others do it" is enough of a reason to change something. Best Regards, Joel -- *Joel Madero* LibO QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

Re: [board-discuss] Re: 2013 budget draft - TDF Budget as of 2013-01-14

2013-01-24 Thread Joel Madero
always and we always support those who develop clear and well thought out strategies" That's all, thanks again all. Best Regards, Joel On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Joel Madero wrote: > On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 6:38 AM, Bjoern Michaelsen < > bjoern.michael...@canonical.com>

Re: [board-discuss] Re: 2013 budget draft - TDF Budget as of 2013-01-14

2013-01-24 Thread Joel Madero
any group within the project and if the group could show that they were a) able to manage their request and b) had a clear goal and plan to achieve it, the BoD would have an open mind to most proposals. To me this is the foundation of our community. Best Regards, Joel -- *Joel Madero* LibO QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

Re: [board-discuss] Request pre-approval of personal expenses for SCALE 11x

2013-01-19 Thread Joel Madero
I request pre-approval for reimbursement of the following personal expenses for attending this event: $ 91.90 Airfare Oakland, CA to Los Angeles, CA (Southwest Airlines) $259.02 2 nights at Airport Hilton (venue of conference) -- $350.92 Total I will submi

Re: [board-discuss] Format of the BoD votes announcement

2013-01-02 Thread Joel Madero
On 01/02/2013 10:56 AM, Norbert Thiebaud wrote: On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Joel Madero wrote: I'm wondering if this would cause a "group think" mentality within the BoD. I know that if a name is public, being the only dissenter might dissuade a current or future BoD

Re: [board-discuss] Format of the BoD votes announcement

2013-01-02 Thread Joel Madero
On 01/02/2013 02:47 AM, Norbert Thiebaud wrote: On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 4:23 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) but there are times when a vote needs to be taken anonymously. Can you give a concrete example of such time ? I mean for a BoD vote. note: there is a distinction between private deliberation

Re: [board-discuss] TDF Budget as of 2012-11-20

2012-11-21 Thread Joel Madero
On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 12:21 AM, Thorsten Behrens < t...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > Joel Madero wrote: > > Do we have projections going into the future? It might be nice to start > > projecting 6-12 months into the future. I know a lot of work, I'd be > >

Re: [board-discuss] TDF Budget as of 2012-11-20

2012-11-20 Thread Joel Madero
87 € >> >> TOTAL BALANCE 72.833,31 € >> SAFETY RESERVE -15.000,00 € >> >> BUDGET 57.833,31 € >> >> -- >> Florian Effenberger, Chairman of the Board (Vorstandsvorsitzender) >> Tel: +49 8341 99660880 | Mobile: +49 151 14424108 >> The Document Foundation, Zimmerstr. 69, 10117 Berlin, Germany >> Gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts >> Legal details: >> http://www.documentfoundation.**org/imprint<http://www.documentfoundation.org/imprint> >> >> > > > -- > Jonathan Aquilina > -- *Joel Madero* LibO QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

Re: [board-discuss] Re: on the capital stock investment

2012-10-30 Thread Joel Madero
bile: +49 151 14424108 > The Document Foundation, Zimmerstr. 69, 10117 Berlin, Germany > Gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts > Legal details: > http://www.documentfoundation.**org/imprint<http://www.documentfoundation.org/imprint> > > -- *Joel Madero* LibO QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

Re: [board-discuss] Budget request: EUR 3500 for LibOCon 2012 video / streaming service

2012-10-26 Thread Joel Madero
nce (filming and streaming), and their ongoing > work on post-processing the video footage. > +1 :) Also a big thank you to them for doing a great job for a reasonable price -- *Joel Madero* LibO QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

Re: [board-discuss] TDF Budget for 2012 as of 2012-10-23

2012-10-23 Thread Joel Madero
, I'll try to prepare some blogpost on that topic soon! > :-D Thanks for the update :) Regards, Joel -- *Joel Madero* LibO QA Volunteer jmadero@gmail.com

[board-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-website] update on credit card payment

2012-09-18 Thread Joel Madero
On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Florian Effenberger < flo...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I just wanted to give you a quick update on what's happening: I've spent > the last few hours on implementing the framework for direct credit card > payments, so people can also directly donat