August 2014 - Inkscape Board of Directors

Re: [Inkscape-board] Hackfest organization
by Johan Engelen 31 Aug '14

31 Aug '14

I agree with Ted. If you want perks, how about giving voting power on what we will work on? -Johan ----- Reply message ----- From: "Ted Gould" <ted@...1...> To: <inkscape-board(a)lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: [Inkscape-board] Hackfest organization Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2014 15:26 On Thu, 2014-08-28 at 21:23 -0700, Bryce Harrington wrote: On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 04:18:10PM -0400, Martin Owens wrote: > On Sun, 2014-08-24 at 15:35 +0200, Johan Engelen wrote: > > I've added a brainstorm section to > > http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2015 > > Please have a read and add your own thoughts. > > That seems like a very well put together plan. I'm going to mull over > the details and add in whatever way I can. > > Thanks for helping get this sorted out. When we do fundraising for this event, what would you guys think if we made one of the rewards for $xx contribution be an invitation to join us? (This would imply that we would limit invites to only current contributors or some such.) I'm -1 on that, I think it implies that the event is somehow private or closed. I think it is better to present the event as open to all, with developers getting sponsored attendance. Ted

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Hackfest organization
by Johan Engelen 29 Aug '14

29 Aug '14

Hi all, Making a new thread for hackfest discussion. Short summary of what was discussed in other thread: - when? Coinciding with LGM 2015 Torronto seems a good option. Otherwise pick a few time frames and check people's availability. - how long? 2-3 days I've added a brainstorm section to http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2015 Please have a read and add your own thoughts. cheers, Johan

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Fwd: [bkuhn@...41...: Fundraising & plans for action for Inkscape]
by Bryce Harrington 21 Aug '14

21 Aug '14

Ob hackfest, we might be able to get some organizational help. I promised to forward him the plan once we have the main parameters nailed down. Bradley also suggested we come up with a target budget for the event, and then make that the fundraising goal. Bryce ----- Forwarded message from "Bradley M. Kuhn" <bkuhn@...41...> ----- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 16:13:25 -0500 From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" <bkuhn@...41...> To: karen@...41... Cc: Bryce Harrington <bryce@...2...>, "inkscape@...41..." <inkscape@...41...> Subject: Fundraising & plans for action for Inkscape Karen, We had a thread with Bryce and the Inkscape Committee back in February regarding fundraising and the like. I had a great opportunity to see Bryce today here at LinxCon North America. We discussed various topics, including how to do more fundraising for Inkscape and what plans Inkscape has for using such funds it wants to raise. We talked some about how the PyPy proposals worked [0] for the PyPy community. I mentioned to Bryce that he could follow up with you from that February thread and discuss the fundraising plans. We also discussed some planning for spending funds -- and discussed the fact that having something you want to *do* with the money makes fundraising much easier. I mentioned the idea of funding code sprint travel, and Bryce mentioned that might indeed be something Inkscape wants to consider soon. So, I told him he could follow up with you, Karen, about planning and details related to that. Anyway, I am primarily sending this email just to (a) pick up the February conversation that petered out and (b) make sure Karen and the rest of the Inkscape committee is up-to-date on what Bryce and I discussed today. [0] For those who want to take a look, the PyPy campaigns are here: http://pypy.org/numpydonate.html http://pypy.org/py3donate.html http://pypy.org/tmdonate2.html -- Bradley M. Kuhn President & Distinguished Technologist of Software Freedom Conservancy ----- End forwarded message ----- ----- End forwarded message ----- ----- End forwarded message -----

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[tony@...41...: Re: affidavits to maintain & strengthen registration of the Inkscape trademarks]
by Bryce Harrington 21 Aug '14

21 Aug '14

----- Forwarded message from Tony Sebro <tony@...41...> ----- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:03:25 -0400 From: Tony Sebro <tony@...41...> To: Bryce Harrington <bryce@...2...> CC: "inkscape@...41..." <inkscape@...41...> Subject: Re: affidavits to maintain & strengthen registration of the Inkscape trademarks On 08/14/2014 09:06 PM, Bryce Harrington wrote: > Separate from the decision, there are some follow up questions regarding > how we should be using the marks: > > """ > Should we be using the registered trademark logo (R) in our about > screen, website and other media publications? > > Or the non-registered trademark logo (tm)? Since the Inkscape marks are registered, Inkscape has the right to use the (R) symbol instead of the TM symbol. It's not required, but it's a good idea to use the (R) symbol, as it puts others on notice that "Inkscape," the Inkscape logo, and "Draw freely" are all registered. You don't have to go overboard; you should add it to the About Inkscape graphic, for example, but you don't need to use it everywhere that you use name "Inkscape" or display the logo. The fact that Inkscape has published a trademark policy goes a long way towards putting others on notice about our rights in the marks. Best, -Tony -- Tony Sebro, General Counsel, Software Freedom Conservancy +1-212-461-3245 x11 tony@...41... www.sfconservancy.org ----- End forwarded message -----

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GSoC Mentor Summit/Reunion
by Josh Andler 19 Aug '14

19 Aug '14

Hello Board, TL;DR first: Does the board want to fund any additional delegates travel & room expenses for the reunion if we have anyone chosen by the lottery? This year for the 10th anniversary of Summer of Code, Google is holding a special Mentor's Summit (Reunion) which is a little different than in the past. In addition to the normal 2 delegates we get to send where Google funds up to $2200 (up to $1100 per person) in travel expenses plus covering the room, they will hold a lottery for others to be able to attend as well (however, it is at their own expense as well as the room cost). The people eligible to attend the Reunion and enter the lottery are any of our previous GSoC participants (admins, mentors, as well as students). I wanted to find out if the board would be in favor of funding the travel and room for anyone from our organization should we have anyone enter the lottery and be chosen. I have not brought this up to any of our previous participants yet for obvious reasons, but need to do so soon. One of the other things that is different this year is that we need to decide far in advance who will be attending. We need to have everything finalized by 6/20, so people responding to this soon would be appreciated. Cheers, Josh

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[tony@...41...: affidavits to maintain & strengthen registration of the Inkscape trademarks]
by Bryce Harrington 15 Aug '14

15 Aug '14

Opinions? ----- Forwarded message from Tony Sebro <tony@...41...> ----- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:25:15 -0400 From: Tony Sebro <tony@...41...> To: "inkscape@...41..." <inkscape@...41...> Subject: affidavits to maintain & strengthen registration of the Inkscape trademarks Hi, all: FYI, I will be filing affidavits required to maintain the registration of the Inkscape trademarks[1] with the USPTO. The affidavit filing fees amount to $100/registered mark, or $300, and are required to maintain the registrations. I would also strongly recommend filing affidavits of incontestability for each of the marks as well. Basically, we'd be asserting that: - the marks have been in continuous use for 5 years - there are no pending legal challenges to the marks - there have been no final decisions adverse to our claim of ownership of the marks. The incontestability affidavits would strengthen the presumption of validity of the marks, and render them immune to certain challenges. The USPTO charges an additional $200 per affidavit, so the total cost would now be (3*200) + (3*100) = $900. If that seems pricey, we could consider only filing the incontestability affidavits for only a subset of the marks (e.g., just the "Inkscape" literal mark). I will plan to file the maintenance affidavits either way. How would you like me to proceed re: the incontestability affidavits? Please advise/confirm. Best, -Tony [1] as a reminder, the three registered marks are: the "Inkscape" literal mark (i.e., the word itself); the "ink mountain" logo; and the "Draw Freely" slogan. -- Tony Sebro, General Counsel, Software Freedom Conservancy +1-212-461-3245 x11 tony@...41... www.sfconservancy.org ----- End forwarded message -----

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Trademark Affidavits
by Ted Gould 14 Aug '14

14 Aug '14

Howdy, So I'd like to propose that we file the incontestability affidavits on the name and the logo, but not the slogan. I really like the slogan, but I don't think it's as important to the project overall. We should file maintenance on the slogan though. So I'd propose this motion: I move we file maintenance affidavits on all three marks (name, logo and slogan) and incontestability affidavits on the name and logo. Total would be $700. Ted

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[tony@...41...: Re: affidavits to maintain & strengthen registration of the Inkscape trademarks]
by Bryce Harrington 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

----- Forwarded message from Tony Sebro <tony@...41...> ----- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:38:49 -0400 From: Tony Sebro <tony@...41...> To: Bryce Harrington <bryce@...2...> CC: "inkscape@...41..." <inkscape@...41...> Subject: Re: affidavits to maintain & strengthen registration of the Inkscape trademarks On 08/11/2014 02:30 PM, Bryce Harrington wrote: > One of the board members had a couple questions: > > """ > Are the fees for the marks filed every 5 or 10 years? I'm a little > unclear when viewing: > http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/postreg_nonmadrid_timeline.jsp > > Are the incontestability affidavits a one time thing or do they get > renewed at some point? > """ Good questions. The incontestability affidavits (aka a §15 declaration) are a one-time thing -- and, a one-time opportunity. If we ever wanted to file them, we'd have to file them within this current window. However, we would need to still need to file a declaration of continued use (aka a §8 declaration), as well as an application for renewal (aka a §9 application) every ten years for each of the marks in order to maintain each registration. In other words: once this we file these affidavits, we won't need to do anything to maintain these registrations for another ten years. But, to maintain the marks, we would need to file paperwork (and submit filing fees) every ten years after that. Best, -Tony -- Tony Sebro, General Counsel, Software Freedom Conservancy +1-212-461-3245 x11 tony@...41... www.sfconservancy.org ----- End forwarded message -----

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SWAMP
by Johan Engelen 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

Hi all, Is this something we want to sign up to? https://continuousassurance.org/ After a quick browse around their website, they seem to offer a platform that runs static analysis tools. We can run them ourselves (and have done so not so long ago), but it is nice to have a website do it for all of us. (unfortunately, not many of us compile with clang; I gave up the fight on Windows a while back, and will have to try again later) cheers, Johan

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[REFERENDUM] Tav attendance at London The Graphical Web and another SVG Working Group
by Bryce Harrington 01 Aug '14

01 Aug '14

Board members, your vote is also needed on this additional matter: Proposal: [ ] a. Approve funding Tav to attend the London SVG WG meeting and The Graphical Web conference as outlined below, for a total of up to $1550. [ ] b. Do not approve funding Tav. Background: I (Tav) would like funding to attend the London SVG working group meeting, held August 22-26 just before The Graphical Web (TGW, formerly SVG Open) conference. I would also like back-up funding to attend TGW conference in Winchester, England should the event organizers not be able to fully fund my attendance (they have fully funded me the past few years and have committed to partially funding this year but cannot make a full commitment yet). This is a critical time for SVG 2. The new features I am responsible for include mesh gradients, hatched fills, and auto-flowed text. The move to "CSS based" text layout which brings in auto-flowed text (with a natural SVG 1.1 fallback) requires a lot of work which is easiest to do face-to-face. Critical decisions are made at these meetings (i.e. dropping SVG fonts). It is important to have Inkscape interests represented. Progress on SVG 2 can be followed at: https://svgwg.org/svg2-draft/ The London meeting is being held in conjunction with TGW. I will be giving an SVG talk at TGW, high lighting Inkscape's support for new SVG 2 features. Approximate cost for London 5 nights lodging/meals $600 (in University dorm room) Approximate costs for TGW (if organizers can't fund), Transportation $200 (via train) 4 nights lodging/meals $400 (in University dorm room) Conference fee $350 (should be waved) Tavmjong Bah

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