Re: [Inkscape-board] Hackfest organization
by Johan Engelen
I agree with Ted.
If you want perks, how about giving voting power on what we will work on?
-Johan
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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
8 years, 7 months
Hackfest organization
by Johan Engelen
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
8 years, 7 months
Fwd: [bkuhn@...41...: Fundraising & plans for action for Inkscape]
by Bryce Harrington
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
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8 years, 7 months
[tony@...41...: Re: affidavits to maintain & strengthen registration of the Inkscape trademarks]
by Bryce Harrington
----- 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
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8 years, 7 months
GSoC Mentor Summit/Reunion
by Josh Andler
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
8 years, 7 months
[tony@...41...: affidavits to maintain & strengthen registration of the Inkscape trademarks]
by Bryce Harrington
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
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8 years, 7 months
Trademark Affidavits
by Ted Gould
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
8 years, 7 months
[tony@...41...: Re: affidavits to maintain & strengthen registration of the Inkscape trademarks]
by Bryce Harrington
----- 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
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8 years, 7 months
SWAMP
by Johan Engelen
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
8 years, 7 months
[REFERENDUM] Tav attendance at London The Graphical Web and another SVG Working Group
by Bryce Harrington
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
8 years, 8 months
