[RESOLUTION] Participation in Outreachy and authorization for fundraising
by Bryce Harrington
Proposal:
---------
Shall Inkscape participate in the Outreachy internship program, and
allow the earmarking of donations for funding one or more Outreachy
slots?
- [ ] a. Yes, participate in Outreachy and allow collection of
donations to fund one or more internship slots.
- [ ] b. No, do not participate in Outreachy at this time.
- [ ] c. Other ___________________
Votes:
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| Board Member | 1. |
| -------------------- |:--:|
| Bryce Harrington | a. |
| Josh Andler | a. |
| Tavmjong Bah | a. |
| Ted Gould | |
| Martin Owens | a. |
| Marc Jeanmougin | a. |
| Chris Rogers | a. |
Resolution:
-----------
Inkscape will begin earmarking of donations for the Outreachy internship
program, with the goal of participating in one or more Outreachy slots.
Note that at this time it is assumed the cost of the Outreachy
participation will be covered entirely by the earmarked donations.
Background:
-----------
At the Boston hackfest Máirín Duffy suggested Inkscape participate in
the Outreachy internship program, and offered to help with organizing
and fundraising for it. We discussed it in detail at the board
meetings, but I don't think we formally voted on it. Conservancy
requires a formal vote for moving forward with collection of donations
for us.
One way Outreachy appears to differ from the GSoC program is that
funding must be arranged by the mentoring organization. Máirín believes
that adequate external funding can be secured for Inkscape, to cover at
least one student. With the Inkscape Committee's approval, Conservancy
will create a Donate button to receive and earmark funds to be used for
the Outreachy slot.
At this time it is assumed the cost of the Outreachy participation will
be covered entirely by the earmarked donations. If it becomes
desireable in the future for Inkscape to cover portions of the
internship cost, a separate vote will be done.
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On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 08:52:08PM +0000, Bradley M. Kuhn via RT wrote:
> Oh, I forgot to add in my last email, Máirín asked for us to set up an "account". To be clear, we are *not* setting up an "account" for this -- that's a term of art in accounting and it defintiely is not how we handle the situation when an existing Conservancy member project wants to fund an Outreachy internship.
>
> What we can set up is a donate button, which is what I've changed this ticket into an action item for.
>
> Since both Inkscape and Outreachy are Conservancy member projects, I believe it's ok to say publicly that the funds are meant for that, but please don't do that until I'm in possession of a a vote in the approvals queue where Inkscape Committee has voted to fund an Outreachy slot. Bryce, please take that as an action item and email to approvals creating a separate ticket.
>
> But, to be clear, the money will be officially earmarked for Inkscape, in their regular "Income:Donations" account, and the thing that will bind it to go to the Outreachy slot will be the vote by the Inkscape PLC to spend money on a slot.
>
> If you have further questions about what's appropriate to say during fundraising campaign,or other related issues to this, probably best to discuss in detail with Karen outside of any specific RT ticket.
>
4 years
Board meeting Friday Sep 7th at 10am Pacific
by Bryce Harrington
Our monthly board meeting is scheduled for Friday, Sep 7th,
at 10am Pacific in #inkscape-devel. All members are welcome.
http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Board_Meetings
Agenda:
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* Kiel Hackfest next week ~ [[Hackfest2018 Kiel]]
* Future meetings/hackfests.
** [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/17x/ SCALE] - March 7th-10th,
2019 (Pasadena, California)
** [http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2019/ LGM 2019] - May 30th-June 3rd
(Saarbrucken, Germany) Proposed. (About two hours by train from
Paris.)
* Merchandise sales
** Spreadshirt
** Evaluate self-serve merchandise sales - spreadshirt, cafepress,
Golden Ribbon, Think Penguin or similar [Mc]
* Outreachy: Next round starts in August
[https://www.outreachy.org/mentor/]
* Action Items
* Other Business
Action Items from last meeting:
-------------------------------
== Merchandise Sales ==
♢ ACTION: Investigate hellotux.com for merchandise [crogers]
♢ ACTION: Coordinate announcement of spreadshirt with hackfest [crogers, vectors team]
=== Future meetings/hackfests ===
♢ ACTION: Set up wiki page for SCALE hackfest [Tav]
♢ ACTION: Check into pre/post SCALE meeting options & AirBNB [tedg, scislac]
=== 0.92.4 Release ===
♢ ACTION: Kickoff 0.92.4 release in early August [bryce]
♢ ACTION: Remember to put correct version string in AC_ for 0.92.4 [bryce]
=== 1.0 Release ===
♢ ACTION: Check in with people doing test case conversion [Tav]
♢ ACTION: ping jimmac/barbara about the symbolic icons for adding the theme to Inkscape [scislac]
♢ ACTION: Plan video for Inkscape 1.0 release [crogers]
♢ ACTION: Brainstorm plans for 1.0beta / 1.0 commemorative merch [crogers, tedg]
♢ ACTION: Review bug fix list http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/1.0_Release_Bug_Fix_List [bryce]
♢ ACTION: Plan bug management for 1.0 [bryce,Mc]
=== Outreachy ===
♢ ACTION: Verify that outreachy project proposal is written and available online [doctormo]
Transcripts of previous meetings:
---------------------------------
http://alpha.inkscape.org/board/meetings/transcripts/
Bryce
4 years, 6 months
[REFERENDUM] Participation in Outreachy and authorization for fundraising
by Bryce Harrington
A majority vote of the current board members is required for the
following matter.
Proposal:
---------
Shall Inkscape participate in the Outreachy internship program, and
allow the earmarking of donations for funding one or more Outreachy
slots?
- [ ] a. Yes, participate in Outreachy and allow collection of
donations to fund one or more internship slots.
- [ ] b. No, do not participate in Outreachy at this time.
- [ ] c. Other ___________________
Votes:
------
| Board Member | 1. |
| -------------------- |:--:|
| Bryce Harrington | |
| Josh Andler | |
| Tavmjong Bah | |
| Ted Gould | |
| Martin Owens | |
| Marc Jeanmougin | |
| Chris Rogers | |
Resolution:
-----------
Background:
-----------
At the Boston hackfest Máirín Duffy suggested Inkscape participate in
the Outreachy internship program, and offered to help with organizing
and fundraising for it. We discussed it in detail at the board
meetings, but I don't think we formally voted on it. Conservancy
requires a formal vote for moving forward with collection of donations
for us.
One way Outreachy appears to differ from the GSoC program is that
funding must be arranged by the mentoring organization. Máirín believes
that adequate external funding can be secured for Inkscape, to cover at
least one student. With the Inkscape Committee's approval, Conservancy
will create a Donate button to receive and earmark funds to be used for
the Outreachy slot.
At this time it is assumed the cost of the Outreachy participation will
be covered entirely by the earmarked donations. If it becomes
desireable in the future for Inkscape to cover portions of the
internship cost, a separate vote will be done.
4 years, 6 months
[RESOLVED] Trademark renewal expense approval
by Bryce Harrington
Resolution:
-----------
Payment of registration fees for renewing three Inkscape trademarks is
approved. SFC is directed to file the renewals with the trademark
office.
Proposal:
---------
A majority vote of the current board members is required for the
following matter.
- [ ] a. Authorize renewal of 3 trademarks for $1,275
- [ ] b. Other: _____________
Votes:
------
| Board Member | 1. |
| -------------------- |:--:|
| Bryce Harrington | A. |
| Josh Andler | |
| Tavmjong Bah | A. |
| Ted Gould | A. |
| Martin Owens | A. |
| Marc Jeanmougin | A. |
| Chris Rogers | A. |
Background:
-----------
Hi all!
I assume we want to renew all of these? Please let me know if the PLC
authorizes the trademark office fees of $1,275 (we foot the lawyer time
for renewals as we do with the initial stages of trademark defense).
best,
karen
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Renewal of Registrations for DRAW FREELY, INKSCAPE and Inkscape
Logo
Date: 2018-08-31 10:44 am
From: Anne xxxxxxx
To: legal@...41...
Cc: Pamela xxxxxxx
Re: Renewal of DRAW FREELY, INKSCAPE and Inkscape Logo
Deadline: 25 Aug 2019
Dear Karen,
Software Freedom Conservancy has previously registered the trademarks
referenced below for use with goods in class 9:
TRADEMARK
REGISTRATION NUMBER
REGISTRATION DATE
CLASSES & GOODS (TABLE)
DRAW FREELY.
3672956
25 Aug 2009
9 - Computer graphics software; Downloadable computer software for
vector graphics editing
INKSCAPE
3672917
25 Aug 2009
9 - Downloadable computer software for editing vector graphics
INKSCAPE LOGO
3672907
25 Aug 2009
9 - Downloadable computer software for editing vector graphics
The window for renewing these trademark registrations is now open. The
renewals can be filed anytime between now and the final deadline of 25
Aug 2019, and there is also a six-month grace period for renewing. It
is, however, our suggestion that you renew it as soon as possible, in
order to have time to address any problems that might arise in the
renewal process.
To renew, we will need a "specimen" showing that the trademark is used
on the goods described above. We have attached a screenshot from your
website which we believe will be an acceptable specimen for renewal of
all three registrations.
Please let us know if you would like for us to proceed with renewing
these registrations with the attached specimen. The Trademark Office
renewal fee is $425 per registration ($1,275 total). If you have any
questions, please let us know.
Best regards,
Anne
Links:
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[1] http://www.chesteklegal.com
4 years, 6 months
[REFERENDUM] Renewal of trademarks
by Bryce Harrington
A majority vote of the current board members is required for the
following matter.
Proposal:
---------
- [ ] a. Authorize renewal of 3 trademarks for $1,275
- [ ] b. Other: _____________
Votes:
------
| Board Member | 1. |
| -------------------- |:--:|
| Bryce Harrington | |
| Josh Andler | |
| Tavmjong Bah | |
| Ted Gould | |
| Martin Owens | |
| Marc Jeanmougin | |
| Chris Rogers | |
Resolution:
-----------
Background:
-----------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi all!
I assume we want to renew all of these? Please let me know if the PLC
authorizes the trademark office fees of $1,275 (we foot the lawyer time
for renewals as we do with the initial stages of trademark defense).
best,
karen
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Renewal of Registrations for DRAW FREELY, INKSCAPE and Inkscape
Logo
Date: 2018-08-31 10:44 am
From: Anne xxxxxxx
To: legal@...41...
Cc: Pamela xxxxxxx
Re: Renewal of DRAW FREELY, INKSCAPE and Inkscape Logo
Deadline: 25 Aug 2019
Dear Karen,
Software Freedom Conservancy has previously registered the trademarks
referenced below for use with goods in class 9:
TRADEMARK
REGISTRATION NUMBER
REGISTRATION DATE
CLASSES & GOODS (TABLE)
DRAW FREELY.
3672956
25 Aug 2009
9 - Computer graphics software; Downloadable computer software for
vector graphics editing
INKSCAPE
3672917
25 Aug 2009
9 - Downloadable computer software for editing vector graphics
INKSCAPE LOGO
3672907
25 Aug 2009
9 - Downloadable computer software for editing vector graphics
The window for renewing these trademark registrations is now open. The
renewals can be filed anytime between now and the final deadline of 25
Aug 2019, and there is also a six-month grace period for renewing. It
is, however, our suggestion that you renew it as soon as possible, in
order to have time to address any problems that might arise in the
renewal process.
To renew, we will need a "specimen" showing that the trademark is used
on the goods described above. We have attached a screenshot from your
website which we believe will be an acceptable specimen for renewal of
all three registrations.
Please let us know if you would like for us to proceed with renewing
these registrations with the attached specimen. The Trademark Office
renewal fee is $425 per registration ($1,275 total). If you have any
questions, please let us know.
Best regards,
Anne
Links:
------
[1] http://www.chesteklegal.com
4 years, 6 months