- Inkscape Board of Directors

[RESOLVED] Trademark renewal expense approval
by Bryce Harrington 07 Sep '18

07 Sep '18

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: ------ [1] http://www.chesteklegal.com

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[REFERENDUM] Renewal of trademarks
by Bryce Harrington 04 Sep '18

04 Sep '18

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

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Friends of Inkscape - A program for individuals and small businesses who want to promote Inkscape
by C R 22 Aug '18

22 Aug '18

There has been an increase in people within the project wanting to give back to Inkscape in the form of donating a percentage of their earnings from Inkscape courses, tutorials, artwork sales, etc. It's my opinion that we should support this, however like any other public sponsorship of Inkscape, I believe donations of this sort should have some rules to ensure there is no conflict of interest. Here is a brief summary of the sponsorship rights and responsibilities which I think should take effect if the Inkscape Project will be helping with promotion of sales where a percentage is going to the project: 1. Neutrality: The Inkscape project will not play favourites amongst internal and external sponsors who join as Friends of Inkscape. 2. Transparency: In the case of promotional releases (Facebook, Twitter, G+ etc.), the Inkscape project will make clear the rules and guidelines of using the Inkscape Project's namesake for promotion, keep a tally of funds donated by the sponsor on our website. 3. Non-endorsement policy: Verbiage for press releases should make it clear that the Inkscape Project does not necesarilly endorse the content or views of the sponsor, and the sponsorship is to be treated purely as a fund-raising exercise to benefit the project. Moreover that the sponsor is solely responsible for delivering the product. 4. Quality - The Inkscape project should, before accepting any co-sponsorship agreement, ensure that the products being offered or sold is of sufficient quality, and provide real value to the Inkscape community (basically that the items are worth buying, and not just a scheme to make as much profit as possible without offering sufficient value to the buyers). 5. Commitment - The sponsor should be able to follow up on what they are selling and maintain a good customer satisfaction rating on their chosen commercial platform. The Inkscape Project should take into account the history, ratings, and reviews for products sold by the sponsor to protect Inkscape users. 6. Ongoing - If the project determines at any time that the sponsor is not keeping up with their promised delivery of goods, or the quality or content of the products being sold is not adequate, the project reserves the right to cancel at any time, and for any reason the sponsorship agreement. 7. For-Profit Only - These terms only apply to sponsors who wish the Inkscape Project to advertise these co-sponsorship deals. For example an Inkscape press release could read: "Help raise money for Inkscape, while learning from the professionals! XXXX is generously donating 50% from this professional tutorial course to fund development of Inkscape! Thanks XXXX!) These terms do not apply to folks who just want to donate without any press releases from the Inkscape Project. 8. Honesty - Obviously, we should ensure that sponsors follow up on the promise to donate the stated funds to the Inkscape Project. We can encourage this with a running-total press release, for example: "Donations from XXXX's Inkscape course just passed the £10,000.00 mark! Our next hackfest is fully funded!" etc. 9. Ending a sponsorship - When the sponsor wishes to end the sponsorship deal, it should be made clear that funds are no longer going to the Inkscape Project. This can be done with a thank you press release, like this: XXXX has raised a total of £150,000.00 for Inkscape's development. On behalf of the Inkscape Project, we'd like to thank XXXX for this generous donation and wish them good luck on future projects. Any thoughts are welcome. :) Thanks for your attention! -C

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Board meeting Friday Aug 3rd at 10am Pacific
by Bryce Harrington 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Our monthly board meeting is scheduled for Friday, Aug 3rd, at 10am Pacific in #inkscape-devel. All members are welcome. http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Board_Meetings Agenda: ------- * Kiel Hackfest ** [[Hackfest2018 Kiel]] - Sun, 2018-09-09 until Thu, 2018-09-13 * 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: ------------------------------- === Kiel Hackfest 2018 === ♦ ACTION: (Re-)Announce Kiel hackfest on inkscape-devel@ [Tav] ♢ ACTION: Plan video for Kiel hackfest [crogers] ♢ ACTION: Arrange additional Kiel hackfest attendance vote [bryce] ♦ ACTION: Let folks know the new paypal tag for hackfests [bryce] ♦ ACTION: Kiel hackfest donation request news article [Moini, Ryangorley] === Future meetings/hackfests === ♢ ACTION: Set up wiki page for SCALE hackfest ♢ 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 about the symbolic icons for adding the theme to Inkscape [scislac] ♢ ACTION: Set up wiki page for collecting ideas of things worth getting fixed for 1.0 [crogers] ♢ ACTION: Brainstorm plans for 1.0beta / 1.0 commemorative merch [crogers, tedg] ♢ ACTION: Plan video for Inkscape 1.0 release [crogers] === Merchandise Sales === ♢ ACTION: Finalize spreadshirt for launch [crogers, Mc] Transcripts of previous meetings: --------------------------------- http://alpha.inkscape.org/board/meetings/transcripts/ Bryce

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[REFERENDUM] Additional travel sponsorship for Kiel Hackfest
by Bryce Harrington 04 Aug '18

04 Aug '18

Voting is needed on funding for additional sponsorship of attendees at the Kiel Hackfest planned for fall 2018. Proposal: --------- 1. Add Alex Valavanis as approved for travel sponsorship. - [ ] a. Reimburse travel for up to $2000. - [ ] b. Other: _______ - [ ] c. No, do not fund. 2. Add Khaled Hosny as approved for travel sponsorship. - [ ] a. Reimburse travel for up to $2000. - [ ] b. Other: _______ - [ ] c. No, do not fund. 3. Cover additional baggage fee for one additional bag for Chris Rogers to transport camera equipment for use in visual documentation of the Hackfest event. - [ ] a. Reimburse an additional 1 checked baggage fee. - [ ] b. Other: _______ - [ ] c. No, do not fund. Email addresses for the above individuals are available from Maren Hachmann <maren@...92...>. Votes: ------ | Board Member | 1. | 2. | 3. | | -------------------- |:--:|:--:|:--:| | Bryce Harrington | a. | a. | a. | | Josh Andler | | | | | Tavmjong Bah | | | | | Ted Gould | | | | | Martin Owens | | | | | Marc Jeanmougin | | | | | Chris Rogers | | | | Resolution: ----------- Background: ----------- As discussed in recent board meetings, we'd like to make this event more convenient for a wider diversity of people, particularly including newer members of our community and those who contribute to the project in areas other than coding. For past events we've used a ranked system that establishes caps based on length of involvement and quantification of contributions, which could potentially inhibit these two groups. Instead, it is proposed that we use a simpler flat cap of $2000. The Conservancy has asked to know the names and email addresses of approved attendees. Many people do not yet know for certain if they can attend or if so for how long, but the list shows people who have expressed that they *might* be able to attend. This vote will authorize travel reimbursement for the if they do choose to come. Some of these people are local, or will have travel paid for by other entities, or will only need to travel within Europe, so we expect that most attendees will require less than the $2000 cap. The venue can comfortably hold 12 people, so we are trying to ensure we have about that number of attendees. We may want to recruit alternates if people on the above list won't be able to come. Thus the list of people should be considered preliminary. Further details about the hackfest are available from http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2018_Kiel

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Board meeting Friday Jul 6th at 10am Pacific
by Bryce Harrington 13 Jul '18

13 Jul '18

Our monthly board meeting is scheduled for Friday, Jul 6th, at 10am Pacific in #inkscape-devel. All members are welcome. http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Board_Meetings Agenda: ------- * Kiel Hackfest ** [[Hackfest2018 Kiel]] - Sun, 2018-09-09 until Thu, 2018-09-13 ** Board sponsored dinner * 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: ------------------------------- === Upcoming Events 2018-19: Kiel Hackfest; SCALE; LGM === ♢ ACTION: Brainstorm plans for 1.0beta / 1.0 commemorative merch [crogers, tedg] ♢ ACTION: Check into pre/post SCALE meeting options & AirBNB [tedg, scislac] ♢ ACTION: Arrange vote #2 on Kiel hackfest (funding arrangements) [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Arrange vote #1 on Kiel hackfest (official decision) [bryce] ♢ ACTION: ping jimmac about the symbolic icons for adding the theme to Inkscape [scislac] === Merchadise Sales === ♢ ACTION: Followup with crogers on spreadshirt progress [Mc] === Other Action Items === ♢ ACTION: Send prkos link to mailman ansible code [bryce] ♢ ACTION: Plan video for Inkscape 1.0 release [assignee needed] Transcripts of previous meetings: --------------------------------- http://alpha.inkscape.org/board/meetings/transcripts/ Bryce

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Re: [Inkscape-board] [RESOLVED] Kiel Hackfest 2018 Funding
by Bryce Harrington 01 Jul '18

01 Jul '18

Votes: ------ | Board Member | 1. | 2. | 3. | | -------------------- |:--:|:--:|:--:| | Bryce Harrington | a. | a. | a. | | Josh Andler | a. | a. | a. | | Tavmjong Bah | d. | a. | a. | | Ted Gould | a. | a. | a. | | Martin Owens | a. | a. | a. | | Marc Jeanmougin | a. | a. | a. | | Chris Rogers | a. | a. | a. | Resolution: ----------- Individuals listed below are authorized for Kiel travel reimbursement for $2000 each. This covers transportation, lodging, and food costs following the reimbursement rules specified by the Software Conservancy. The board will sponsor a dinner out for Hackfest attendees and their guests for up to € 450 total. Maren will ensure there are snacks and beverages, and procure other incidentals as needed for attendees. She will be reimbursed for up to a total of 300 €. Proposal: --------- 1. Travel Sponsorship to Kiel Germany. - [ ] a. Reimburse specific attendees listed below for up to a flat amount of $2000 per person. - [ ] b. Reimburse using the ranked system used for the previous hackfest in Boston. - [ ] c. Reimburse with open ended limits to extent permitted by Software Conservancy policy. - [ ] d. Other: _______ - [ ] e. No, do not fund. 2. Board-sponsored Dinner. The Inkscape Board will fund a dinner out for Hackfest attendees and their guests. An estimated 15 people averaging 30 € each gives a budget of € 450. - [ ] a. Yes, for estimated cost of up to € 450. - [ ] b. Recommend a change: ___________ - [ ] c. No, do not fund. 3. Refreshments. Maren will ensure there are snacks and beverages, and procure other incidentals as needed for attendees. An estimate of 12 attendees * 5 days * 5 € suggests a budget of 300 €. - [ ] a. Authorize reimbursement of up to 300 € to Maren Hachmann for snacks, beverages, and other incidentals relating to the event hosting. - [ ] b. Authorize a different amount: _______ - [ ] c. Do not authorize reimbursement for refreshments Potential Attendees: -------------------- - Tavmjong Bah - Maren Hachmann - Martin Owens - Thomas Holder - Christopher Rogers - Marc Jeanmougin - Jabier Arraiza - Mihaela Jurković - Max Gaukler - Krzysztof Kosiński - Patrick "Ede_123" Storz - Jürgen Weigert Email addresses for the above individuals are available from Maren Hachmann <maren@...92...>. Background: ----------- As discussed in recent board meetings, we'd like to make this event more convenient for a wider diversity of people, particularly including newer members of our community and those who contribute to the project in areas other than coding. For past events we've used a ranked system that establishes caps based on length of involvement and quantification of contributions, which could potentially inhibit these two groups. Instead, it is proposed that we use a simpler flat cap of $2000. The Conservancy has asked to know the names and email addresses of approved attendees. Many people do not yet know for certain if they can attend or if so for how long, but the list shows people who have expressed that they *might* be able to attend. This vote will authorize travel reimbursement for the if they do choose to come. Some of these people are local, or will have travel paid for by other entities, or will only need to travel within Europe, so we expect that most attendees will require less than the $2000 cap. The venue can comfortably hold 12 people, so we are trying to ensure we have about that number of attendees. We may want to recruit alternates if people on the above list won't be able to come. Thus the list of people should be considered preliminary. Further details about the hackfest are available from http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2018_Kiel Cc: Bcc: Subject: Reply-To: On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 02:19:57PM +0000, Bradley M. Kuhn via RT wrote: > Bryce, > > Thanks for sending this along: > Bryce Harrington via RT wrote at 07:47 (PDT) on Monday: > > Inkscape will hold a hackfest in Keil in fall of 2018. > > Could you please make sure to reply to this thread (i.e., to ticket #723) > when you have decided on funding for the event: > > > Funding details will be determined in a subsequent referendum. > > > Please include in that email names and email addresses of all people > approved for travel, and exactly how much is approved for each, and if there > are any additional restrictions on their travel beyond the usual Conservancy > travel policy. > > Please do this as soon as you can. That way, I can send out the travel > policy early to all the folks traveling so they have plenty of time to look > at it. > > Thanks! >

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[REFERENDUM] Kiel Hackfest Funding
by Bryce Harrington 27 Jun '18

27 Jun '18

Voting is needed on funding for sponsorship of attendees at the Kiel Hackfest planned for fall 2018. Proposal: --------- 1. Travel Sponsorship to Kiel Germany. - [ ] a. Reimburse specific attendees listed below for up to a flat amount of $2000 per person. - [ ] b. Reimburse using the ranked system used for the previous hackfest in Boston. - [ ] c. Reimburse with open ended limits to extent permitted by Software Conservancy policy. - [ ] d. Other: _______ - [ ] e. No, do not fund. 2. Board-sponsored Dinner. The Inkscape Board will fund a dinner out for Hackfest attendees and their guests. An estimated 15 people averaging 30 € each gives a budget of € 450. - [ ] a. Yes, for estimated cost of up to € 450. - [ ] b. Recommend a change: ___________ - [ ] c. No, do not fund. 3. Refreshments. Maren will ensure there are snacks and beverages, and procure other incidentals as needed for attendees. An estimate of 12 attendees * 5 days * 5 € suggests a budget of 300 €. - [ ] a. Authorize reimbursement of up to 300 € to Maren Hachmann for snacks, beverages, and other incidentals relating to the event hosting. - [ ] b. Authorize a different amount: _______ - [ ] c. Do not authorize reimbursement for refreshments Potential Attendees: -------------------- - Tavmjong Bah - Maren Hachmann - Martin Owens - Thomas Holder - Christopher Rogers - Marc Jeanmougin - Jabier Arraiza - Mihaela Jurković - Max Gaukler - Krzysztof Kosiński - Patrick "Ede_123" Storz - Jürgen Weigert Email addresses for the above individuals are available from Maren Hachmann <maren@...92...>. Votes: ------ | Board Member | 1. | 2. | 3. | | -------------------- |:--:|:--:|:--:| | Bryce Harrington | | | | | Josh Andler | | | | | Tavmjong Bah | | | | | Ted Gould | | | | | Martin Owens | | | | | Marc Jeanmougin | | | | | Chris Rogers | | | | Resolution: ----------- Background: ----------- As discussed in recent board meetings, we'd like to make this event more convenient for a wider diversity of people, particularly including newer members of our community and those who contribute to the project in areas other than coding. For past events we've used a ranked system that establishes caps based on length of involvement and quantification of contributions, which could potentially inhibit these two groups. Instead, it is proposed that we use a simpler flat cap of $2000. The Conservancy has asked to know the names and email addresses of approved attendees. Many people do not yet know for certain if they can attend or if so for how long, but the list shows people who have expressed that they *might* be able to attend. This vote will authorize travel reimbursement for the if they do choose to come. Some of these people are local, or will have travel paid for by other entities, or will only need to travel within Europe, so we expect that most attendees will require less than the $2000 cap. The venue can comfortably hold 12 people, so we are trying to ensure we have about that number of attendees. We may want to recruit alternates if people on the above list won't be able to come. Thus the list of people should be considered preliminary. Further details about the hackfest are available from http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2018_Kiel

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[REFERENDUM] Payment for mailman3 setup work
by Bryce Harrington 23 Jun '18

23 Jun '18

Your vote is needed to increase the pay by 50% for our mailman devops for the increased amount of work and time that has been put into it and professionalism to which the task has been undertaken. (see background) One Vote: 1. Increase the pay to Ian Denhardt (zenhack) from $850 to $1275, which is an increase of 50% or $425. [ ] a. Yes, increase Ian's pay for the work done. [ ] b. Do something else: ____________________________________ [ ] c. Keep the pay at the original $850 amount. Votes: | Board Member | 1. | | -------------------- |:--:| | Bryce Harrington | | | Josh Andler | | | Tavmjong Bah | | | Ted Gould | | | Martin Owens | | | Marc Jeanmougin | | | Chris Rogers | | Resolved: Background: When the work was originally quoted, the scope of the work was thought to be at a certain level. The work has turned out to have taken more time and more effort than intended, but this has produced a much more reusable/scalable ansible installation than a single-host fixed setup would have provided. While Ian has not requested this extra, I believe that since he is regretting his original quote we should offer a good faith improvement in terms to make sure that his good work has been properly recompensed. We are under no obligation to vote yes though. For reference the text of the original mailman3 resolution was: """ Your vote is needed to coordinate the Conservancy with sys-admins and rackspace to produce replacement mailing list infrastructure. This mailing list will provide us a mailman3 backend, mailman3 frontend, a forum that sits on top of the mailing list and migration from sourceforge. The goal is for us to strike out and make this system ourselves and then invite other projects to share the machine with their own mailing lists. 1. Ask the conservancy to provide a rackspace machine instance where mailman3 and it's front end can be run for our project AND other conservancy and Free Software projects. -- Approved 2. Pay for Ian Dearheart (zenhack) to work on the mailman3 setup, providing initial setup, configuration AND migration from sourceforge. The cost of which will be $850 and be provisioned with one month of support after the completion of the working mailman migration. -- Approved The inkscape project currently uses the sourceforge mailing list. We need to move. The mailman3 system not only provides a much better interface for us, but also provides us with usable forums. """ As an additional note, Conservancy runs their own mailman service and have offered to host our mailing lists on their HW. However, they are running an earlier version of mailman.

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[REFERENDUM] Kiel hackfest 2018
by Bryce Harrington 08 Jun '18

08 Jun '18

A majority vote of the current board members is required for the following matter. Shall Inkscape hold a hackfest in Kiel, Germany in fall of 2018? A detailed proposal for this event can be found at: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2018_Kiel Funding decisions for this event will be conducted in a separate vote subsequently. Proposal: --------- Your vote is needed on the planned Inkscape Hackfest. - [ ] a. Yes, hold a hackfest in Kiel, Germany - [ ] b. No, skip holding this hackfest - [ ] c. Other recommendation: _____________________________________ Votes: ------ | Board Member | 1. | | -------------------- |:--:| | Bryce Harrington | | | Josh Andler | | | Tavmjong Bah | | | Ted Gould | | | Martin Owens | | | Marc Jeanmougin | | | Chris Rogers | | Resolution: ----------- Background: ----------- See http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2018_Kiel for the details of the event. We expect the cost to be on the order of what past events have run, in so probably in the range of $5k-$15k total, consisting almost entirely of travel and lodging costs, as venue and supplies costs are projected to be modest. For funding levels, we've discussed perhaps trying something different than we've done traditionally, in order to facilitate broader participation and to help motivate attendance by people newer to the project or more tangentially involved, so we can benefit from their perspectives and perhaps help tie them into the project more deeply. We want a bit more time to think and discuss these ideas, and to get a better feel for attendance levels, so will be holding off on voting approval for travel sponsorship arrangements to a second vote after this one to formally decide on holding the event in Kiel has passed.

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