- Inkscape Board of Directors

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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[REFERENDUM] Tav attendance at Santa Clara SVG Working Group Meeting
by Bryce Harrington 01 Aug '14

01 Aug '14

Board members, your vote is needed on this matter: Proposal: [ ] a. Approve funding of up to $900 for Tav to attend the Santa Clara SVG WG meeting as outlined below. [ ] b. Do not approve funding Tav. Background: I (Tav) would like funding to attend the Santa Clara SVG working group meeting, held as part of the annual W3C "TPAC" meeting October 27-31 just after the GSoC mentor's meeting. I am already schedule to attend the GSoC mentor's meeting with Inkscape funding (see GSoC resolution). This request is for the additional cost of staying for the SVG WG meeting. (Santa Clara is next to San Jose, where the GSoC meeting is taking place. 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/ Approximate cost for Santa Clara 6 nights lodging/meals $900 The W3C organizers have waived the conference fee for me. Note: The SVG WG is meeting the last two days of TPAC. I will either attend the CSS WG meeting the first two day or I will visit a friend during that time. In the latter case, I will use only half the requested amount. Tavmjong Bah

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LGM Reimbursements and the SFC travel policy
by Tavmjong Bah 24 Jul '14

24 Jul '14

Hi, We received some flack over the reimbursement requests I submitted for LGM. We violated the travel policy several places. Here are some points to keep in mind for future travel: 1. Airplane tickets must be purchased 14 days in advance unless permission is obtained in advance from SFC. 2. A screen capture showing the airplane ticket search must be submitted. This is to document that the ticket purchased is within $100 of the lowest available fare. 3. Do not submit food receipts, currency exchange fees, etc. Instead request a per-diem. 4. Currency exchange rates are determined by the Bank of Canada website.[1] SFC will do the conversions. 5. You must state what currency you want to be reimbursed in, even for a PayPal account. (That was not clear in the policy.) I've attached a copy of the travel policy for future reference (it doesn't seem to be on the SFC website). Anyone traveling at Inkscape's expense should read the policy carefully! Tav [1] http://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/10-year-converter

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Inkscape Finances
by Bryce Harrington 24 Jul '14

24 Jul '14

Hi all, I thought you guys might find this data informative. I recently got access to our CLI Ledger data, and sorted out how to generate reports to get a sense of our project's funding and expenses. == CURRENT BALANCE == $-17,538.31 Expenses:Inkscape $47,887.65 Income:Inkscape -------------------- $30,349.34 This first table provides a high level view of our total money received and paid since we joined the conservancy. We've spent a little over a third of the money we've collected. == ASSETS == $31,595.96 Assets $344.62 FR Checking $3,600.00 FR Visa Check Card $-12.00 Gandi Prepaid Account $4,704.51 Google Checkout $15,667.38 Inkscape:FR Money Market $7,291.45 PayPal $-368.15 Liabilities:Credit Card:AMEX -------------------- $31,227.81 This shows where all of our current money "lives". I don't know why the total here differs from the current balance. == TOTALS == Year Income Expenses 2006 $3,126.00 $3126.00 2007 $6,955.81 $-4,718.00 $2237.81 2008 $3,861.14 $-460.98 $3400.16 2009 $2,798.57 $-500.00 $2298.57 2010 $3,915.37 $-1,821.20 $2094.17 2011 $8,489.61 $-1,060.80 $7428.81 2012 $6,919.27 $-3,130.18 $3789.09 2013 $7,664.94 $-1,955.27 $5709.67 2014 $3,674.37 $-3,889.74 $-215.37 This shows our yearly income and expenses, and the year to year delta. It looks like we could sustain an annual budget of about $7k. Income 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Donations 3126.00 6955.81 3854.00 2746.48 3898.20 Google 0.00 6000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Packt 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Interest 0.00 0.00 7.14 52.09 17.17 Royalties 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Currency Conversion 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Other Income 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Expenses Hosting 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 OSU 0.00 -200.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Banking Fees 0.00 -18.00 0.00 0.00 -75.00 Postage 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Travel 0.00 -500.00 -460.98 0.00 -316.20 Per Diem 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mentor Stipend 0.00 -4000.00 0.00 -500.00 -1430.00 Development 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Currency Conversion 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Other Expenses 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Income 2011 2012 2013 2014 Donations 7361.50 6404.88 7326.41 3673.70 Google 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Packt 497.00 500.00 0.00 0.00 Interest 10.14 2.48 3.95 0.67 Royalties 1117.97 491.15 334.34 0.00 Currency Conversion 0.00 20.74 -111.24 0.00 Other Income 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Expenses Hosting -12.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 OSU 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Banking Fees -48.80 -111.81 210.34 -151.38 Postage 0.00 0.00 0.00 -67.48 Travel 0.00 518.35 1556.88 3370.21 Per Diem 0.00 0.00 -38.28 274.71 Mentor Stipend -1000.00 -2500.00 0.00 0.00 Development 0.00 0.00 0.00 -299.22 Currency Conversion 0.00 20.74 -111.24 0.00 Other Expenses 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.45 This table shows a more detailed breakdown of where our income came from and where it went to, on a year by year basis. I'm not sure why the travel expenses show as positive in 2012-2015; I'll enquire. Meanwhile if you have any other questions let me know and I'll pass them along. Bryce

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SVG WG meeting and GSoC Mentor's conference
by Tavmjong Bah 22 Jul '14

22 Jul '14

Hi, I would like to ask for additional funding to cover attending the SVG working group meeting in Santa Clara just after the GSoC mentor's meeting (travel to/from the GSoC meeting is covered by the previous referendum on the GSoC reunion). The SVG working group will meet two days during the annual "TPAC" meeting (the joint meeting of all W3C groups). I may also attend part of the CSS working group meeting which is on two different days. I am asking for a maximum of $900 to cover hotel and misc. other expenses. The W3C has waved the meeting fees for me. Depending on the exact meeting schedule, I may only need to stay in a hotel for two or three nights but am asking for support for the full six to allow some flexibility. Tav

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SVG WG meeting and The Graphical Web conference
by Tavmjong Bah 15 Jul '14

15 Jul '14

Hi, I would like to ask for funding to attend the SVG working group meeting in London (August 22-26) just prior to The Graphical Web (TGW) conference, formerly SVG Open, in Winchester, England (August 27-30). I would also like to ask for back-up funding to attend TGW (where I will be giving a talk) if the organizers are unable to completely fund my attendance (the have the past few years). The estimated cost for attending just the SVG WG meeting is 600 dollars, this about 500 dollars for five nights in a university dorm room (London hotels are very expensive) plus 100 dollars for misc. expenses. If the TGW organizer's are unable to completely cover my expenses (train to London/Winchester) there might also be travel expenses ($200), conference fees ($350), room charges ($300 for a dorm room) and $100 for misc. expenses. I expect that at least the conference fees will be waved. Tav

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[Referendum] GSoC Reunion Travel Sponsorship
by Bryce Harrington 18 Jun '14

18 Jun '14

A majority vote of the current board members is required for this matter. Proposal: Sponsor costs for GSoC participants to attend the GSoC Reunion according to the following schedule: * Up to $1500 each for GSoC admins who have served 2+ years * Up to $1000 each for GSoC mentors who have mentored for 2+ years * Up to $500 each for students who successfully completed their mentorship, and who continued contributing outside GSoC. Josh Andler will act as event coordinator to provide a point of contact for attendees and to collect expense info for reimbursement. [ ] a. Yes, approve this funding proposal for whomever gets accepted [ ] b. I might vote yes for a more limited proposal [ ] c. No, do not provide GSoC sponsorship Background: Inkscape has participated in the Google Summer of Code Program for many years now. We've got a lot of good code, several good developers, and a good bit of cash from this participation. Each year Google also has a yearly get together after the summer is done. We've had on average 3 people interested in attending each year. This year is the 10th anniversary and Google is holding a special Mentor's Summit (Reunion). Google will sponsor the usual 2 delegates we get to send, funding up to $1100 each in travel expenses and room costs. In addition, Google will hold a lottery for others to attend, but at their own expense. Eligible participants for the lottery include admins, mentors, and students. We don't know how many lottery slots will be made available to us, but they estimate 220 total lottery winners covering a total of 190 mentoring organizations. So on average I guess we can expect something on the order of 1-3 people.

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