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== Present ==
== Present ==
;Board members:    Walter Bender,    Lionel Laské,    Devin Ulibarri,    James Cameron,    Samson Goddy,    Alex Perez, and    Claudia Urrea.
;Board members:    Walter Bender,    Lionel Laské,    Devin Ulibarri,    James Cameron,    Samson Goddy,    Alex Perez, and    Claudia Urrea (from 20:44 UTC).
== Visitors ==
== Visitors ==
;Community members: Rahul Bothra and Peace Ojemeh.
;Community members: Rahul Bothra and Peace Ojemeh.
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=== Google Summer of Code 2018 Stipends ===
=== Google Summer of Code 2018 Stipends ===


Normally the stipends can be requested by the mentors, but the mentors agreed not to request, but suggested that the money be used for marketing.  See [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2018-December/056108.html mailing list post].
Normally the stipends can be requested by the mentors, but the mentors agreed not to request, but suggested that the money be used for marketing.  See [[Oversight_Board/Decisions#2016-06-10|MOTION 2016-34]] and [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2018-December/056108.html mailing list post].


;PENDING MOTION 2019-01: Preserve the unpaid GSoC 2018 stipend for marketing purposes, and thank the mentors who suggested this.
;PENDING MOTION 2019-01: Preserve the unpaid GSoC 2018 stipend for marketing purposes, and thank the mentors who suggested this.


We discussed;
We discussed;
* mentors made this agreement in private (Subject "GSoC mentor stipend" on October 11th),
* that there was no plan in the motion,
* that there was no plan in the motion,
* decision-making process,
* that Conservancy is unlikely to let us spend any money without a plan,
* mentors made this agreement in private (Subject "GSoC mentor stipend" on October 11th),
* past undermining of decisions,
* [...]
* need for consensus as a control for undermining,
* role of the liaison or project representative,


We did not come to an agreement.  Next action is to write a marketing plan together.
We did not come to an agreement.  Next action is to write a marketing plan together.
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Walter asked us to consider our participation in Google Summer of Code 2019.
Walter asked us to consider our participation in Google Summer of Code 2019.
We discussed;
* decision to be made by 23rd January,
* quantity of project ideas,
* organisational administrator(s),
* benefits and costs, including exposure to broader FOSS community,
* process to select project ideas,
* process to select mentors,
* the Sugar Labs [https://github.com/sugarlabs/GSoC GSoC] repository,
* hidden development conversations,
We agreed to participate.
We agreed to participate.


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