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== Present ==
 
== Present ==
;Board members:    Walter Bender,    Lionel Laské,    Devin Ulibarri,    James Cameron,    Samson Goddy,    Alex Perez, and    Claudia Urrea.
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;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 ===
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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].
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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;
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* 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,
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* 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),
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* past undermining of decisions,
* [...]
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* need for consensus as a control for undermining,
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* 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.
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We discussed;
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* decision to be made by 23rd January,
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* quantity of project ideas,
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* organisational administrator(s),
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* benefits and costs, including exposure to broader FOSS community,
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* process to select project ideas,
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* process to select mentors,
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* the Sugar Labs [https://github.com/sugarlabs/GSoC GSoC] repository,
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* hidden development conversations,
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We agreed to participate.
 
We agreed to participate.