Oversight Board/2009/Meeting Log-2009-09-25: Difference between revisions

:'''<walterbender>''' ok, then let's get started.

:'''<walterbender>''' #start-meeting

:'''<cjb>''' (It's 6am local time for me; if we could get the vote out of the way first that'd be helpful, since I might have trouble staying awake. ;-)

:'''<walterbender>''' cjb, do you have a list of volunteers?

:'''<walterbender>''' so any final comments before we vote on the members of the decision panel?

:'''<walterbender>''' all in favor?

:'''<cjb>''' tomeu:dfarning:^

:'''<dfarning>''' abstain

:'''<tomeu>''' what sdziallas thinks about it?

:'''<cjb>''' sdziallas:if there's one question that you want to make sure gets answered, maybe we should get it in here

:'''<CanoeBerry>''' FYI Abhishek Indoria also volunteered for the DP, for what it's worth his name was missed above.

:'''<walterbender>''' sdziallas:and more questions were raised in the discussion

:'''<sdziallas>''' walterbender:I think "SL strategic plan" for it - if that's what its called - should be a topic for the maintainer, too. since this actually affects his decisions.

:'''<cjb>''' so a proposed mandate based on that question could be "Investigate the situation of how SoaS should be treated by Sugar Labs, including an answer to the question of 'Should "Sugar on a Stick" be a phrase that SL asks its community to avoid using unless they refer to the SoaS-Fedora distribution?"

:'''<walterbender>''' cjb:maybe a different word than avoid? because one potential solution could be to qualify it rather than avoid it

:'''<lfaraone>''' cjb:oh, and Sean just volunteered.

:'''<cjb>''' got it.

:'''<walterbender>''' cjb:so we have an obligation to protect the mark...

:'''<walterbender>''' the DP should be aware of all of this... Karen at SFLA can help clarify

:'''<cjb>''' ok. I don't think this needs to go in the mandate, but I agree that we should let them know.

:'''<walterbender>''' cjb:OK, but if they recommend something that is contradictory to the law, we'll have to reject their proposal.

:'''<cjb>''' sdziallas:so perhaps we should vote on whether the other questions on that page should make it in

:'''<mtd>''' cjb:perhaps noting that they are not not in scope would be enough? :)

:'''<sdziallas_>''' sorry folks, I just got disconnected :/

:'''<cjb>''' mtd:it's enough for me, but I think sdziallas_ would like them to be a MUST instead of a MAY

:'''<tomeu>''' sdziallas:I will paste the logs

:'''<cjb>''' yeah

:'''<walterbender>''' cjb:we could decide to throw out their work and try again :P

:'''<cjb>''' okay, so I think we're getting somewhere.

:'''<cjb>''' Here's another shot at the mandate:

:'''<cjb>''' "Investigate the situation of how SoaS should be treated by Sugar Labs, and related questions, including answers to the following:

:'''<cjb>''' *

:'''<cjb>''' yes

:'''<walterbender>''' all in favor?

:'''<walterbender>''' all opposed?

:'''<cjb>''' tomeu:^

:'''<walterbender>''' all abstain?

:'''<dfarning>''' abstain

:'''<walterbender>''' and 3 absent :(

:'''<walterbender>''' whew. got that done... back to coding :)

:'''<walterbender>''' actually, there are a few other topics.

:'''<tomeu>''' the elections will fix the absents ;)

:'''<walterbender>''' SeanDaly:yes, but ASAP

:'''<tomeu>''' heh

:'''<walterbender>''' SeanDaly:I had one, but there wasn't a link from the candidates page--just added the link

:'''<SeanDaly>''' walterbender:ok will do that later today

:'''<bemasc>''' oh well, I guess I'm too late.

:'''<walterbender>''' bemasc:I wish you had chimed in earlier

:'''<walterbender>''' bemasc:maybe you can send a note to slobs and the panel explaining why

:'''<sdziallas>''' bemasc:oh? heh.

:'''<walterbender>''' Caroline and I submitted a grant to the Wal-Mart foundation--out reach to Massachusetts teachers

:'''<caroline>''' the calendar is mostly empty for me

:'''<caroline>''' One of our interns submitted a grant to the "Do Something" contest.

:'''<walterbender>''' I am working on a grant to the NSF that is due in two weeks re Sugar and creativity

:'''<tomeu>''' nice, let's see how it goes

:'''<walterbender>''' also, I am working with a group of Babson students who are preparing some marketing material for us... Sean, I'd like to introduce them to you.

:'''<lfaraone>''' walterbender:We have 14 candidates. Ballot will be sent out by dfarning on 2009-10-01 via Selectricity to all members with an email on file.

:'''<walterbender>''' Bernie will be teaching my seminar with me next week. my students want to learn Python

:'''<walterbender>''' lfaraone:why wait until 10/1?

:'''<lfaraone>''' walterbender:Because it allows for any last minute changes. We announced the election date two days ago, it seemed useful to give notice.

:'''<SeanDaly>''' walterbender:ok for Babson and ChristianV has found us a professor to speak with in Paris

:'''<walterbender>''' lfaraone:OK.

:'''<walterbender>''' can we end the meeting now and continue with discussion over coffee?

:'''<walterbender>''' thanks for participating everyone.

:'''<walterbender>''' my apologies to bemasc for not sending the reminder

:'''<walterbender>''' hi befana

:'''<walterbender>''' we are just finishing up

:'''<befana>''' walterbender:hi

:'''<walterbender>''' (I don't think the logger was working, so I will cut and paste)