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Clarify recent motions
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;PENDING MOTION 2016-36: to vote on each motion proposed by a member, dropping the current practice of requiring a seconding before voting.  
 
;PENDING MOTION 2016-36: to vote on each motion proposed by a member, dropping the current practice of requiring a seconding before voting.  
 
;PENDING MOTION 2016-35: to agree the following procedure for all future monthly SLOB meetings: the chair will confirm the meeting meets quorum; the chair will make any announcements submitted to them before the meeting; the chair will announce the first motion pending a vote on that day; each present SLOB member will announce their vote; the chair will announce the outcome of the motion; the chair will announce the next motion, until all motions are voted on; the chair will invite everyone attending to an open discussion of any topic until the meeting ends at the time scheduled.
 
;PENDING MOTION 2016-35: to agree the following procedure for all future monthly SLOB meetings: the chair will confirm the meeting meets quorum; the chair will make any announcements submitted to them before the meeting; the chair will announce the first motion pending a vote on that day; each present SLOB member will announce their vote; the chair will announce the outcome of the motion; the chair will announce the next motion, until all motions are voted on; the chair will invite everyone attending to an open discussion of any topic until the meeting ends at the time scheduled.
;AGREED MOTION 2016-34: Whereas it is the general policy of Sugar Labs to retain all GSoC mentoring stipends in the General Fund, if a mentor asks a GSoC Admin (for example in 2016, Walter or Lionel) to pay a stipend to a mentor, their share of the stipend amount will be disbursed without further motions to approve the spending. The share is calculated from the total awarded for the GSoC slot by Google, minus 10% (as all Sugar Labs income is donated to Software Freedom Conservancy for organisational services), minus 5% (retained for Sugar Labs General Funds),  divided by the number of mentors for the project. For example, in a year with 6 slots and 10 mentors at $500, the total revenue is $3,000; 10% for Conservancy is $300 and 5% for Sugar Labs is $150, leaving a total of $2,550 or $255 per mentor.  
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;AGREED MOTION 2016-34: Whereas it is the general policy of Sugar Labs to retain all GSoC mentoring stipends in the General Fund, if a mentor asks a GSoC Admin (for example in 2016, Walter or Lionel) to pay a stipend to a mentor, their share of the stipend amount will be disbursed without further motions to approve the spending. The share is calculated from the total awarded for the GSoC slot by Google, minus 10% (as all Sugar Labs income is donated to Software Freedom Conservancy for organisational services), minus 5% (retained for Sugar Labs General Funds),  divided by the number of mentors for the project. For example, in a year with 6 slots and 10 mentors at $500, the total revenue is $3,000; 10% for Conservancy is $300 and 5% for Sugar Labs is $150, leaving a total of $2,550 or $255 per mentor. (4/7 votes)
 
;PENDING MOTION 2016-33: to update current SL vision statement ("About Sugar Labs(R): Sugar Labs(R) is a volunteer-driven member project of Software Freedom Conservancy, a nonprofit corporation. Originally part of the One Laptop Per Child project, Sugar Labs coordinates volunteers around the world who are passionate about providing educational opportunities to children through the Sugar Learning Platform. Sugar Labs(R) is supported by donations and is seeking funding to accelerate development.") to the new proposed text: "Sugar Labs is a global community where you can learn how to design, develop and deploy high-quality Free/Libre Software that facilitates self-discovery learning experiences and collaboration among young children of all continents."
 
;PENDING MOTION 2016-33: to update current SL vision statement ("About Sugar Labs(R): Sugar Labs(R) is a volunteer-driven member project of Software Freedom Conservancy, a nonprofit corporation. Originally part of the One Laptop Per Child project, Sugar Labs coordinates volunteers around the world who are passionate about providing educational opportunities to children through the Sugar Learning Platform. Sugar Labs(R) is supported by donations and is seeking funding to accelerate development.") to the new proposed text: "Sugar Labs is a global community where you can learn how to design, develop and deploy high-quality Free/Libre Software that facilitates self-discovery learning experiences and collaboration among young children of all continents."
    
== 2016-06-09 ==
 
== 2016-06-09 ==
;PENDING MOTION 2016-32: The value of $Y in the Finance Manager Guidelines should be $200 (likely no votes, since it depends on prior failed motions)
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;PENDING MOTION 2016-32: The value of $Y in the Finance Manager Guidelines should be $200 (not seconded)
    
== 2016-06-03 ==
 
== 2016-06-03 ==
    
[http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2016-06-03T19:01:08|IRC log]
 
[http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2016-06-03T19:01:08|IRC log]
;FAILED MOTION 2016-31: to adopt the [https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Vision_proposal_2016&oldid=98911 Vision proposal 2016]. (Motion never seconded)
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-31: to adopt the [https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Vision_proposal_2016&oldid=98911 Vision proposal 2016]. (not seconded)
 
;FAILED MOTION 2016-30: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ssTPbBC23prkOLHUNpaPO56zpQQkD0IL4FA3FFmAUvw/edit#heading=h.meqor5elzkoa Motion: To add to the bylaws a new section, “Sugar Labs Oversight Board Spending Guidelines”] (dependent upon MOTION 2016-27)
 
;FAILED MOTION 2016-30: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ssTPbBC23prkOLHUNpaPO56zpQQkD0IL4FA3FFmAUvw/edit#heading=h.meqor5elzkoa Motion: To add to the bylaws a new section, “Sugar Labs Oversight Board Spending Guidelines”] (dependent upon MOTION 2016-27)
 
;FAILED MOTION 2016-29: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ssTPbBC23prkOLHUNpaPO56zpQQkD0IL4FA3FFmAUvw/edit#heading=h.meqor5elzkoa Motion: To append the following text to the existing bylaw for the Finance Manager office] (dependent upon MOTION 2016-27)
 
;FAILED MOTION 2016-29: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ssTPbBC23prkOLHUNpaPO56zpQQkD0IL4FA3FFmAUvw/edit#heading=h.meqor5elzkoa Motion: To append the following text to the existing bylaw for the Finance Manager office] (dependent upon MOTION 2016-27)
 
;FAILED MOTION 2016-28: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/16jIFuZ9bX-Bv675BpA1KmcEcRcX4PRCOUEX0ICRUkOc/edit Motion: To define procedures for requesting, obtaining, and reporting use of SugarLabs funds] (dependent upon MOTION 2016-27)
 
;FAILED MOTION 2016-28: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/16jIFuZ9bX-Bv675BpA1KmcEcRcX4PRCOUEX0ICRUkOc/edit Motion: To define procedures for requesting, obtaining, and reporting use of SugarLabs funds] (dependent upon MOTION 2016-27)
;FAILED MOTION 2016-27: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/16jIFuZ9bX-Bv675BpA1KmcEcRcX4PRCOUEX0ICRUkOc/edit To replace existing bylaw for Finance Manager] (Motion never seconded)
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-27: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/16jIFuZ9bX-Bv675BpA1KmcEcRcX4PRCOUEX0ICRUkOc/edit To replace existing bylaw for Finance Manager] (not seconded)
    
== 2016-05-29 ==
 
== 2016-05-29 ==
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-26: To request donations from Sugar Labs Members, to be allocated to the General Fund through the SFC. The annual donation requested will be $12 USD from members who self-identify as low-income (such as students); $36, $120, or $600 USD from general members.
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-26: To request donations from Sugar Labs Members, to be allocated to the General Fund through the SFC. The annual donation requested will be $12 USD from members who self-identify as low-income (such as students); $36, $120, or $600 USD from general members. (not seconded)
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-25: To request a membership donation from each currently active Sugar Labs Member to be allocated to the General Fund for the calendar year of 2016, and a public statement about how they use Sugar and why they are involved in Sugar Labs to post on the website; there is no penalty for not paying a membership or not providing a statement; by default members who donate will be kept private, and requested to opt-in to be recognised. The donation requested will be $12 USD from members who self-identify as low-income (such as students); $36 USD from general members; $120 from members who can opt-in to be placed prominently on the website; and $600 from members who can (privately if they wish) submit a release codename, subject to SLOB approval.
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-25: To request a membership donation from each currently active Sugar Labs Member to be allocated to the General Fund for the calendar year of 2016, and a public statement about how they use Sugar and why they are involved in Sugar Labs to post on the website; there is no penalty for not paying a membership or not providing a statement; by default members who donate will be kept private, and requested to opt-in to be recognised. The donation requested will be $12 USD from members who self-identify as low-income (such as students); $36 USD from general members; $120 from members who can opt-in to be placed prominently on the website; and $600 from members who can (privately if they wish) submit a release codename, subject to SLOB approval. (not seconded)
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-24: Whereas it is the general policy of Sugar Labs to retain all GSoC mentoring stipends in the General Fund, if a mentor asks a GSoC Admin (for example in 2016, Walter or Lionel) to pay a stipend to a mentor, their share of the stipend amount will be disbursed without further motions to approve the spending. The share is calculated from the total awarded for the GSoC slot by Google, minus 10% (as all Sugar Labs income is donated to Software Freedom Conservancy for organisational services), minus 5% (retained for Sugar Labs General Funds),  divided by the number of mentors for the project. For example, in a year with 6 slots and 10 mentors at $500, the total revenue is $3,000; 10% for Conservancy is $300 and 5% for Sugar Labs is $150, leaving a total of $2,550 or $255 per mentor. (no votes)
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-24: Whereas it is the general policy of Sugar Labs to retain all GSoC mentoring stipends in the General Fund, if a mentor asks a GSoC Admin (for example in 2016, Walter or Lionel) to pay a stipend to a mentor, their share of the stipend amount will be disbursed without further motions to approve the spending. The share is calculated from the total awarded for the GSoC slot by Google, minus 10% (as all Sugar Labs income is donated to Software Freedom Conservancy for organisational services), minus 5% (retained for Sugar Labs General Funds),  divided by the number of mentors for the project. For example, in a year with 6 slots and 10 mentors at $500, the total revenue is $3,000; 10% for Conservancy is $300 and 5% for Sugar Labs is $150, leaving a total of $2,550 or $255 per mentor. (not seconded)
       
== 2016-05-25 ==
 
== 2016-05-25 ==
;FAILED MOTION 2016-23: To appoint a Finance Manager (no votes)
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-23: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/16jIFuZ9bX-Bv675BpA1KmcEcRcX4PRCOUEX0ICRUkOc/edit To define procedures for requesting, obtaining, and reporting use of SugarLabs funds] (dependent upon MOTION 2016-22)
;FAILED MOTION 2016-22: To appoint a Finance Manager (no votes)
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-22: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/16jIFuZ9bX-Bv675BpA1KmcEcRcX4PRCOUEX0ICRUkOc/edit To replace existing bylaw for Finance Manager] (not seconded)
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== 2016-05-12 ==
 
== 2016-05-12 ==
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== 2016-05-11 ==
 
== 2016-05-11 ==
;FAILED MOTION 2016-20: to allow the mentors participating in Google Summer of Code to disperse the mentor stipend among themselves as they see fit. (3 votes for, 1 vote against, and 4 abstains, and the funds will accrue into the general fund.)
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-20: to allow the mentors participating in Google Summer of Code to disperse the mentor stipend among themselves as they see fit. (3 votes for, 1 vote against, and 4 abstains)
    
== 2016-05-06 ==
 
== 2016-05-06 ==
 
;AGREED MOTION 2016-19: To pay for laboratoriosazucar.org domain registration renewal
 
;AGREED MOTION 2016-19: To pay for laboratoriosazucar.org domain registration renewal
;FAILED MOTION 2016-18: To appoint a Finance Manager (while scheduled for this SLOB meeting, the draft for the motion is still under development.)
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-30: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ssTPbBC23prkOLHUNpaPO56zpQQkD0IL4FA3FFmAUvw/edit#heading=h.meqor5elzkoa Motion: To add to the bylaws a new section, “Sugar Labs Oversight Board Spending Guidelines”] (dependent upon MOTION 2016-27)
;FAILED MOTION 2016-17: To appoint a Finance Manager
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-29: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ssTPbBC23prkOLHUNpaPO56zpQQkD0IL4FA3FFmAUvw/edit#heading=h.meqor5elzkoa Motion: To append the following text to the existing bylaw for the Finance Manager office] (dependent upon MOTION 2016-27)
;FAILED MOTION 2016-16: To appoint a Finance Manager
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-28: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/16jIFuZ9bX-Bv675BpA1KmcEcRcX4PRCOUEX0ICRUkOc/edit Motion: To define procedures for requesting, obtaining, and reporting use of SugarLabs funds] (dependent upon MOTION 2016-27)
;FAILED MOTION 2016-15: To appoint a Finance Manager
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-27: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/16jIFuZ9bX-Bv675BpA1KmcEcRcX4PRCOUEX0ICRUkOc/edit To replace existing bylaw for Finance Manager] (not seconded, further drafting requested)
 
;AGREED MOTION 2016-14: To fund a program to initiate the translation of Sugar into Yoruba. The work would be led by Samson Goddy and reviewed by Chris Leonard, in his role as Translation Community Manager (See [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2016-May/052462.html]).
 
;AGREED MOTION 2016-14: To fund a program to initiate the translation of Sugar into Yoruba. The work would be led by Samson Goddy and reviewed by Chris Leonard, in his role as Translation Community Manager (See [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2016-May/052462.html]).
 
;AGREED MOTION 2016-13: To update the Sugar License from GPLv2 to GPLv3 [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2016-May/052552.html]
 
;AGREED MOTION 2016-13: To update the Sugar License from GPLv2 to GPLv3 [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2016-May/052552.html]
 
;FAILED MOTION 2016-12: To allow the mentors participating in Google Summer of Code to disperse the mentor stipend among themselves as they see fit (See [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2016-May/052463.html]).
 
;FAILED MOTION 2016-12: To allow the mentors participating in Google Summer of Code to disperse the mentor stipend among themselves as they see fit (See [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2016-May/052463.html]).
;FAILED MOTION 2016-11: To adopt the wiki Vision proposal for 2016 (no votes, postponed)
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;FAILED MOTION 2016-11: To adopt the wiki Vision proposal for 2016 (not seconded)
    
== 2016-04-09 ==
 
== 2016-04-09 ==