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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, | ||
| − | * | + | * that Conservancy is unlikely to let us spend any money without a plan, |
| − | * | + | * 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. | ||
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| + | 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, | ||
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We agreed to participate. | We agreed to participate. | ||
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Present
- Board members
- Walter Bender, Lionel Laské, Devin Ulibarri, James Cameron, Samson Goddy, Alex Perez, and Claudia Urrea (from 20:44 UTC).
Visitors
- Community members
- Rahul Bothra and Peace Ojemeh.
Agenda
- Welcome new Board Members
- Assign new Board roles
- Discussion of 2019 goals
Carried over from e-mail deliberations was;
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 MOTION 2016-34 and mailing list post.
- PENDING MOTION 2019-01
- Preserve the unpaid GSoC 2018 stipend for marketing purposes, and thank the mentors who suggested this.
We discussed;
- mentors made this agreement in private (Subject "GSoC mentor stipend" on October 11th),
- that there was no plan in the motion,
- that Conservancy is unlikely to let us spend any money without a plan,
- 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.
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 GSoC repository,
- hidden development conversations,
We agreed to participate.
- AGREED MOTION 2019-02
- Sugar Labs will apply for Google Summer of Code 2019.
Google Code-in 2018 Travel
- AGREED MOTION 2019-03
- Sugar Labs matches the Google Code-In Summit travel budget, by paying from our own funds up to $2k.