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+--- Day changed Fri Mar 07 2014
+08:10 < whot_> ok, with that out of the way, let's get started
+08:10 < stukreit> except I can't click on the topic line
+08:11 < whot_> not much on the agenda I think, XDC updates if any. the XDC payments are resolved, check your inbox for Stuart's email. the total off was neglegible
+08:11 < marcoz> whot_: ...and one roadhouse.    lol, awesome
+08:11 <+alanc> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20140320T14&p1=224&ah=1 then
+08:13 < mupuf> whot_: so, XDC updates ... well, I managed to book the room in front of the conference room for us to put drinks and food
+08:13 < mupuf> and loads and loads of cannelés
+08:13 -!- alanc changed the topic of #xf-bod to: X.Org Foundation Board: wfh! (work from home) | Next Meeting: Mar 20, 2pm pdt http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20140320T14&p1=224&ah=1
+08:14 < stukreit> remind me of the dates for xdc2014?
+08:14 < whot_> stukreit: 8-10 oct
+08:14 < stukreit> k
+08:15 < mupuf> I don't think I have anything else to add, except that there are people who are really looking forward to it!
+08:15 <+alanc> CFP in a couple months?
+08:16 < mupuf> the sooner the better, I would say
+08:16 < mupuf> I think I should get everything together in April
+08:17 < whot_> sounds good
+08:19 < whot_> keithp: anything from SPI?
+08:19 < keithp> whot_: lots from SPI
+08:19 < keithp> or, rather, lots from SFLC
+08:20 < keithp> I have a long email from the discussions, and I think I can just forward that to the board list
+08:21 < keithp> the first requirement is that we check our existing by-laws and see if we need a vote of the full membership to dissolve the corporation
+08:22 < keithp> after we figure out how to dissolve, we should officially ask SPI to let us join
+08:22 < keithp> once we've got both ends figured out, we can start the dissolution process and work on moving funds from the existing X.org account to SPI
+08:23 < keithp> The other big item is to list exhaustively all of our other assets
+08:23 < keithp> so, that's hardware and (more importantly), copyrights, trademarks and patents
+08:23 < keithp> as we will no longer be a separate "real" corporation, we'll have to transfer those to SPI
+08:24 < keithp> the good news is that X.org will live for three years after we decided to dissolve, so we have a lot of time to find these  things and get them transfered
+08:24 < keithp> that three year period is a legal requirement from Delaware (where we are incorporated)
+08:25 <+alanc> Bylaws 3.8 requires a two-thirds majority vote of the Members for "the termination or dissolution of X.Org"
+08:25 < keithp> alanc: ok, sounds good
+08:25 <+alanc> (the full membership of the org, not just of the board)
+08:25 < keithp> yes, of course
+08:25 < keithp> the board is just a represenative body, not the membership
+08:26 <+alanc> yeah, just realized I hadn't pasted the part of 3.8 that said that
+08:26 <+alanc> also covers "the entering into of an amalgamation, merger or consolidation with any other corporate body" and "the distribution of substantially all of X.Orgs assets"
+08:26 < keithp> sounds germane then :-)
+08:27 <+alanc> yep
+08:28 < keithp> so, we need to draft a ballot and contact SPI at about the same time. Once SPI invites us to join, we should post the ballot and then inform SPI when the ballot is over whether it passed or not
+08:29 < keithp> alanc: the 29 oct 2006 by-laws are still current, right?
+08:30 <+alanc> I think so, since we never finished any of our threatened attempts to amend them that I recall
+08:30 < keithp> cool
+08:30 < keithp> we don't have a text copy of those anywhere, do we?
+08:31 < keithp> the pdf appears to be just images
+08:32 < mupuf> alanc: we cannot update them without a vote ;)
+08:32 < mupuf> hence why I created an spi branch
+08:32 < stukreit> Hopefully we can get this dissolution done without updating anything.
+08:33 <+alanc> keithp: there's the .tex version in the git repo mupuf made
+08:33 <+alanc> which I still can't figure out why cgit refuses to show
+08:34 < mupuf> alanc: they moved to xorg/by-laws
+08:34 < mupuf> but ... I asked to get cgit working for them
+08:34 < mupuf> and didn't get it
+08:35 < mupuf> One really need to ask often on #freedesktop to get something :)
+08:35 <+alanc> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/by-laws/ still says nothing for me
+08:35 < mupuf> at least, I can now commit to it!
+08:35 < mupuf> yep
+08:36 <+alanc> hmm, still seems to be in foundation when I look on kemper
+08:36 <+alanc> xorg/foundation/bylaws.git
+08:36 < mupuf> ah, right sorry
+08:37 <+alanc> deleted & recreated git-daemon-export-ok just in case
+08:37 <+alanc> wonder if the new subdir needs to be added to some config file
+08:38 < keithp> alanc: only tollef knows
+08:40 < whot_> so who's volunteering to traft the ballot?
+08:41 < stukreit> I'll do it
+08:41 < keithp> whot_: I suggest letting SFLC figure out what it needs to say 
+08:41 < stukreit> even better
+08:41 < keithp> I think it will need to be pretty specific and address each of the steps in turn
+08:41 < keithp> I've sent our bylaws off to SFLC
+08:43 < whot_> ok, so we're waiting here. I suppose the asset listing can start once the vote is approved?
+08:44 < whot_> i mean we could start now, but that seems like wasted effort if the vote doesn't pass
+08:44 < keithp> whot_: we'll have three years to finish that up, so there doesn't appear to be any big hurry
+08:44 <+alanc> I still have an AI to poke some people to find out what IP assets got transferred from the open group to X.Org
+08:45 < keithp> alanc: that would be good to resolve reasonably soon; that's a lot of copyright
+08:46 < whot_> any other topics for today?
+08:49 < whot_> the crickets say no
+08:49 < keithp> I got nuthin
+08:50 < whot_> ok, in that case we're done for today. see you guys in two weeks
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