Summary of the 25 April 2019 meeting of the X.Org Foundation Board of Directors Full IRC meeting logs are posted at IrcLogs
Attendees
Present: Daniel Vetter, Rob Clark, Eric Anholt, Harry Wentland, Martin Peres,
Absent: Bryce Harrington, Keith Packard, Taylor Campbell,
Summary
Agenda: elections, gsoc, fdo merger, treasurer report, xdc sponsors, (extended) travel policy
Re-run of the board election underway, pls vote!
fd.o+xorg merger approved by members, next steps under way.
3 gsoc slots approved!
Items discussed
ITEM: elections 2nd round under way, still good turnout. ACTIONS: Election results and new board member intro next week by Harry. STATUS: Pending ITEM: fdo merger bylaw changes passed for X.org. SPI board will consider a resolution to enact the merger on their next board meeting on 8th May. Once approved need to merge the books. Initial discussion on a formal policy to organize the fd.o hosting services within xorg have started. ACTIONS: Everyone bikeshed the policies thread a bit ACTIONS: Daniel to draft something STATUS: Pending ITEM: gsoc 3 slots approved. Can't yet tell students before the public announcement. Still looking for more mentoring on one proposal, have until 6th May. Also discussing a dedicated gsoc@ mailing list, but a bit overkill. STATUS: Pending ITEM: treasurer report Eric almost done. Still trying to get the last few transactions reconciled, but no answer from SPI yet. ACTIONS: Eric to send out a draft for a preliniary report. STATUS: Pending ITEM: xdc sponsors 4 confirmed sponsors, 5th on its way, 4 more already enquired. Need to start invoicing too. Sponsors look recurring, so we have financial safety to announce our extended travel policy with big fanfares now. ACTIONS: Daniel keeps poking potential sponsors STATUS: Pending