Difference between revisions of "Leadership Committee Status Updates"

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Place and Time

We meet in #inkscape-devel on freenode.

Board meetings are typically the first Friday of each month.

Everybody in the Inkscape community is invited to participate.

Next meeting: Noon PDT/15:00 DMT (DoctorMonTime)/21:00 CEST, (click for world clock), Fri, June 2nd, 2017.

Meetings should be announced in advance on inkscape-devel and inkscape-board mailing lists.

Agenda

Future Hackfests/Conferences
- Hackfest Paris, June 27th-July 1st [tav]
- GUADEC Manchester July 28th - August 2nd. (Gtk3). [tav]

2017 Budget

Merchandise sales [bryce, Mc]
- Spreadshirt account now ready to go
- Self-serve merchandise sales - spreadshirt, cafepress, Golden Ribbon, Think Penguin or similar [Mc-]

Followup to sponsorship level [bryce]
- Need to add mention of the five levels onto the Sponsor page
- c.f. https://sourceforge.net/p/inkscape/mailman/message/34460338/

Funded development [bryce]
- Identify Manager/Reviewer/Second for each of the jobs
- How should we advertise the jobs?

GSoC 2017 (We have been accepted!) [tav]
- When in the schedule do reviews and other next steps occur?
- Projects accepted:
  - JavaScript "extensions"
  - Polyfills
  - Coordinate inversion
  - Remove dependence on garbage collector

git migration

Infrastructure backup/alternate hosting

Other Business

Action Items

Merchandise Sales
- Get doctormo and prkos added as shopkeepers

Future hackfests
- Hackfest organizational tips (Need to document this someplace)
  - Process: Have folks propose options, and then trade off cost projections and benefits
  - Try to organize group lodging (same hotel, rented/air-bnb house, http://www.linuxhotel.de/community.en.html, etc.)
  - Send a scout ahead of time to help avoid slummy accommodations
  - Catered lunches help keep everyone focused (we're already reimbursing on lunches, so cost differential isn't huge, and it saves hassle all around)
  - Boots on the ground at a location can be a huge help if plans go awry
  - Prefer locations with local inkscape community on the ground

Fundraising
- Need to engage a few more fund raising efforts

Credentials management for board members and administrators [bryce]
- GPG keys
- Policy on website credential access
- List of administrators needing credential access
- Setting up a shared project administrative account for various services
- Check that our credentials escrow includes √~~twitter~~, facebook, Inkscape forum admin, and IRC moderation keys [bryce]

Finalization of Budget 2016 [bryce]
- Update the budget, see what $$ remains in the hackfest fund [bryce]
Funded development [bryce]
Add a C++-11 conversion project with tasks detailed to the Roadmap for 0.93 or later. [valavanisalex]
Regularly check sponsor ads / sponsor mentions on the website (Advance Systems: added Dec 9th, 2016)

Blocked Action Items

Privacy Policy [drmo] ~ Blocked waiting on time availability by SFC
Amend CoC reporting section ~ Waiting until we have a dedicated email, e.g. abuse@inkscape.org

Minutes

Meeting 2014-09-15: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/392/
Meeting 2014-09-29: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/854/
Meeting 2014-10-08: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/950/
Meeting 2014-10-15: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/1436/
Meeting 2014-11-05: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/2204/
Meeting 2014-11-12: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/2210/
Meeting 2014-11-19: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/2216/
Meeting 2014-11-26: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/2498/
Meeting 2015-10-02: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/6701/
Meeting 2015-11-06: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/6886/
Meeting 2015-12-04: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/7056/
Meeting 2016-01-08: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/7276/
Meeting 2016-04-01: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/9565/
Meeting 2016-05-06: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/9563/
Meeting 2016-06-03: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/9667/
Meeting 2016-07-08: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/9766/
Meeting 2016-08-05: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/9864/
Meeting 2016-09-02: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/9971/
Meeting 2016-11-04: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/10241/
Meeting 2016-12-02: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/10484/
Meeting 2017-01-06: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/10582/
Meeting 2017-02-03: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/10651/
Meeting 2017-03-03: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/10740/
Meeting 2017-04-07: transcript https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/item/10844/

Archive of all transcripts: https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/=pastebin/?q=meeting&order=-edited

@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 * Merchandise sales [bryce, Mc]
 ** Spreadshirt account now ready to go
-** Need volunteers to set up and administer the Inkscape shop
 ** Self-serve merchandise sales - spreadshirt, cafepress, Golden Ribbon, Think Penguin or similar [Mc-]
-*** √ Investigate how you setup where your money goes
-*** √ Register an 'Inkscape Admin' account on the site (and add credentials to our credentials repo)
-*** Need to define our designs (SVG).  Maybe official "about" images, inkscape logo, etc. just to start
-*** Maybe arrange things to give some cash back to original authors, esp. for about screen images
-*** Upload a few designs
-*** Decide on a price to set
-*** Convince people to buy the items
-*** Can set up a "shop" for your brand
-*** Mc- will help work on getting this set up
 * Followup to sponsorship level [bryce]
@@ Line 42: / Line 32: @@
 * GSoC 2017 (We have been accepted!) [tav]
-** JavaScript "extensions"
+** When in the schedule do reviews and other next steps occur?
-** Polyfills
+** Projects accepted:
-** Coordinate inversion
+*** JavaScript "extensions"
-** Remove dependence on garbage collector
+*** Polyfills
-** etc.
+*** Coordinate inversion
+*** Remove dependence on garbage collector
 * git migration
@@ Line 89: / Line 80: @@
 * Amend CoC reporting section ~ Waiting until we have a dedicated email, e.g. abuse@inkscape.org
-== Past Agenda Items ==
-* √<s>Make mention of the code of conduct on the mailing list and website</s> [bryce]
-* √<s>Brainstorm future hackfests</s>
-** Focused hackfests? Possible topics: 0.92 release, GTK3.
-* √<s>Followup to GPLv2+ licensing</s> [tweenk]
-* √<s>Followup to CoC work</s>
-* √<a>Arrange vote on GPLv2+ board statement</s> [bryce]
-* √<s>GSoC 2016 kickoff</s> [scislac]
-* √<s>Debrief from [[Hackfest2016|Hackfest 2016]]: Leeds</s> [valavanisalex]
-* √<s>New agenda for next month</s> [bryce]
-* √<s>Post meeting minutes</s> [scislac]
-* √<s>Arrange vote on Leeds hackfest proposal</s> [bryce]
-* √<s>Identify who has not registered their GPG keys for credentials access, that should</s> [bryce]
-* √<s>Prepare for GSoC 2016 project application</s>
-** √<s>Get Project Suggestions list ready for GSoC</s> [bryce]
-** √<s>Send bryce list of required details for Project Suggestions page</s> [scislac]
-** √<s>Submit mentoring application (opens Feb 8th, deadline Feb 19th)</s> [scislac]
-** √<s>Solicit mentors to be pre-assigned to project ideas (tweenk & tav already volunteered)</s> [scislac]
-* √<s>Contact GIMP developers about licensing of GPLv3+ code included in Inkscape</s> [tweenk]
-* √<s>GPLv2+</s> [tweenk]
-** √<s>tweenk will followup regarding resolution of remaining licensing issues</s>
-* √<s>Rekindle release process for 0.92.  Need to complete cmake work, enter feature freeze, and announce timeline for finishing the release</s> [bryce]
 == Minutes ==