<div dir="ltr">Thanks! Software in the Public Interest. looks like a very good match<div>for X.Org [1]. I will/would voter to merge with SPI.</div><div><br></div><div>Pat</div><div>----</div><div>[1] I've been a rep to X for many years (what happened to Bob S?)</div><div> </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 9:47 AM, Alex Deucher <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alexdeucher@gmail.com" target="_blank">alexdeucher@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Pat Kane <<a href="mailto:pekane52@gmail.com">pekane52@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> > I also am not sure what SPI is. Could someone on the Board provide an URL<br> > for more info.<br> <br> </span>Software in the Public Interest.<br> <a href="http://www.spi-inc.org/" target="_blank">http://www.spi-inc.org/</a><br> Not much would change from the way things are today other than SPI<br> would manage the business side of things (filing taxes, handling<br> corporate filings, etc.). Debian and postgres are under the SPI<br> umbrella for example.<br> <br> Alex<br> <div><div class="h5"><br> ><br> > Pat<br> > ----<br> > P.S. Thank you Peter for keeping us informed.<br> ><br> > On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 8:50 AM, Jeremy C. Reed <<a href="mailto:reed@reedmedia.net">reed@reedmedia.net</a>> wrote:<br> >><br> >> On Fri, 9 Jan 2015, Peter Hutterer wrote:<br> >><br> >> > Dear X.Org Foundation members,<br> >> ><br> >> > As you're probably aware, the Board of Directors has been pursuing to<br> >> > join<br> >> > SPI for quite a while now.<br> >><br> >> I didn't recall this.<br> >><br> >> > Joing SPI removes much of the legal and accounting administrative work<br> >> > from the X.Org Board,<br> >> ...<br> >><br> >> Does this imply that SPI could or will make decisions on software<br> >> licensing, copyright ownership of new submissions, modifying or<br> >> supplementing software license agreements?<br> >><br> >> > As required by our by-laws, we will soon set up a vote for members to<br> >> > vote yay or nay on joining SPI.<br> >><br> >> I am unfamiliar with SPI. Is this the "Software in the Public Interest,<br> >> Inc."?<br> >><br> >> (Assuming this is the same SPI ...) Please share some details on the<br> >> specific "Services" that SPI will offer (based on the SPI descriptions).<br> >> (For example, will it include holding substantial assets, holding domain<br> >> names, holding trademarks, etc.?)<br> >><br> >> Jeremy C. Reed<br> >> _______________________________________________<br> >> <a href="mailto:members@foundation.x.org">members@foundation.x.org</a>: X.Org Foundation Members<br> >> Archives: <a href="http://foundation.x.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/members" target="_blank">http://foundation.x.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/members</a><br> >> Info: <a href="http://foundation.x.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/members" target="_blank">http://foundation.x.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/members</a><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> </div></div>> _______________________________________________<br> > <a href="mailto:board@foundation.x.org">board@foundation.x.org</a>: X.Org Foundation Board of Directors<br> > Archives: <a href="http://foundation.x.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/board" target="_blank">http://foundation.x.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/board</a><br> > Info: <a href="http://foundation.x.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/board" target="_blank">http://foundation.x.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/board</a><br> </blockquote></div><br></div>