SPI invited X.Org to join as Associated Project

[Pat Kane]

Thanks!   Software in the Public Interest. looks like a very good match
for X.Org [1].   I will/would voter to merge with SPI.

Pat
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[1]  I've been a rep to X for many years (what happened to Bob S?)


On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 9:47 AM, Alex Deucher <alexdeucher at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Pat Kane <pekane52 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I also am not sure what SPI is.   Could someone on the Board provide an
> URL
> > for more info.
>
> Software in the Public Interest.
> http://www.spi-inc.org/
> Not much would change from the way things are today other than SPI
> would manage the business side of things (filing taxes, handling
> corporate filings, etc.).  Debian and postgres are under the SPI
> umbrella for example.
>
> Alex
>
> >
> > Pat
> > ----
> > P.S. Thank you Peter for keeping us informed.
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 8:50 AM, Jeremy C. Reed <reed at reedmedia.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Fri, 9 Jan 2015, Peter Hutterer wrote:
> >>
> >> > Dear X.Org Foundation members,
> >> >
> >> > As you're probably aware, the Board of Directors has been pursuing to
> >> > join
> >> > SPI for quite a while now.
> >>
> >> I didn't recall this.
> >>
> >> > Joing SPI removes much of the legal and accounting administrative work
> >> > from the X.Org Board,
> >> ...
> >>
> >> Does this imply that SPI could or will make decisions on software
> >> licensing, copyright ownership of new submissions, modifying or
> >> supplementing software license agreements?
> >>
> >> > As required by our by-laws, we will soon set up a vote for members to
> >> > vote yay or nay on joining SPI.
> >>
> >> I am unfamiliar with SPI. Is this the "Software in the Public Interest,
> >> Inc."?
> >>
> >> (Assuming this is the same SPI ...) Please share some details on the
> >> specific "Services" that SPI will offer (based on the SPI descriptions).
> >> (For example, will it include holding substantial assets, holding domain
> >> names, holding trademarks, etc.?)
> >>
> >>   Jeremy C. Reed
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >
> >
> >
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