SPI invited X.Org to join as Associated Project

[Jeremy C. Reed]

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