SPI invited X.Org to join as Associated Project

[Pat Kane]

I also am not sure what SPI is.   Could someone on the Board provide an URL
for more info.

Pat
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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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