X.Org BoD meeting minutes 2018-10-11

[Daniel Vetter]

These are the meeting minutes the X.Org Board of Directors [1] meeting.
Minutes and IRC logs are published on the wiki [2, 3].

The X.Org board meets every two weeks on Thu/Fri (depending on your
timezone) in the #xf-bod IRC channel on irc.oftc.net. Please refer to the
X.Org Google calendar [4] for time and date of the next meeting.

For any issues that need to come to the attention of the board please email
me or board at foundation.x.org and we will add it to the agenda for the next
meeting.

[1] http://wiki.x.org/wiki/BoardOfDirectors
[2] http://wiki.x.org/wiki/BoardOfDirectors/MeetingSummaries
[3] http://www.x.org/wiki/BoardOfDirectors/IrcLogs
[4] https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=nl1n1fmvu091eqh35ldqspar80@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=US/Pacific

== Disclaimer ==
Best efforts are made to ensure the below is accurate and valid. However,
errors sometimes happen. If any errors or omissions are found, please bring
them to my or the board's attention.


## Attendees

Present:
Martin Peres,
Daniel Vetter,
Keith Packard,
Rob Clark,
Taylor Campbell,
Harry Wentland,

Absent:

Bryce Harrington,
Eric Anholt,

## Summary

Agenda: xdc2019, fd.o CI runners, xdc2018 expenses, fd.o merger, x.org yearly report, evoc, members.x.org update

XDC2019 in Montreal, CA!

x.org interim funding gitlab.fd.o CI runners

## Items discussed

[[!format txt """
ITEM: xdc2019
Finally have a quorum and approved Collabora's bid for organizing xdc2019.
STATUS: Done

ITEM: fd.o CI runners
fd.o asking for interim funding for CI runners, until they can secure some
long-term sponsoring. Up to 8k$/year requested. Already discussed in previous
meetings, but lacked time/quorum. fd.o folks are working to secure long-term
funding already, with good prospects. Board approves.
STATUS: Done

ITEM: xdc2018 volunteer dinner
Board approves to pay the bill for the xdc18 volunteers dinner, as an
appreciation for all the  excellent work put in
ACTIONS: Daniel reply to Samuel
STATUS: Done

ITEM: fd.o merger
Harry updated bylaw changes draft per xdc discussions.
ACTIONS: Harry to send out current draft to members for discussions.
STATUS: Pending

ITEM: evoc phase 1 approval
Intern is making good progress, mentor is happy, board approves phase 1
payement.
ACTIONS: Rob/Bryce to sort out payement.
STATUS: Pending
"""]]

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Daniel Vetter
Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
http://blog.ffwll.ch