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The Apache Software Foundation
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
20 December 2000
1. Call to order
The meeting was scheduled for 9:00am PST -0800, to begin as soon
thereafter that a sufficient attendance to constitute a quorum is
recognized by the chairman. The meeting was held by teleconference
hosted by Intuit (Ben Hyde).
The meeting was called to order at 9:07am PST.
2. Roll Call
Directors Present at roll call:
Brian Behlendorf (arrived 9:11am)
Ken Coar
Roy T. Fielding
Jim Jagielski
Rasmus Lerdorf
Doug MacEachern
Randy Terbush
Directors Absent:
Dirk-Willem van Gulik
Ben Laurie
Guests:
None
3. Minutes from the meetings of 22 October 2000 and 15 November 2000
See <http://www.apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2000/
board_minutes_2000_10_22.txt.NY>.
See <http://www.apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2000/
board_minutes_2000_11_15.txt.NY>.
Minutes were not approved at this meeting.
4. Officer Reports
A. President [Brian]
Brian reported on the status of locus, and on the server upgrades
for the various ASF projects. Brian also informed the board of some
private, non-ASF related discussions with Stallman regarding the
APL and the GPL.
B. Treasurer [Randy]
Randy reported a current balance of $108,011.92 in the ASF bank
account. This included 2 donations: $746.86, from O'Reilly
royalties, and $1,400, for Linux NewMedia. As of this date, the
ASF had not yet received the payment check for ApacheCon2000 - Europe.
$688.55 was spent on the crypto research effort.
Randy also at this time reported that efforts were still underway
in creation a relationship with Colley Gorward LLP to serve as the
ASF's legal council.
Efforts are also underway to obtain a merchant account for the ASF, to
allow for the use of credit card donations. The delay has been due to
the fact that the bank that Randy had been working with has been taken
over by Well Fargo.
C. Exec. V.P. and Secretary [Jim]
Jim reported little activity required during the last month. It was
requested that a report, detailing the status of all member agreements
be written, which Jim agreed to do.
5. Committee Reports
A. Apache Conferences Committee [Ken]
Ken reported that the number of proposals obtained from our CFP
for ApacheCon 2001 has been impressive, with over 190 submissions.
Ken informed the board that Mad Dog and David Brin have agreed to
be keynote speakers at AC2001. The ConCom has a scheduled planners
meeting in Santa Clara on Jan 22 and 23rd.
6. Special Orders
A. Apache Portable Runtime Project
====== Resolution R1: [Roy]
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests
of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to
establish a Project Management Committee charged with the creation
and maintenance of open-source software related to the Apache
Portable Runtime (APR) products, for distribution at no charge
to the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management
Committee, to be known as the "APR Committee", be and hereby is
established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the APR Committee be and hereby is responsible
for the creation and maintenance of software related to the APR
software product based on software licensed to the Foundation;
and be it further
RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, APR" be and
hereby is created, the person holding such office to serve at the
direction of the Board of Directors as the chairman of the APR
Committee, and to have primary responsibility for management of the
projects within the scope of responsibility of the APR Committee;
and be it further
RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are
appointed to serve as the initial members of the APR Committee.
Greg Ames
Jim Blandy
Ryan Bloom
Branko Cibej
Ken Coar
Ben Collins-Sussman
Ralf Engelschall
Brian Fitzpatrick
Karl Fogel
Brian Havard
Jim Jagielski
Ben Laurie
Chuck Murcko
David Reid
William Rowe
Wilfredo Sanchez
Sascha Schumann
Greg Stein
Bill Stoddard
Jeff Trawick
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Ryan Bloom be and
hereby is appointed to the office of Vice President, APR,
to serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the
Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until death,
resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, or until a
successor is appointed; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the initial APR Committee be and hereby is
tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to encourage
open development and increased participation in the APR Project.
======
By unanimous consult, Resolution R1 Passes.
7. Unfinished Business
A. Status of relationship with Cooley Godward LLP
See Treasurer's report, above.
B. Plan for registering Apache trademarks
Discussion was placed on hold until item 7A is defined and such
a relationship in in place.
8. New Business
None.
9. Announcements
There was some discussion regarding the possible impending beta
of Apache 2.0 and release of Apache 1.3.15.
10. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned by 9:47am PST -0800.
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End of minutes