As followup to bug 925736, the following motion was carried during the 11 March 2024 SPI board meeting: === [21:10:30] <schultmc> [item 7, Items up for discussion] [21:10:30] <schultmc> [item 7.1, Gentoo Linux as an associated project] [21:10:31] <schultmc> fungi? [21:10:42] <fungi> Gentoo Linux is currently hosted by Gentoo Foundation, Inc., a non-profit corporation registered in New Mexico, USA since 2004 under the provisions of the New Mexico Nonprofit Corporation Act, Section 53-8-1, et seq., N.M.S.A. 1978 (no tax exemption status with the USA IRS). It has a Board of Trustees consisting of seven members and officers elected from the Gentoo Linux developers by the Gentoo [21:10:43] <fungi> Foundation, Inc. membership. Based on prior discussions with the trustees, the Gentoo Foundation is looking to transfer Gentoo Linux and its assets and contracts to SPI. [21:10:47] <fungi> Since 2005, Gentoo Linux is governed by the Gentoo Council, a representative body elected by Gentoo Linux developers. The SPI Liaison for Gentoo Linux is chosen by a vote of the Gentoo Council, along with selecting a deputy who can act as an interim SPI Liaison in cases where the chosen liaison is unavailable (either due to an announced absence or inactivity as identified by the Gentoo Council). [21:10:49] <fungi> The current Gentoo Foundation president and treasurer, Robin Johnson, has been identified as the initial SPI Liaison for Gentoo Linux, while Gentoo Council member and Gentoo Foundation trustee Andreas K. Hüttel will serve as the initial deputy liaison. [21:10:53] <fungi> I am sponsoring Gentoo Linux's application. [21:11:13] <fsf> Voting started, 8 people (fsf,fungi,jconway,jesusalva,milan,schultmc,zumbi,zv) allowed to vote on Accept Gentoo Linux as an associated project. - You may vote yes/no/abstain only, type !vote $yourchoice now. [21:11:23] <fungi> !vote yes [21:11:25] <zv> !vote yes [21:11:32] <fsf> !vote yes [21:11:33] <schultmc> !vote yes [21:11:34] <jconway> !vote yes [21:11:35] <milan> !vote yes [21:11:40] <zumbi> !vote yes [21:11:54] <jesusalva> !vote yes [21:12:03] <fsf> Current voting results for "Accept Gentoo Linux as an associated project": Yes: 8, No: 0, Abstain: 0, Missing: 0 () [21:12:04] <schultmc> [item 8, Any other business] [21:12:05] <schultmc> Anything to discuss? [21:12:06] <fsf> Voting for "Accept Gentoo Linux as an associated project" closed. ==== After the meeting: ==== [21:18:37] <fungi> robbat2: the meeting serves as official invitation to gentoo, please follow up to one of the existing e-mail threads with the board to state a formal acceptance to that invitation [21:18:54] <sam_> thank you very much everyone for accepting us [21:19:14] <robbat2> thank you; for our process we think we need to run a formal vote of all members to confirm it 100% [21:19:20] <robbat2> but that will be promptly ==== Accordingly: ** Motion: ** Gentoo Linux accepts the invitation to become an SPI associated project, ** following the invitation during the 11 March 2024 SPI board meeting. Gentoo council members, Gentoo Foundation trustees, please vote on the above motion. [Note that this in itself does not cover the transfer of all assets from the Foundation to SPI or the eventual dissolution of the Gentoo Foundation yet. The formal details necessary for both steps will still have to be worked out.]
I vote yes as Gentoo Council member. I vote yes as Foundation trustee.
I vote yes as a Gentoo Council member.
Yes (Council).
I vote yes as Foundation trustee.
Yes (council).
See also https://projects.gentoo.org/council/meeting-logs/20240414.txt
