Inkscape Board Meeting Transcript for Friday, 2017-07-07

ryangorleyHello all :)Jul 07 11:58
JonCruzheyJul 07 11:59
Tavmjong----------------- Inkscape Board Meeting --------------------Jul 07 12:00
TavmjongWho's here?Jul 07 12:00
LazurheyJul 07 12:00
*tedg wavesJul 07 12:00
Tavmjongdoctormon: ScislaC JonCruz tedg bryce_Jul 07 12:00
ScislaChelloJul 07 12:00
TavmjongGreetings!Jul 07 12:01
JonCruzgreetsJul 07 12:01
CRogersI'm still awake.Jul 07 12:02
CRogersApparently Dominos isn't right-wing.Jul 07 12:02
Rob-Sterbalit wasJul 07 12:02
Tavmjongdoctormon and bryce_ should be here, let's give them a minute.Jul 07 12:02
Rob-SterbalI'm investigating if they still areJul 07 12:02
CRogersThey have since stated they are not on any side of politics.Jul 07 12:02
CRogersOoops, actually, board meeting started.Jul 07 12:03
*CRogers sits quietly and listens.Jul 07 12:03
Tavmjong----------------- Hackfest Paris ------------------Jul 07 12:03
TavmjongI think the participants would all say the hackfest was a great success. We still need to prepare a report.Jul 07 12:04
TavmjongWe had 9 participants for various numbers of days.Jul 07 12:05
TavmjongPlus one host came in to give us some feedback (they are heavy users of Inkscape).Jul 07 12:05
tedgGreat! Good to hear.Jul 07 12:05
TavmjongAnd we were way under budget. I don't know the final figures but I think it will be under $3000.Jul 07 12:06
TavmjongPlus under $300 for the hackfest dinner.Jul 07 12:06
CRogersNice.Jul 07 12:06
Rob-Sterbalgood newsJul 07 12:06
Rob-Sterbalwill we post the expenses?Jul 07 12:07
TavmjongI'm not sure about that, bryce_ would know.Jul 07 12:07
CRogersAnd yes, the hackfest was great. Was awesome to see everyone again, and some for the first time.Jul 07 12:07
tedgHow did the location work out?Jul 07 12:07
CRogersLocation was UNREAL.Jul 07 12:08
tedgHotels, etc all fine?Jul 07 12:08
CRogersHotels... yea. lolJul 07 12:08
CRogersNo AC, no fans.Jul 07 12:08
CRogersParis was hot. But it was unusually hot I hear.Jul 07 12:08
CRogersBut the stay was not that expensive.Jul 07 12:09
TavmjongThe location was great. Only problem was that we didn't have a room for the fifth day due to Fedora having a meeting (so we had a barbecue at my place where the diehards did more hacking).Jul 07 12:09
TavmjongIt was unusually warm... but not as warm as the week before.Jul 07 12:09
tedgYes, that seems to be a problem for lots of Europe right now, we're used to it in Texas ;-)Jul 07 12:10
Tavmjong... but I assume everyone in Texas has aircon and a pool!Jul 07 12:10
CRogersYea, wish I could have gone to the bbq, I hear that was a high point of the hackfest.Jul 07 12:11
bryce_hi allJul 07 12:11
Tavmjonghi bryce_Jul 07 12:11
tedgbryce_: We're finding out they BBQ'd without us :-(Jul 07 12:11
tedgSounds great, I'm excited to read the full report. We need to make sure to do some PR there.Jul 07 12:12
TavmjongI think having five days worked out well. Not everyone was able to stay all the days but given the distance some people travelled, it makes it more useful.Jul 07 12:13
bryce_great that it came in so much under budget, and good to hear people had some nice face timeJul 07 12:13
bryce_where any particular decisions reached?Jul 07 12:13
CRogersI want to live at the Science center. lolJul 07 12:13
bryce_I looked at the meeting notes but they weren't very detailedJul 07 12:14
TavmjongWe didn't do much discussion (except getting usability feedback from Cedric, Elisa, and CR).Jul 07 12:14
CRogersDoc also implimented a new feature for our hosts. I'm helping test it.Jul 07 12:14
TavmjongI think each hackfest takes on it's own characteristics based on who is there.Jul 07 12:14
CRogersTava nd I worked on text a LOTJul 07 12:15
doctormonHi! Was sorting through some vcf files.Jul 07 12:15
CRogersI still have to finalise the implimentation checklist for fixing it.Jul 07 12:15
CRogersIt's 95% done.Jul 07 12:15
bryce_sounds like a lot of code change occurredJul 07 12:15
TavmjongThat reminds me of one other problem with the venue... the Internet connections weren't the best (we had both WiFi and wired ethernet, not worked great).Jul 07 12:15
CRogersYea, no ssh over wifi.Jul 07 12:16
TavmjongThere was some serious work on menus, icons, new filter dialog, dropper tool, and text.Jul 07 12:16
bryce_internet access/performance always seems to be problematic...Jul 07 12:17
TavmjongNot all of the work has landed.Jul 07 12:17
doctormontedg: I'm putting together a news article with photosJul 07 12:17
CRogershere's the eyedropper tool mod checklist: https://www.dropbox.com/s/l8ghq89g74uaau8/inkscape_eyedropper_sample_drop_colour_mockups.pdf?dl=1Jul 07 12:18
tedgdoctormon: Great, thanks!Jul 07 12:18
ryangorleydoctormon: If you want to offload that on Vectors team, feel free.Jul 07 12:18
doctormonCRogers: dropbox again. :-/Jul 07 12:18
bryce_Tavmjong, any progress on roadmap items?Jul 07 12:18
CRogersdoctormon: people can't use it?Jul 07 12:19
doctormonSo embarrassing.Jul 07 12:19
CRogersIt's a place on the internet.Jul 07 12:19
bryce_Tavmjong, or other highly user requested stuff, that can be marketed?Jul 07 12:19
doctormonbryce_: There wasn't the people for most of the roadmapJul 07 12:19
TavmjongA lot of things focused on Gtk3.Jul 07 12:20
doctormonbryce_: We did talk in depth about funding though, I've had my views altered a bit on how we should conduct ourselves I think. It would have been good to have you attend to talk about this more.Jul 07 12:21
Tavmjong(menus, icons, replacement for filters dialog)Jul 07 12:21
bryce_Tavmjong, ah yesJul 07 12:21
TavmjongWe do have a few Gtk3 issues to work out. Alex might be able to go to GUADEC a couple of days (it's in Manchester this year) to talk with Gnome developers.Jul 07 12:22
TavmjongI'ld be interested in going too.Jul 07 12:22
bryce_doctormon, interesting, what views were changed?Jul 07 12:22
doctormonbryce_: The model we have worked out is very centralised, but we're a pretty anarchistic type of project, I'm not as convinced as I was about centralised funding and instead think we should try a distributed model.Jul 07 12:24
doctormonDid I kill the meeting? ;)Jul 07 12:25
bryce_doctormon, no, keep going :-)Jul 07 12:25
*CRogers cries into his dropboxJul 07 12:26
Rob-SterbalI'm still too new here to have an opinionJul 07 12:26
Lazurwhat's the status of the filter dialog?Jul 07 12:26
doctormonOk... So the distributed model would work like this. We continue with our central donations which go through the conservancy, these we dedicate to things we already dedicate them to. hackfests, infrastructure, etc etc.Jul 07 12:27
TavmjongLazur: The filter dialog uses a lot of customized Gtk2 code that would be hard to port to Gtk3. In additon it tends to take up to much space. We've designed a new dialog using standard Gtk3 stuff that should be more compact and more usable.Jul 07 12:27
Lazurhad started writing a filtering guideJul 07 12:28
Lazurhttps://inkscape.org/en/~Lazur/%E2%98%85t-005-built-in-filtersJul 07 12:28
doctormonSecondly we have links to a limited list of well defined inderviduals developing inkscape. These links are in two forms a) links to contact the person for contractings (aka people like me) and b) links to developer's patreon pages (and alt c) for google SoC). We'd have tight requirements for patreon updates for us to continue linking to them and foJul 07 12:29
doctormonr them to callthemselves "inkscape developers"Jul 07 12:29
Lazura preview function and a connection node-editor where you could zoom in/out, pan, label things and duplicate primitives/subchains would be a real boostJul 07 12:30
ScislaCI still think Blender's node editor approach would be the ideal way to handle filters.Jul 07 12:30
doctormonScislaC: There isn't a node editing widget for gtk3Jul 07 12:30
tedgAh, so the issue you're talking about is for feature contract work? Making it direct with the devs doing the work.Jul 07 12:30
TavmjongThe lines with connecting filter primitives will disappear. Each primitive will have a drop down menu listing what inputs are available (including Source Graphics, etc.).Jul 07 12:30
su_v( https://github.com/grindhold/libgtkflow )Jul 07 12:31
JonCruzimho, that would delight 50% of the people and frustrate 50%. Most solutions willJul 07 12:31
Lazur+1 for blenderJul 07 12:31
ScislaCsu_v: you never cease to amaze me :)Jul 07 12:31
tedgsu_v: Neat!Jul 07 12:32
TavmjongGtkFlow is interesting but I think what we've designed is more compact (the size of the dialog was a major complaint from designers).Jul 07 12:32
CRogersYea, that looks perfect.Jul 07 12:32
doctormontedg: For the contactors, yes. For the patreons, it's more loose. Not features, just general funding for them to continue developing inkscape.Jul 07 12:32
JonCruzso... the filters stuff is an area where alternative views can really helpJul 07 12:33
doctormonScislaC: You can tell Alex, we spent way too much time doing the glade/viewbox stuff for that dialog.Jul 07 12:33
tedgTavmjong: Might be interesting to ask the GTK Flow folks if they'd consider a different style or perhaps adding some CSS theming hooks.Jul 07 12:33
McHi all!Jul 07 12:33
tedgdoctormon: Sure, adding that as well.Jul 07 12:33
*Mc is lateJul 07 12:34
Tavmjongdoctormon: Do you have a picture of the dialog?Jul 07 12:34
TavmjongHi Mc!Jul 07 12:34
tedgdoctormon: Are there any FOSS folks making money of Patreon?Jul 07 12:34
CRogerstedg: yes.Jul 07 12:34
tedgI'm sure there are some smaller ones, but big ones to look at.Jul 07 12:34
CRogersGEGL dev Pippin is completely funded on Patreon.Jul 07 12:35
ryangorleytedg: https://www.patreon.com/pippinJul 07 12:35
CRogersAnd I'm hoping to secure some funding for Mc this week.Jul 07 12:35
CRogersThere are probably a ton more. I'm on there too, though I haven't mentione dit to anyone. lolJul 07 12:36
Lazurit's not the size that matters that much with the current editor but the functionalityJul 07 12:36
tedgThat's very coolJul 07 12:36
tedgI didn't realize pippin was doing that.Jul 07 12:36
Lazuryou always have to have a portion rendered of the whole imageJul 07 12:36
doctormontedg: There are a few, most of them are artists though, so we'll be following people use use inkscape more than fellow foss devsJul 07 12:37
Lazurwhat if it is overblown with filters and you just want to edit oneJul 07 12:37
ryangorleytedg: https://www.patreon.com/solus (OS Developer)Jul 07 12:37
JonCruzso the blender thing is probably really good for a significant portion of usersJul 07 12:37
McI also saw a js library patreon-funded a few days agoJul 07 12:37
Rob-SterbalWe could drive people to the patreon page from the facebook group and pageJul 07 12:38
Lazurok you could use layers to reorganise the document but you cannot switch rendering the filters off on just a few layers onlyJul 07 12:38
CRogersLazur: it would be an aweful lot of scrolling/panning, zooming in a tiny box vs what was devised at the hackfest.Jul 07 12:38
Mctedg: https://www.patreon.com/evanyouJul 07 12:38
doctormonRob-Sterbal: So the goal also is to have both a page on the website and regular drives to get users to help fund development.Jul 07 12:38
Mchttps://www.patreon.com/arielnJul 07 12:38
bryce_doctormon, interesting.  Perhaps we could have a discussion some time with how it fits with the funded project systemJul 07 12:38
CRogersI love blender's compositor, but I'd like it much less if it were shived into a tiny box on the Right of the screen.Jul 07 12:38
doctormonThe advantage of not driving it centrally, is that we don't incur liability and we don't have 10% chopped off by the conservancy.Jul 07 12:38
doctormonbryce_: Thanks, we should chat more about this.Jul 07 12:39
doctormonbryce_: Tav wants another hackfest for the fall. So maybe we can drag you along?Jul 07 12:39
TavmjongWe probably should discuss the filter dialog another time (board meetings aren't for technical discussions).Jul 07 12:39
Rob-Sterbalis that how the conservancy is funded?Jul 07 12:39
JonCruzyeahJul 07 12:39
TavmjongYou lose 10% through patreon so I think that is a wash.Jul 07 12:40
doctormonTavmjong: 5%Jul 07 12:40
Rob-Sterbalis the agreement posted somewhere?Jul 07 12:40
JonCruz(to both points)Jul 07 12:40
Lazurfor that future time look at this filter: https://openclipart.org/detail/268572/hatched-appleJul 07 12:40
bryce_doctormon, maybe.Jul 07 12:41
Tavmjongdoctormon: +credit card fees.Jul 07 12:41
doctormonTavmjong: We can talk more I think at a special time.Jul 07 12:41
Moinihttps://inkscape.org/en/about/governance/Jul 07 12:41
Rob-SterbaltyJul 07 12:41
McRob-Sterbal: https://inkscape.org/es/news/2015/11/08/new-fsa-with-software-freedom-conservancy/Jul 07 12:41
bryce_also, "less having to drive it centrally" translates equivalently to "don't have influence over what work is done"Jul 07 12:42
Lazurhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDI6ZZh4G_oJul 07 12:42
CRogersSo there's another reason no one mentioned for doing it via Patreon.Jul 07 12:42
CRogersIt's actually the best reason.Jul 07 12:42
ryangorleyCRogers: Ping pong logoJul 07 12:42
CRogersAccountability is built in to the Patreon model.Jul 07 12:43
CRogersthe dev is answerable directly to those that fund her.Jul 07 12:43
ryangorleyCRogers: +1Jul 07 12:43
CRogersOr him.Jul 07 12:43
CRogersetc.Jul 07 12:43
Rob-SterbalThe conservancy doesn't respond to voice message. Maybe they shouldn't :)Jul 07 12:43
Mc?Jul 07 12:43
doctormonbryce_: Part of what makes inkscape project unique is how decentralised we are. So that might not be too much of a problem. Although inkscape blessed developers would be developing "for inkscape"Jul 07 12:44
CRogersThus, the developer on Patreon says clearly what they will be doing, and if they don't, then they lose funding over time.Jul 07 12:45
doctormonafkJul 07 12:45
CRogerswithout the need to bug the conservancy, which doesn't really handle accountability matters anyway (nor should they).Jul 07 12:45
bryce_Tavmjong, doctormon more on Paris hackfest?Jul 07 12:46
TavmjongNot that I can think of... time to move to a  new topic?Jul 07 12:46
bryce_okJul 07 12:46
bryce_Tavmjong, doctormon wanted to talk about board electionJul 07 12:46
CRogersOh, bryce, I need your mailing address for your hackfest cupJul 07 12:46
Tavmjong------- Board Election -------Jul 07 12:46
Tavmjongdoctormon: ?Jul 07 12:47
bryce_CRogers, thxJul 07 12:48
CRogersbryce_: no problem.Jul 07 12:49
TavmjongWhile we wait for doctormon , bryce_ , what's the status of our Hackfest account? Have we received recent donations?Jul 07 12:50
bryce_Tavmjong, unfortunately when I last checked it, ledger hadn't been updated since April :-(Jul 07 12:52
bryce_let me recheck now...Jul 07 12:52
bryce_ok it's up through end of May nowJul 07 12:53
bryce_guessing funding issues have been impacting the conservancy?Jul 07 12:54
bryce_          ;Memo: From beninu@beninu.dk Thank you for a really awesome vector drawing program. It has all t\Jul 07 12:55
bryce_he features I need and is really intuitive and easy to use. The more I use the more I discover of all the \Jul 07 12:55
bryce_brilliant features that makes life easier as I learn. I've been on the lookout for a program to make SVG f\Jul 07 12:55
bryce_or so long and finally I discovered InkScape. You are doing an amazing job. I hereby donate USD 300 and I \Jul 07 12:55
bryce_hope they'll do some good for the dev. team. Yours truly Beninu Andersen DENMARKJul 07 12:55
bryce_;Memo: Bonsoir à tous , je suis très heureux de pouvoir contribuer même un peu , à tout ce que v\Jul 07 12:55
bryce_ous faites pour nous , merci , cordialement gilx .Jul 07 12:55
MoiniThose are so nice :)Jul 07 12:56
Mc:)Jul 07 12:56
CRogersBrilliant! :DJul 07 12:56
CRogersGives me the warm fuzzies reading things like that.Jul 07 12:56
TavmjongNice!Jul 07 12:56
Mcthere should have been at least one donation for the hackfest from https://twitter.com/estudio_gunga/status/879350355280187393Jul 07 12:57
bryce_Mc, I have no donation data here that is newer than May 30thJul 07 12:58
CRogersps- there was a whole classroom full of students using inkscape in the room next to our hackfest area: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2nqti69qyv3ybk3/DSC00178.JPG?dl=1Jul 07 12:59
CRogersThat was also rather motivating. :DJul 07 12:59
bryce_We get $5 donations very frequently, maybe as much as daily.  Plus scattered larger amounts $10 and $20 and sometimes higherJul 07 12:59
CRogersMakes me wish the stickers had come on time. :/Jul 07 12:59
bryce_CRogers, wow that's a nice coincidenceJul 07 13:00
bryce_did you guys talk to any of them?Jul 07 13:00
TavmjongDidn't know they were there....Jul 07 13:00
CRogersWe were working on Inkscape, but one of the artists came to talk to us.Jul 07 13:00
bryce_CRogers, ^^ that's the type of anecdote that would probably go over really well in a hackfest report, for future hackfest donationsJul 07 13:00
TavmjongCRogers must be more observant than me.Jul 07 13:00
*CRogers is painfull observant. :/Jul 07 13:01
Rob-SterbalI walked through an art fair, and about 1/2 the artists were interestedJul 07 13:01
bryce_Rob-Sterbal, that's coolJul 07 13:01
Rob-SterbalI need to figure out some marketing materialsJul 07 13:01
Rob-SterbalI can collect email addresses from the fair directoriesJul 07 13:01
bryce_it really personalizes it when you meet passionate users, or people using it / learning it for serious purposesJul 07 13:02
Rob-Sterbalor at least tweet them allJul 07 13:02
CRogersYea, I went to a tattoo convention in Brighton, and was showing off Inkscape to the designers using illustrator, and tired of the subscription model.Jul 07 13:02
Rob-SterbalI wonder how many tatoo artist there are... 100,000 maybe?Jul 07 13:02
CRogersTatto artists= artists.Jul 07 13:03
bryce_Tavmjong, while we wait on doctormon, anything to report on GSoC?Jul 07 13:03
CRogersInkscape is made for artists.Jul 07 13:03
CRogersAnd some others. :)Jul 07 13:03
su_vjust "some"?Jul 07 13:03
su_v(jk)Jul 07 13:03
CRogersokay, lits.Jul 07 13:03
CRogerslotsJul 07 13:03
CRogerseveryone. ;)Jul 07 13:03
bryce_tedg, and do you have anything to debrief on regarding the git migration?Jul 07 13:03
doctormonbackJul 07 13:04
tedgbryce_: Not really, the folks at the hackfest suggested replacing the bazaar repo with a README, which is on my TODO.Jul 07 13:04
Tavmjongbryce_: Alex is doing really well. The other student is struggling a bit but making slow progress.Jul 07 13:04
tedgNeed to redownload the Bazaar repo to do it :-)Jul 07 13:04
tedgBut I think that's the last part.Jul 07 13:04
CRogerstedg: need a mailing address for your hackfest cup.Jul 07 13:04
CRogersI may toss in some stickers too.Jul 07 13:05
CRogersOh yea, I have stickers. Can we talk about that at some point? :)Jul 07 13:05
tedgI think we've also got the CI in a pretty good place. Mc helped a bunch there.Jul 07 13:05
Mctedg: did you approve my MR for docker, btw ? ^^Jul 07 13:06
tedgI volunteered to do an interview with Gitlab as a PR piece. I was out-of-town for work last week, but need to get back on that. Give them some help for hosting all our code :-)Jul 07 13:06
tedgNo clue how many downloads of the Git repo there, but I imagine that adds up.Jul 07 13:06
Rob-Sterbalwhat is the relationship between git, github and gitlab?Jul 07 13:06
CRogersgit hub and gitlab are hosts for git archives.Jul 07 13:07
McRob-Sterbal: git is a software, gitlab and github are two different websites running gitJul 07 13:07
tedgRob-Sterbal: Git is an OSS project. Github is a proprietary hosting service that uses it. Gitlab is an OSS one.Jul 07 13:07
Rob-SterbaltuJul 07 13:07
Rob-SterbaltyJul 07 13:07
CRogerstedg wins for best explanationJul 07 13:07
bryce_tedg, good to hear, thanks.  Make sure to share the interview if it gets published :-)Jul 07 13:07
tedgIt'll be on twitter, so I'm sure you'll see it, right bryce_ ? ;-)Jul 07 13:08
bryce_Tavmjong, thanks for the gsoc update.  let us know if anything needs followed up on there.Jul 07 13:08
doctormonRob-Sterbal: Git is a conservancy project, so their brothers in terms. Github is a company of a propritary project management service, GitLab is a company of an open source project management serviceJul 07 13:09
Rob-Sterbalis there a table somewhere that translates names to twitter handles to irc handles?Jul 07 13:09
tedgBest I'd guess would be keybase.io :-)Jul 07 13:09
JonCruzmine's the trockiest. but I thought we had some on the wikiJul 07 13:09
doctormonbryce_: Want to talk board election?Jul 07 13:10
bryce_doctormon, sureJul 07 13:10
bryce_=== board election ===Jul 07 13:10
bryce_doctormon, you've got the floorJul 07 13:10
doctormonbryce_: So it looks like we have to have an election for JonCruz's spot, since the rules we have indicate missing 3 votes in a row is instant boot. We don't get to choose if the boot is applied.Jul 07 13:11
Mc(Rob-Sterbal: I have https://twitter.com/inkscape/lists/inkscape-dev/members )Jul 07 13:11
doctormonhttps://inkscape.org/en/*board/charter/Jul 07 13:11
bryce_doctormon, rightJul 07 13:11
doctormonSo with that. We should elect a set of people and/or person to run the election of a new member.Jul 07 13:12
bryce_doctormon, yes, a proctorJul 07 13:13
Rob-Sterbalthanks. I think I'm missing the IRC to name one nowJul 07 13:13
Mc(Rob-Sterbal: /whois)Jul 07 13:13
TavmjongWe should ping kk to see what his plans are. He's been semi active the past year.Jul 07 13:13
doctormonThat's true, if anyone wants to step-down, now's a great time to do it.Jul 07 13:14
Rob-SterbalThanks Mc, I'm used to that not workingJul 07 13:14
doctormonbryce_: You've done this before, so a proctor vote is a board only vote by simple majority?Jul 07 13:15
bryce_JonCruz, if you're still present do you have anything you'd like to discuss?Jul 07 13:15
JonCruzplenty of fresh blood to step up, right?Jul 07 13:15
bryce_Tavmjong, that is a good idea, would you mind sending him an email and enquiring?Jul 07 13:16
Tavmjongbryce_: Sure.Jul 07 13:16
bryce_It probably goes without saying but anyone that's been on the board and steps down is welcome to re-run in future electionsJul 07 13:16
TavmjongOf course!Jul 07 13:17
rindolfis it the meeting now?Jul 07 13:17
JonCruzfor the future we mihht want to look into that leave of absence thing. but I'm personally ready to focus more on dev and architecture nowJul 07 13:17
Mcrindolf: ongoing ^^Jul 07 13:17
rindolfMc: ahJul 07 13:17
bryce_rindolf, yesJul 07 13:17
rindolfI almsot forgotJul 07 13:17
rindolfthanksJul 07 13:17
tedgGenerally speaking I don't mind running the vote again, but I'd rather help in someone else's committee to spread the knowledge.Jul 07 13:17
JonCruzgiving others a chance is good for project longevityJul 07 13:17
bryce_JonCruz, yes agreed.  And thanks again for your lengthy service on the board!Jul 07 13:18
bryce_tedg, notedJul 07 13:18
JonCruzand ironically I'm experiencing personal PC hardware failure again. did get my ph I ne set for backup though :-)Jul 07 13:18
JonCruzphoneJul 07 13:18
bryce_doctormon, yes the board elects the proctor.Jul 07 13:19
doctormonOK. So do we have candidates for proctor?Jul 07 13:20
bryce_doctormon, right, that's the main thing we need to sortJul 07 13:21
bryce_tedg would be a great candidate for it based on his past experience doing it, although he has a fair point that would be good to bring someone new up to speed on the processJul 07 13:21
doctormonTavmjong: would you be interested as a less senior but more senior than I person?Jul 07 13:22
bryce_it's been pointed out that while it's not required that the person be on the board, logistically that makes the most senseJul 07 13:22
Rob-Sterbalmaybe we should have a proctor and an assistant proctor or proctor in training?Jul 07 13:22
Tavmjongdoctormon: I'm quite occupied for the next few months, so go for it.Jul 07 13:23
bryce_tedg, btw who was on the committee with you last time?Jul 07 13:23
tedgbryce_: The biggest help was Maren, but I'm hoping she'll run for one of the seats, though I haven't asked here.Jul 07 13:23
tedgherJul 07 13:23
bryce_tedg, yes I hope she runs tooJul 07 13:23
doctormonWhat's the restrictions for proctor and potential candidates?Jul 07 13:24
tedgYou can't run if you're proctorJul 07 13:24
doctormonIf that's the only restriction, I put myself forward for proctor with tedg as mentor.Jul 07 13:25
tedg+1Jul 07 13:25
Tavmjong+1Jul 07 13:25
bryce_I believe same is true for committee members.  But it probably works well to invite nominees that refuse nomination to be in the committeeJul 07 13:25
bryce_+1 for doctormo as proctor w/ tedg mentoringJul 07 13:25
Mcthat makes it 4/7Jul 07 13:26
JonCruz+1Jul 07 13:26
bryce_ScislaC, would you like to vote?Jul 07 13:26
bryce_ok, doctormon, thanks for taking on the proctor role for the election!Jul 07 13:27
doctormonbryce_: right. thanksJul 07 13:28
bryce_I'll post an email to the inkscape lists today or this weekend announcing the vote and the start of the processJul 07 13:28
doctormon:-DJul 07 13:28
*tedg will brbJul 07 13:28
doctormontedg: Can you send a basic run-down of the process to me via email?Jul 07 13:28
bryce_Tavmjong, if you can get back to me and doctormon about kk soonish it would help in planning the electionJul 07 13:28
TavmjongI've already sent an email. I'll let you know when I get a reply.Jul 07 13:29
bryce_doctormon, have you had a chance to look at the election procedure document?Jul 07 13:29
bryce_Tavmjong, excellent thanksJul 07 13:29
TavmjongI'll need to sign off soon...Jul 07 13:29
bryce_Tavmjong, do you have anything else to bring up for the meeting?Jul 07 13:30
tedgdoctormon: Yeah, I'll find my notes from last time.Jul 07 13:30
tedgIt started raining and I had my car windows open :-)Jul 07 13:30
Tavmjongbryce_: nothing urgent. I do think we need to get the 2017 budget worked out.Jul 07 13:30
bryce_doctormon, let me know if there's any other random tasks you need me to tackle wrt kicking off the  electionJul 07 13:31
doctormonthanks bryce_Jul 07 13:31
bryce_Tavmjong, yeah I started looking at it but postponed when I saw how out of date ledger was.  I'll get to it at some point though.Jul 07 13:32
bryce_== Other Business ==Jul 07 13:32
CRogersStickers?Jul 07 13:32
bryce_anyone have any opens for new topics?Jul 07 13:32
Lazurforum status?Jul 07 13:32
bryce_CRogers, go aheadJul 07 13:32
Rob-SterbalI have some social media questionsJul 07 13:32
bryce_Lazur, ok after stickersJul 07 13:32
ryangorleyDo you want to mention the formation of the Vectors team?Jul 07 13:32
CRogersSo yea, someone said we needed stickers.Jul 07 13:32
CRogersSo like, I made a bunch, and ordered them.Jul 07 13:33
CRogersEveryone has seen them?Jul 07 13:33
bryce_CRogers, yep, my wife liked themJul 07 13:33
JonCruzCoolJul 07 13:33
CRogersOkay. well, I'm happy to send them out to people who want some.Jul 07 13:33
Mco/Jul 07 13:34
MoiniMe too!Jul 07 13:34
bryce_CRogers, I wouldn't mind a fewJul 07 13:34
doctormonCRogers: has made some stickers, but there's a question on paying for them. I'm willing to pay for some.Jul 07 13:34
JonCruzyes, please. :-)Jul 07 13:34
CRogersI'll send these out for free.Jul 07 13:34
bryce_doctormon, CRogers if either of you need help on reimbursement, email meJul 07 13:35
CRogersSince like, we needed a vote on them or something... and something about the concervancy, and them wanting to keep them... fuck it. I'm mailing them out. ;)Jul 07 13:35
JonCruzI'll follow up on getting you some moneyJul 07 13:35
CRogersWe can vote on the next batch I guess.Jul 07 13:35
bryce_CRogers, yeah it's a bit of a process...  :-/  but I can help spin the gearsJul 07 13:36
bryce_CRogers, ok sounds goodJul 07 13:36
doctormonThe batch the Conservancy are making will be different anyway, no problem with having multiple batches.Jul 07 13:36
bryce_doctormon, rightJul 07 13:36
CRogersSo here's the dea, anyone who wants a set, email me (cajhne@gmail.com) mention stickers in the subject.Jul 07 13:36
CRogersIs there anyone who has not seen the current set?Jul 07 13:36
ryangorleyCRogers: I haven't yetJul 07 13:36
bryce_Lazur, alright, if you'd like to update us on forum stuff please go aheadJul 07 13:36
CRogerscurrent stickers: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qzws1g3fp2wnsgf/sticker_samples_all.png?dl=1Jul 07 13:37
Lazurwas just asking since I don't know where it went to development hellJul 07 13:37
CRogersthe foodey ones are my designs. I've marked others with the names of the artists.Jul 07 13:37
Rob-Sterbalwhat is the license on the sticker design?Jul 07 13:38
ryangorleyCRogers: These are awesome! :DJul 07 13:38
CRogersryangorley: Thanks!Jul 07 13:38
CRogersWanted to have them for the hackfest, but they didn't come in time.Jul 07 13:38
Rob-SterbalMy wife will like the coffee cupJul 07 13:39
JonCruzMaybe a follow up for SCALE and suchJul 07 13:39
CRogersRob-Sterbal: email me which ones you want and a mailing address.Jul 07 13:40
JonCruzoh, any conferences/shows we want to look at?Jul 07 13:40
bryce_Lazur, since the data is not being provided, and since we did not seem to have much pushing from the forum community, we opted to not carry it as an open agenda item for the board.  If/when the situation changes we can re-look at it.Jul 07 13:41
doctormonJonCruz: Not much I could find for the fallJul 07 13:41
Rob-SterbalI'll print my own. My address is 523 Florence Dr, Bethel Park, PA 15102Jul 07 13:42
CRogersRob-Sterbal: about licensing, I need to look into it. I want to sell sets of these to raise money for inkscape.Jul 07 13:42
CRogersBut I think they could be a bit larger, and maybe higher res printing.Jul 07 13:42
doctormonCRogers: Keep them (C) all rights reserved for publishing and just giver inderviduals a license as they email you.Jul 07 13:42
Rob-SterbalI'm guessing they are in SVG format somewhere :)Jul 07 13:42
doctormonCRogers: talk to me later about itJul 07 13:42
ryangorley@bryce_ Does the board know about the new team? Should I just summarize that stuff in an email?Jul 07 13:43
CRogersRob-Sterbal: Yep. :)Jul 07 13:43
CRogersdoctormon: okay.Jul 07 13:43
bryce_ryangorley, ah right yes let's raise thatJul 07 13:43
bryce_=== Vectors Team ===Jul 07 13:43
McCRogers: or you can put them on CC-BYJul 07 13:43
bryce_there was an excellent kickoff meeting held for promotion/marketingJul 07 13:44
bryce_ryangorley, why don't you update the board on status?Jul 07 13:44
CRogersMc: depends on the kind of fundraising we want to do. Was thinking of pricing them higher, which would require a more restrictive (c) to keep people from underselling us.Jul 07 13:44
ryangorleyOkayJul 07 13:44
bryce_ryangorley, and +1 to an email; if you want help with copyediting send it to me and IlJul 07 13:45
bryce_I'll help wordsmith :-)Jul 07 13:45
ryangorleyFirstly, the name of the marketing/outreach/promotions/etc. went to vote and the winner was Inkscape VectorsJul 07 13:45
McCRogers: come one, these are stickersJul 07 13:45
ryangorleyWe have a team up on the site here: https://inkscape.org/en/*inkscape-vectorsJul 07 13:46
CRogersMc: they are art.Jul 07 13:46
Mcnot stuff that people are looking for cheaper resellersJul 07 13:46
doctormonMc, CRogers: Let's take this to #inkscapeJul 07 13:46
ryangorleyWe're testing out Mattermost as our real-time communication channel at: https://teams.freecreatives.org/inkscapeJul 07 13:46
Lazurhmm didn't heard about that oneJul 07 13:47
ryangorleyI'll be proposing project management on GitLab: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape-vectorsJul 07 13:47
CRogers+1 for Inkscape Vectors team. That name is brilliant.Jul 07 13:47
tedgYeah, the name is cool.Jul 07 13:47
Rob-Sterbalexcept we sound like insectsJul 07 13:48
CRogersVery dynamic sounding.Jul 07 13:48
ryangorley(Hidden right now)Jul 07 13:48
CRogersA vector in mathematics is a point and a direction.Jul 07 13:48
ryangorleyI can't take credit for the name, but it should be fun :)Jul 07 13:48
CRogersI think that's poetic.Jul 07 13:48
bryce_Rob-Sterbal, bzz bzz jointhehive bzzJul 07 13:48
Rob-Sterbalyeah yeah yeah...Jul 07 13:49
CRogersYars Revenge anyone?Jul 07 13:49
ryangorleyI think GitLab is going to be awesome for tracking all kinds of work...Jul 07 13:49
Lazurso where a vector meeting is supposed to be announced?Jul 07 13:49
Lazurand whenJul 07 13:49
ryangorleyI'll probably push out an email to inkscape-devel in the next couple daysJul 07 13:50
doctormonThese kinds of satelite teams always must connect back to the mainline project. So I'd like to see meetings being announced in inkscape-user and inkscape-develJul 07 13:50
ryangorleydoctormon: +1Jul 07 13:50
bryce_doctormon, yep agreed.Jul 07 13:51
ryangorleyI'm going to propose the following sub-projects: Social, Content, Research, Press, Events, Brand, SEOJul 07 13:51
ryangorleyThat's probably getting into the weedsJul 07 13:51
tedgI think we might want to make a standing item for vectors and docs at the board meeting?Jul 07 13:51
Rob-Sterbalwhere does the wiki fit?Jul 07 13:51
bryce_especially with this being in mattermost vs. irc people might need a bit more heads upJul 07 13:51
bryce_tedg, ah good suggestionJul 07 13:52
ryangorleyBasically We have a group of interested people, I'm exploring tools, and we have a TBA meeting this monthJul 07 13:52
tedgryangorley: Great, that's exciting, good to see this moving forward!Jul 07 13:52
ryangorley@Rob-Sterbal Excellent question!Jul 07 13:52
doctormonryangorley: Each of these sub-projects could probably be re-labeled 'processes' or 'activities' so it doesn't look like the vectors team has sub-teams.Jul 07 13:52
Rob-Sterbalhttp://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/MattermostJul 07 13:52
bryce_tedg, or possibly time to think about a second meeting for focusing on project management, like we've done for release stuffJul 07 13:52
Rob-SterbalI would probably be less annoying there :)Jul 07 13:53
tedgbryce_: Sure, but I was thinking more a short report just to keep everyone feeding into one place. Perhaps when doing releases we'd make it much the same. "Release Report"Jul 07 13:53
bryce_tedg, yep.  Just thinking that we already have trouble keeping the meeting to an hour, why not formally extend it to 2 hrs with 1st half be board stuff, 2nd half general project.  Or vice versaJul 07 13:54
tedgLet's not make it a place for further discussion, just a summary more or less.Jul 07 13:54
ryangorleydoctormon: I think we may actually try to find someone to own each of those groups. Names are a WIPJul 07 13:55
bryce_tedg, of course.  but even summaries can take some time, esp. if there's discussion.  three 15 min status summaries is pretty much a full meeting ;-)Jul 07 13:55
tedgWe have recently, I'm not quite sure why the meetings have exploded. Perhaps we need timed items.Jul 07 13:55
tedg10 min items! ;-) /me is a solverJul 07 13:56
bryce_tedg, keep all y'all to a timer is a fool's task I've learned ;-)Jul 07 13:56
tedgSure, let's think about it more. Excited about vectors, like to see how we could help but also make sure the project stays moving the same direction.Jul 07 13:56
bryce_ok coolJul 07 13:56
bryce_I think we're done with other business, and at the hour mark, so this is a good point to wrap things up.Jul 07 13:57
ryangorleyThat's the gist.Jul 07 13:57
bryce_=== End of Meeting ===Jul 07 13:57
bryce_thanks all!Jul 07 13:57

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