Foundation Board Minutes for Monday 7 January, 16:30 UTC

Attending

• FedericoMenaQuintero

• AllanDay

• NeilMcGovern

• PhilipChimento

• NuritziSanchez

• RobMcQueen

• RosannaYuen

• KatGerasimova

Regrets

• CarlosSoriano

Agenda

• Emails with trademark licensing questions (Philip)
• Expectations for board around hiring (Allan)
• FOSDEM advisory board meeting (Nuritzi)

Minutes

• Emails with trademark licensing questions
  • We received an email from Phil King about use of GTK trademark in a book.
    • Philip: Do we own that trademark as well as the GNOME foot?
    • Neil: I believe so, will check. I'll also check informally with the GTK team members before answering the email.
  • We received another email notifying about royalties from Gabor Kum EV for GNOME-branded merchandise.
    • Philip: Is there a way to publicize that trademark licensing questions should go to the staff instead of the board?

    • Neil: Trademark questions should indeed not go to the board; they should go directly to licensing@gnome.org, which is redirected to the staff list. It may be that people are using the wrong address.

• Expectations for board around hiring
  • Allan: Are we expected to formally welcome new hires in a meet-the-board gathering, as part of their onboarding?
    • No. Better to informally meet them at, say, FOSDEM or other conferences.
• FOSDEM advisory board meeting
  • Nuritzi: Is the board preparing any presentation for the advisory board meeting at FOSDEM?
    • Neil: Traditionally not, it's only a half day as opposed to a full day at GUADEC. I will prepare a presentation.
  • Neil: Those attending the advisory board meeting at FOSDEM, please fill in the Framadate poll so we can pick a time for the meeting.