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On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 2:47 PM Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Sun, Jun 27, 2021 at 08:11:29PM -0700, Alec Warner wrote: |
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> > The board has 5 members; robbat2, myself, and alicef retire by |
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> > rotation this election. |
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> I'm standing for election again. |
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> By way of a manifesto: |
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> Since joining the board, I've tackled the multi-year project to complete |
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> the Foundation's financial record-keeping including forensic accounting |
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> to establish history since the start of Foundation. |
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> Used those records, I worked (and continue to) produce annual financial |
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> statements, and ensure all tax filings are completed; I've just started |
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> work on the latest set of financial statements, as the new fiscal year |
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> started July 1st. |
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> The FY2020 (ending 2020/06/30) is available at |
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> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Foundation:Gentoo_Foundation_Finances_FY2020. |
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> The draft version of FY2021 statement will hopefully be available in |
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> time for the AGM, but is unlikely to be finalized before December. |
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> In the past Fiscal year, as a trustee: |
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> - I helped engage with Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) as being a |
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> potential fiscal sponsor, which had the outcome that they were |
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> unlikely to accept us, but we could apply anyway. SFC did provide a |
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> detailed list of documentation they (or likely any other sponsor) |
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> would require for consideration. |
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> - I helped engage with Software in the Public Interest (SPI); SPI did |
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> not provide further responses. |
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> - Both of the above are documented: |
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> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Foundation:FoundationFutureState#Status |
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> I also provided financial answers to questions for potential |
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> applications to the Open Source Collective and the Linux Foundation, |
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> but I did not drive those applications and cannot speak to them |
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> further (I encourage mgorny & alicef to document their progress) |
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Thank you for all your work on the Foundation's finances. This is |
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important work towards joining an umbrella organization, and valuable |
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work even in the case that we don't. |
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