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From: "Robin H. Johnson" <robbat2@g.o>
To: gentoo-nfp@l.g.o
Cc: gentoo-project@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-project] Foundation meeting agenda for April 2018 - update3: UPDATE re SFLC.
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 05:44:25
Message-Id: robbat2-20180417T043949-706417687Z@orbis-terrarum.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-project] [gentoo-nfp] Foundation meeting agenda for April 2018 - update3 by Matthew Thode
1 On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 08:51:04PM -0500, Matthew Thode wrote:
2 > Agenda Follows
3 > ==============
4 ...
5 > - contact greg eben for finance and legal advice
6 > - https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-nfp/message/6e2c1974935494b7791e3958ef7e7562
7 This should SFLC/Eben Moglen. I don't know where "Greg" came from.
8
9 I went digging in old meeting logs & email archives, and confirmed
10 that the Matthew Summers (on behalf of the Foundation) DID previously
11 engage the SFLC, but from outward appearances somebody repeatedly
12 dropped the ball, and we were shunted between counsel numerous times.
13
14 Karen Sandler -> ?? -> Karen Sandler -> Aaron Williamson -> ?? -> (trail goes cold).
15
16 2009-Aug/Sept: Initial response from Daniel B. Ravicher (Legal Director
17 @ SFLC)
18
19 In 2010, our SFLC counsel seemed to be very busy, and not have much
20 time for us. The contact point was specifically Karen Sandler (confirmed
21 in 2011-Dec).
22
23 2011-Jan: something happened at SFLC, quantumsummers stated in the
24 meeting logs we were assigned to a "junior attorney", no further detail
25 was provided in logs or trustee emails.
26
27 2011-Mar: No progress had been made with the SFLC, and the decision was
28 made to drop the SFLC (A donation to them was also considered). Form
29 1023 was specifically mentioned.
30
31 2011: Apr through Sep: Still no responses from SFLC.
32
33 2011-Nov: Note that Karen has moved to "software conservancy or gnome
34 foundation"
35
36 2012-Feb: New contact point at SFLC, 'Aaron Williamson'.
37
38 2013-Jan: Mention of SFLC & Form 1023 in the logs, no details.
39
40 2013-Jul: Matthew Summers again notes that "our previous fellow left and
41 did not give notice to us", I presume this was Aaron Williamson. Also
42 that he spoke to Eben Moglen, and 'we have a new council now', but no
43 details as to who that was.
44
45 2014-Mar: The SFLC trail goes dead at this point.
46
47 --
48 Robin Hugh Johnson
49 Gentoo Linux: Dev, Infra Lead, Foundation Treasurer
50 E-Mail : robbat2@g.o
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