Minutes from 2002-07-02

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Present
    Nat
    Tim
    Havoc
    Jonathan
    James
    Jody
    Miguel
    Federico [+:25]

Regrets
    Telsa
    Daniel
    George

Missing
    Jim Gettys

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Tim - Friends of GNOME Launched
    : Able to accept donations via PayPal now
    : Some contributions have come in already
    : Address available for cheques
    : Wire transfer info available on request
    : Will change the highest category from 'Founder' to 'Philanthropist'
    * Next Steps
    	- Publicize
	- To accept credit cards directly will require some additional
	  certification and a secure server.

Tim - State of incorporation
    : California has granted non-profit status

    - GNOME/KDE interop hothouse
    : Space has been offered at LWE
    : Havoc : discussion targets sound services & mime db
	    : no immediate action required

Nat - Status of Summit
    : Registration period ended yesterday for foundation members
    : About 50 people so far
    : New rooms at MIT so that there is network connectivity
    : Can handle up to about 75 people
    : There are talks & workshops
	* Meeks development & release process
	* Chema printing
	* GStreamer/Media
	* Leo ?? : Media application server
	* File selector
	* Bill Haneman on accessibility
    : Having weekly calls
    : Foundation has paid MIT for the use of the facilities.
    ? No registration confirmations

Tim - GUADEC planning
    ? Would it be feasible to move date of Guadec into the summer to get more
      flexibility with venues
	- Miguel mentioed the potential for collision with other summer
	  conferences
    ? Dublin a possibility, university is more available during the summer
    ? Germany, Scandinavia or Moscow are other options

Miguel - GNOME en el Sur
    : Will send a write up
    : Met congressman and lawmakers in Peru
    : Anywhere there was a presence before, we are very strong
    : Suggests more local presence to encourage
    : Future important events in Porto Alegre and Chile
    : We should get speakers to both, English and Spanish speakers both
      feasible.
    : It is important to have both user and technical talks
    : nautilus drag and drop & gconf make good demos

DELAYED
    : Ssh and CVS

ACTION
    Tim : Email Christen Schaller re: Friends of GNOME
    Nat : send registration confirms
    Tim : People interested in speaking should register with Tim for
          coordination.
    Miguel : Will send his presentations