Re: [Debconf-team] The relationship between DIVA and SPI in terms of sponsorship money

2011-03-30 Thread Jimmy Kaplowitz
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:29:44AM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > so if ffis gives money to diva, ffis needs to be sure, diva spends this money > _only_ for things ffis can spend money on. > > I assume, this is the same with SPI. Correct. - Jimmy Kaplowitz jimmy@{debian,spi-inc}.org

Re: [Debconf-team] The relationship between DIVA and SPI in terms of sponsorship money

2011-03-22 Thread Richard Darst
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 04:57:34PM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > On Montag, 21. März 2011, Adnan Hodzic wrote: > > If anyone wants to start of I just made > > http://whiteboard.debian.net/dc11-ngo.wb > > its empty :-D > > I just put it on the agenda of our next dc11 meetings! I just added an out

Re: [Debconf-team] The relationship between DIVA and SPI in terms of sponsorship money

2011-03-22 Thread Holger Levsen
On Montag, 21. März 2011, Adnan Hodzic wrote: > If anyone wants to start of I just made > http://whiteboard.debian.net/dc11-ngo.wb its empty :-D I just put it on the agenda of our next dc11 meetings! cheers! signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. _

Re: [Debconf-team] The relationship between DIVA and SPI in terms of sponsorship money

2011-03-22 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Montag, 21. März 2011, Adnan Hodzic wrote: > There's no restrictions with what DIVA can > do with the money, unless if it's used to generate profit. ffis e.V. can only spend money to fullfill its mission (which is, to support free software). ffis _cannot_ spend money to support other thin

Re: [Debconf-team] The relationship between DIVA and SPI in terms of sponsorship money

2011-03-21 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Moray Allan dijo [Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 04:51:50PM +]: > > Well since I was in this organization since its inception I believe > > I'm on the board of directors as well. Everybody talks to each other > > before any decision is being made there has to be a general agreement > > among members, a c

Re: [Debconf-team] The relationship between DIVA and SPI in terms of sponsorship money

2011-03-21 Thread Richard Darst
Hi, I think we need to back up a bit... We need links to other documentation. Adnan, we are glad that so much stuff is going on there, but when it comes to money like this, we need more than just one person's assurances that everything is OK. Remember that you're not, as you said, the "DebConf1

Re: [Debconf-team] The relationship between DIVA and SPI in terms of sponsorship money

2011-03-21 Thread Adnan Hodzic
Erh ... "I am leader *of* DebConf11" not "or" as I initially wrote. On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Adnan Hodzic wrote: >> You're not sure if you're on the board? -- can you try to find a >> correct list of who is? > > DIVA members are volunteers, I am leader or DebConf11 project and > therefor

Re: [Debconf-team] The relationship between DIVA and SPI in terms of sponsorship money

2011-03-21 Thread Adnan Hodzic
> You're not sure if you're on the board? -- can you try to find a > correct list of who is? DIVA members are volunteers, I am leader or DebConf11 project and therefor am part of the board. Dzemila Josic is the president of this organization. > What is the organisation's formal status?  Is it inc

Re: [Debconf-team] The relationship between DIVA and SPI in terms of sponsorship money

2011-03-21 Thread Moray Allan
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Adnan Hodzic wrote: >> Who is on the board of directors?  What is its charter?  Who does the >> board report to? > > Well since I was in this organization since its inception I believe > I'm on the board of directors as well. Everybody talks to each other > before

Re: [Debconf-team] The relationship between DIVA and SPI in terms of sponsorship money

2011-03-21 Thread Adnan Hodzic
> I'd hope that you (localteam) would do it (with help from globalteam of > course), and then both parties sign it. Sounds like a plan :) > Sounds like a job for whiteboard.debian.net :) If anyone wants to start of I just made http://whiteboard.debian.net/dc11-ngo.wb Adnan On Mon, Mar 21, 201

Re: [Debconf-team] The relationship between DIVA and SPI in terms of sponsorship money

2011-03-21 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Montag, 21. März 2011, Adnan Hodzic wrote: > Sounds good, both options work for DIVA as well. Who's going to make > this agreement? I'd hope that you (localteam) would do it (with help from globalteam of course), and then both parties sign it. Sounds like a job for whiteboard.debian.net

Re: [Debconf-team] The relationship between DIVA and SPI in terms of sponsorship money

2011-03-21 Thread Adnan Hodzic
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 9:29 PM, Holger Levsen wrote: > > So, we'll either make an agreement between Debian (SPI) and DIVA, stating DIVA > will handle money for DebConf11 (and Debian will pay any debts or DIVA will > give a surplus to Debian) *or* DIVA wants to become a trusted Debian > organisa

Re: [Debconf-team] The relationship between DIVA and SPI in terms of sponsorship money

2011-03-19 Thread Richard Darst
On Tue, Mar 08, 2011 at 11:23:09PM +, Adnan Hodzic wrote: > After DebConf9 and my bid presentation for DebConf11 in Bosnia, I > participated in building this NGO from the ground up. I’m also the > author of the organization’s website, where you can find more > information: www.diva.ba Global

[Debconf-team] The relationship between DIVA and SPI in terms of sponsorship money

2011-03-08 Thread Adnan Hodzic
Upon initiating our bid for Debconf11, one of the first things we learned and realized is that we would need an NGO (non-governmental/non-profit organization), for the purpose of storing sponsorship money, and moving money from one place to another. For the purposes of this document, “money” refers