Re: Proposed resolution - rescind position of SPI board advisors

2019-12-09 Thread Filipus Klutiero
e of their existence). That being said, I have no strong opinion on this, though if we don't publish a list of current advisors, as seems to be the case, I would tend to support abolition. [...] -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com __

Re: [RESULT] Replace the bylaws of Software in the Public Interest

2019-04-13 Thread Filipus Klutiero
d them superior. I use this opportunity to thank Dr. Michlmayr for his service on the board. And thanks to Jimmy Kaplowitz for accepting to serve as president. -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com ___ Spi-general mailing list Spi-

Re: Meeting agendas and mails to spi-announce mailing list

2018-07-08 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2018-07-04 09:38, Martin Michlmayr wrote: * Philippe Cloutier [2018-07-02 18:01]: 1. At least avoid collapsing with the "F2F" "acronym" I removed F2F since it doesn't really matter where the action items came from. Sounds like a great solution; thanks Martin

Recap on issue tracking situation (Re: Issue #0 - No general-purpose issue tracking system)

2018-03-10 Thread Filipus Klutiero
deciding to use RT to power a general-purpose ITS, I suggest to make a decent comparison of both. On 2016-07-30 10:55, Filipus Klutiero wrote: According to Joshua D. Drake, SPI has an issue tracking system for reimbursements, but not for other issues (see http://lists.spi-inc.org/pipermail/spi

Re: Issue tracking system

2018-02-18 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2018-02-17 13:12, Martin Michlmayr wrote: * Filipus Klutiero [2018-02-17 10:10]: http://spi-inc.org/corporate/rt/ Thank you very much. I would replace "you can open a new ticket by sending an email to the following address at the |rt.spi-inc.org| domain" with "you can open

Re: Issue tracking system

2018-02-17 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2018-02-16 11:42, Martin Michlmayr wrote: * Filipus Klutiero [2018-02-13 07:09]: This leaves a huge question: who can consult the tracker? Can anyone who is not a director consult any ticket? And is the answer to that available publically? The board and certain volunteers and contractors

Re: Issue tracking system

2018-02-13 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2018-01-02 03:43, Martin Michlmayr wrote: * Filipus Klutiero [2018-01-01 21:32]: Thanks for this. I would be delighted to discover an existing general-purpose ITS, but that does not look easy. I requested one on spi-general on 2016-07-30 via the quoted email and nobody replied anything

Issue tracking system (was Re: Unofficial SPI Issue Tracking System (Re: Issue #0 - No general-purpose issue tracking system))

2018-01-01 Thread Filipus Klutiero
Hi Robert, On 2018-01-01 19:39, Robert Brockway wrote: On Mon, 1 Jan 2018, Filipus Klutiero wrote: Hi, On 2016-07-30 10:55, Filipus Klutiero wrote: According to Joshua D. Drake, SPI has an issue tracking system for reimbursements, but not for other issues (see http://lists.spi-inc.org

Unofficial SPI Issue Tracking System (Re: Issue #0 - No general-purpose issue tracking system)

2018-01-01 Thread Filipus Klutiero
Hi, On 2016-07-30 10:55, Filipus Klutiero wrote: According to Joshua D. Drake, SPI has an issue tracking system for reimbursements, but not for other issues (see http://lists.spi-inc.org/pipermail/spi-general/2016-July/003466.html ). If there is already a genera-purpose ITS, this is indeed

Issue #7 - Website does not show staff

2017-10-22 Thread Filipus Klutiero
I cannot find a list of SPI employees anywhere on spi-inc.org. A list indicating each employee's role and which would quantify each one's work would help determine if we should seek more, less or different staff. -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecl

Re: MediaWiki (Re: Issue #2 - Allow contributions to website from browser)

2017-10-11 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2017-10-09 10:28, Ian Jackson wrote: Philippe Cloutier writes ("MediaWiki (Re: Issue #2 - Allow contributions to website from browser)"): 2016-08-14 11:05 GMT-04:00 Filipus Klutiero : The way one can contribute to SPI's website is explained on http://www.spi-inc.org/ : .

Proposed Board resolution for Board electoral system, version 20170309 (was Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system)

2017-03-09 Thread Filipus Klutiero
without parties like SPI's. I have no issues with substance. -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com ___ Spi-general mailing list Spi-general@lists.spi-inc.org http://lists.spi-inc.org/listinfo/spi-general

Whereas 1 (Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system)

2017-03-08 Thread Filipus Klutiero
ing system for Board elections is unique to SPI and has several problems; notably, a potentially suboptimal representativeness. [...] -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com ___ Spi-general mailing list Spi-general@lists.spi-inc.org http://lists.spi-inc.org/listinfo/spi-general

Condorcet whereas (Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system)

2017-03-08 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2017-03-08 09:29, Ian Jackson wrote: Filipus Klutiero writes ("Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system"): Thank you Ian. Here are my remarks. On 2017-03-08 06:43, Ian Jackson wrote: 1. SPI should elect its Board using a roughly-proportional voting

Re: Final proposed Board resolution for Board elections voting system

2017-03-08 Thread Filipus Klutiero
f the Rules. 9. The SPI Secretary is requested to liase with Ian Jackson, so that the necessary changes to SPI software and infrastructure can be identified and implemented. Typo "liase" -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com

Re: Voting system R&D (Re: 2017 update to the SPI voting algorithm for Board elections)

2017-03-04 Thread Filipus Klutiero
nvince me; and that I am not going to convince you. Ian, if your beliefs are accurate, then I think it would be more efficient to stop trying to convince Barak than to state these beliefs. [...] -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com ___

STV (Re: Voting system R&D (Re: 2017 update to the SPI voting algorithm for Board elections))

2017-03-04 Thread Filipus Klutiero
Hi Dimitri, On 2017-03-03 11:26, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: On 2 March 2017 at 18:07, Barak A. Pearlmutter wrote: On 1 March 2017 at 13:47, Filipus Klutiero wrote: I have received tens of mails from FVC and none discussed monotonicity or any technical point. This was not a comment on the

Re: Voting system R&D (Re: 2017 update to the SPI voting algorithm for Board elections)

2017-03-02 Thread Filipus Klutiero
see such insistence on an argument as weak as popularity. [...] -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com ___ Spi-general mailing list Spi-general@lists.spi-inc.org http://lists.spi-inc.org/listinfo/spi-general

Concorcet methods (was Re: Voting system R&D (Re: 2017 update to the SPI voting algorithm for Board elections))

2017-03-02 Thread Filipus Klutiero
voting reform, that is quite wrong. I won't counter with a simplistic explanation, but merely point out that most such organisations are interested in multi-district elections. -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com ___ Spi-general

Voting system R&D (Re: 2017 update to the SPI voting algorithm for Board elections)

2017-03-01 Thread Filipus Klutiero
on the substance of Barak's claim. [...] -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com ___ Spi-general mailing list Spi-general@lists.spi-inc.org http://lists.spi-inc.org/listinfo/spi-general

Re: SPI bylaws overhaul: Board Attendence

2016-11-20 Thread Filipus Klutiero
been members of the board. If we manage to collect such data, if the issue persists after the board is elected with access to attendance statistics, and if these statistics show abnormally low attendance and variability among members, then I would consider more drastic solutions. -- F

Discussion topic (Re: SPI bylaws overhaul: new discussion draft)

2016-11-20 Thread Filipus Klutiero
as become. If there is concern that discussion about identifying the proposed changes is hurting discussion about the proposed changes, I recommend retitling subthreads about the former so the precise topic can be quickly determined. -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com

Re: Topic of spi-board (Re: Issue #5 - Please explain the topic of each mailing list)

2016-11-06 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2016-10-27 08:46, Neil McGovern wrote: On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 08:46:42PM -0400, Filipus Klutiero wrote: Was such a situation already discussed on spi-board? Certainly while I was on the board there was. Thanks Neil [...] If you do not know, could you provide a concrete example

Re: Topic of spi-board (Re: Issue #5 - Please explain the topic of each mailing list)

2016-11-06 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2016-10-27 06:10, Henrik Ingo wrote: On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 3:46 AM, Filipus Klutiero wrote: On 2016-10-18 08:57, Henrik Ingo wrote: On Sat, Oct 15, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Filipus Klutiero wrote: Any matter, where a failure of the opposite side to act within a certain time will benefit or

Issues with public discussions of legal issues (Re: Topic of spi-board (Re: Issue #5 - Please explain the topic of each mailing list))

2016-11-06 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2016-10-26 21:21, Joshua D. Drake wrote: On 10/26/2016 05:46 PM, Filipus Klutiero wrote: Hi Henrik, henrik Was such a situation already discussed on spi-board? If so, could you estimate the frequency? If you do not know, could you provide a concrete example? While I was on board there

Re: Topic of spi-board (Re: Issue #5 - Please explain the topic of each mailing list)

2016-11-06 Thread Filipus Klutiero
Hi Joshua, On 2016-10-26 21:20, Joshua D. Drake wrote: On 10/26/2016 05:49 PM, Filipus Klutiero wrote: Hi Joshua, On 2016-10-17 14:19, Joshua D. Drake wrote: On 10/15/2016 06:57 AM, Filipus Klutiero wrote: This replies to both Joshua and Peter. Right so there are many types of legal

Re: Topic of spi-board (Re: Issue #5 - Please explain the topic of each mailing list)

2016-10-26 Thread Filipus Klutiero
Hi Joshua, On 2016-10-17 14:19, Joshua D. Drake wrote: On 10/15/2016 06:57 AM, Filipus Klutiero wrote: This replies to both Joshua and Peter. Right so there are many types of legal issues. The one you bring up is fine to be public. However there are others that are not. Joshua, could you

Re: Topic of spi-board (Re: Issue #5 - Please explain the topic of each mailing list)

2016-10-26 Thread Filipus Klutiero
Hi Henrik, On 2016-10-18 08:57, Henrik Ingo wrote: On Sat, Oct 15, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Filipus Klutiero wrote: Joshua, could you provide an example legal issue which is private (and, of course, which has to be)? Any matter, where a failure of the opposite side to act within a certain time will

Topic of spi-board (Re: Issue #5 - Please explain the topic of each mailing list)

2016-10-15 Thread Filipus Klutiero
be public. However there are others that are not. Joshua, could you provide an example legal issue which is private (and, of course, which has to be)? Sincerely, JD -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com ___ Spi-general mailing

Re: Issue #5 - Please explain the topic of each mailing list

2016-10-09 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2016-10-08 15:42, Joshua D. Drake wrote: On 10/08/2016 09:38 AM, Filipus Klutiero wrote: Hi Martin, Thank you spi-board is a list of the board of directors to communicate. It's also used as a contact address for the board. OK, but in terms of content, what discussions would be

Re: Issue #5 - Please explain the topic of each mailing list

2016-10-08 Thread Filipus Klutiero
Hi Martin, On 2016-10-04 14:33, Martin Michlmayr wrote: * Filipus Klutiero [2016-10-01 12:49]: http://www.spi-inc.org/contact/mailinglists/ lists 5 mailing lists of SPI. Except for the first 2, there is no description of what content each has or should receive. The descriptions of spi-private

Issue #5 - Please explain the topic of each mailing list

2016-10-01 Thread Filipus Klutiero
member of. Board elections is one topic sometimes treated on that list, but a private list should not be designated as the proper forum for electoral discussions. -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com ___ Spi-general mailing list Spi

Effect on corruption (Re: Issue #4 - Make membership (more) public)

2016-09-27 Thread Filipus Klutiero
Hi Ian, On 2016-09-19 06:54, Ian Jackson wrote: Filipus Klutiero writes ("Issue #4 - Make membership (more) public"): I request to make membership public or more public. I do not see what part of the information currently stored in applications could be private, so I think applicati

Issue #4 - Make membership (more) public

2016-09-10 Thread Filipus Klutiero
ations or review the membership process 3. provide credit to application managers 4. easy identifying possible bugs in the application process -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com ___ Spi-general mailing list Spi-general@lists.spi-inc.

Re: Issue #2 - Allow contributions to website from browser

2016-08-27 Thread Filipus Klutiero
Hi Neil, On 2016-08-23 11:00, Neil McGovern wrote: On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 09:02:22PM -0400, Filipus Klutiero wrote: On 2016-08-20 12:20, Jonathan McDowell wrote: Are you saying that you think people don't contribute because of the overhead of submitting changes to the ikiwiki+git s

Issue #3 - Please clarify ways to contact Board of Directors

2016-08-27 Thread Filipus Klutiero
* Archive <http://lists.spi-inc.org/private/spi-board/> This eventually links to spi-bo...@lists.spi-inc.org It is unclear whether there is a difference between bo...@spi-inc.org and spi-bo...@lists.spi-inc.org, and if so, which difference. -- Fili

Re: Issue #2 - Allow contributions to website from browser

2016-08-20 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2016-08-20 12:20, Jonathan McDowell wrote: On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 08:55:48PM -0400, Filipus Klutiero wrote: On 2016-08-14 16:25, Jonathan McDowell wrote: Based on experience managing a number of wikis I think the workload involved in helping people who want to contribute at present but

Re: Issue #2 - Allow contributions to website from browser

2016-08-20 Thread Filipus Klutiero
Hi Bdale, On 2016-08-18 22:53, Bdale Garbee wrote: Filipus Klutiero writes: While having to learn a new syntax is already quite a disadvantage, at least for me It is for all of us... which is exactly why we moved to the ikiwiki+git combination... because at least at the time it used

Re: Issue #2 - Allow contributions to website from browser

2016-08-18 Thread Filipus Klutiero
on. Knowing that a direct access would come would help, but only those who will make sustained contributions and who already know they will. If you meant to encourage contribution, I am not the person to address. Experience has taught me not to contribute in such conditions. Putting such a stat

Re: Issue #2 - Allow contributions to website from browser

2016-08-18 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2016-08-14 16:25, Jonathan McDowell wrote: On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 11:05:22AM -0400, Filipus Klutiero wrote: The way one can contribute to SPI's website is explained on http://www.spi-inc.org/ : This website is managed using ikiwiki+git. You can view the revision history via gitweb

Issue #2 - Allow contributions to website from browser

2016-08-14 Thread Filipus Klutiero
rently. Drupal is another option, which is in Debian testing. This does not request any specific authorizations. Pages could use the soft security of open wikis, be only editable by SPI members, require approval by a team, or a mix of all of these policies depending on the topic. -- Fili

Solved (Re: Issue #1 - Allow public access to membership statistics)

2016-08-02 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2016-08-01 05:06, Jonathan McDowell wrote: On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 06:43:37PM -0400, Filipus Klutiero wrote: SPI has "non-contributing members" and "contributing members". Contributing members have access to statistics about SPI's membership. This is inaccurate. *Al

Re: 2016 SPI board elections

2016-07-31 Thread Filipus Klutiero
ave formally requested SPI to implement such a system in thread "Issue #0 - No general-purpose issue tracking system": http://lists.spi-inc.org/pipermail/spi-general/2016-July/003493.html [...] -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com ___

Re: New member process performance and issues (Fwd: SPI Member application for Filipus Klutiero)

2016-07-31 Thread Filipus Klutiero
Hi Jonathan, On 2016-07-17 15:46, Jonathan McDowell wrote: On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 11:31:23AM -0400, Filipus Klutiero wrote: On 2015-06-28, I applied for SPI membership. I did not obtain any followup until 2016-02-03, when I received the forwarded mail. After such a delay, my interest in SPI

Issue #1 - Allow public access to membership statistics

2016-07-31 Thread Filipus Klutiero
atistics public would be a good and easy first step. I am hereby asking to make the existing metrics available to anyone. -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com ___ Spi-general mailing list Spi-general@lists.spi-inc.org http://lists

Issue #0 - No general-purpose issue tracking system

2016-07-30 Thread Filipus Klutiero
with all open source engines I used. I have no strong opinion on which engine should be picked. Obviously, having a web interface would be extremely important, particularly one which is not read-only, though email notifications are very useful. -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com

Re: Voting system for elections

2016-07-20 Thread Filipus Klutiero
On 2016-07-19 09:02, Ian Jackson wrote: Filipus Klutiero writes ("Re: Voting system for elections"): On 2016-07-18 09:29, Ian Jackson wrote: This is especially true given that our variant of Condorcet is still interpreting a ballot "1. Z 2. X" as not pr

Re: Voting system for elections

2016-07-19 Thread Filipus Klutiero
) would be better. STV would certainly better reflect the diversity of our views, but that does not mean it will lead to choices closer to the choices which votes from the whole electorate would yield. [...] -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecl

New member process performance and issues (Fwd: SPI Member application for Filipus Klutiero)

2016-07-16 Thread Filipus Klutiero
ed in. Could this be intentional? Forwarded Message Subject:SPI Member application for Filipus Klutiero Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2016 11:03:57 + From: SPI Membership Committee To: chea...@gmail.com Dear Filipus Klutiero, It has come to our attention that at some point