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<p>Attendance: 10</p><p>Minutes of Sept 6 meeting approved.</p><p>Lead by Phil Odence</p><p><strong>Technical Team Report - Kate</strong></p><ul><li>Continuing to work through use cases.</li><li>Peter Williams has left Openlogic. The tech team as well as the whole SPDX community officially thank him for his commitment and huge contributions to the project.</li><li>Peter is replaced by Jeff Gran.</li></ul><p><strong>Legal Team Report - Jilayne</strong></p><ul><li>License list</li><ul><li>Wrapped up FSF list work</li><li>In process of defining what new license will go in the next version. Researching other lists with we'd like to to cover, Fedora is on the radar next</li><li>Version 1.17 is adding 42 licenses to the previous 165</li><li>Newly agreed to princple: If there is a version of a license on the list, we should also have all previous versions. (and future, presumably- Editor's Note)</li><li>Question came up about Freeware/Shareware license. Tabled for future meeting with larger group.</li></ul></ul><p><strong>Business Team Report - Jack &amp; Scott</strong></p><ul><li>Matt Germonprez of U of Neb and a grad student are making progress working with FOSSology and SPDX</li><li>Barriers to Adoption</li><ul><li>Adoption remains a key focus of the business team.&nbsp;</li><li>Working on a survey</li><li>Plan to roll out to SPDX-involved companies as well as other companies from FOSSBazaar and LinuxF communites.</li></ul><li>Ibrahim has come up with some great recruiting ideas.</li><ul><li>Blocking issues: Need a govenance document (Phil is drafting)</li><li>Other needs: Roadmap (Jack working), Defined onboarding process.</li><li>Need a slide deck targeted at recruiting (Phil and Ibrahim working)</li><li>Michael lead discussion about how to work with Linux Foundation.&nbsp;</li><ul><li>They are happy to help, but don't want to hand over mailing lists wholesale.&nbsp;</li><li>Feels it's important that we track recruiting efforts like a sales pipeline; Is looking into using a CRM system to track. It is important to recognize that some companies will not want recruiting discussion details to be public</li></ul><li>Need to put some special thought into working with Asian companies.&nbsp;</li></ul></ul><p><strong>Cross Functional Issues – Phil</strong></p><ul><li>Web Site Update</li><ul><li>Lots of progress on clean up. Now in reasonably credible state, though still tweaking</li><li>Bad links and dead pages are for the most part gone.</li><li>Tech Team section now consistent with others.</li><li>Some URLs are confusing/inconsistent, but not worth worrying about as Linux Foundation will be revamping site for us shortly.</li><li>Jack is looking into adding a Contact Us tab.</li></ul></ul><p class="p1"><strong>Attendees</strong></p><ul><li>Phil Odence, Black Duck</li><li>Michael Herzog, nexB</li><li>Kate Stewart, Canonical</li><li>Jilayne Lovejoy, OpenLogic</li><li>Jack Manbeck, Texas Instruments</li><li>Jason Buttura, Cisco</li><li>Scott Lamons, HP</li><li>Tom Incorvia, Microfocus</li><li>Kamyar Emami, Protecode</li><li>Pierre Lapointe, nexB</li></ul>
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* Attendance: 10
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* Minutes of Sept 6 meeting approved.
 +
* Lead by Phil Odence
 +
 
 +
== Technical Team Report - Kate ==
 +
 
 +
* Continuing to work through use cases.
 +
* Peter Williams has left Openlogic. The tech team as well as the whole SPDX community officially thank him for his commitment and huge contributions to the project.
 +
* Peter is replaced by Jeff Gran.
 +
 
 +
== Legal Team Report - Jilayne ==
 +
 
 +
* License list
 +
** Wrapped up FSF list work
 +
** In process of defining what new license will go in the next version. Researching other lists with we'd like to to cover, Fedora is on the radar next
 +
** Version 1.17 is adding 42 licenses to the previous 165
 +
** Newly agreed to princple: If there is a version of a license on the list, we should also have all previous versions. (and future, presumably- Editor's Note)
 +
** Question came up about Freeware/Shareware license. Tabled for future meeting with larger group.
 +
 
 +
== Business Team Report - Jack &amp; Scott ==
 +
 
 +
* Matt Germonprez of U of Neb and a grad student are making progress working with FOSSology and SPDX
 +
* Barriers to Adoption
 +
** Adoption remains a key focus of the business team.
 +
** Working on a survey
 +
** Plan to roll out to SPDX-involved companies as well as other companies from FOSSBazaar and LinuxF communites.
 +
* Ibrahim has come up with some great recruiting ideas.
 +
** Blocking issues: Need a govenance document (Phil is drafting)
 +
** Other needs: Roadmap (Jack working), Defined onboarding process.
 +
** Need a slide deck targeted at recruiting (Phil and Ibrahim working)
 +
** Michael lead discussion about how to work with Linux Foundation.
 +
*** They are happy to help, but don't want to hand over mailing lists wholesale.
 +
*** Feels it's important that we track recruiting efforts like a sales pipeline; Is looking into using a CRM system to track. It is important to recognize that some companies will not want recruiting discussion details to be public
 +
** Need to put some special thought into working with Asian companies.
 +
 
 +
== Cross Functional Issues – Phil ==
 +
 
 +
* Web Site Update
 +
** Lots of progress on clean up. Now in reasonably credible state, though still tweaking
 +
** Bad links and dead pages are for the most part gone.
 +
** Tech Team section now consistent with others.
 +
** Some URLs are confusing/inconsistent, but not worth worrying about as Linux Foundation will be revamping site for us shortly.
 +
** Jack is looking into adding a Contact Us tab.
 +
 
 +
== Attendees ==
 +
 
 +
* Phil Odence, Black Duck
 +
* Michael Herzog, nexB
 +
* Kate Stewart, Canonical
 +
* Jilayne Lovejoy, OpenLogic
 +
* Jack Manbeck, Texas Instruments
 +
* Jason Buttura, Cisco
 +
* Scott Lamons, HP
 +
* Tom Incorvia, Microfocus
 +
* Kamyar Emami, Protecode
 +
* Pierre Lapointe, nexB
 +
 
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[[Category:General|Minutes]]
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[[Category:Minutes]]

Latest revision as of 10:59, 6 March 2013

  • Attendance: 10
  • Minutes of Sept 6 meeting approved.
  • Lead by Phil Odence

Technical Team Report - Kate

  • Continuing to work through use cases.
  • Peter Williams has left Openlogic. The tech team as well as the whole SPDX community officially thank him for his commitment and huge contributions to the project.
  • Peter is replaced by Jeff Gran.

Legal Team Report - Jilayne

  • License list
    • Wrapped up FSF list work
    • In process of defining what new license will go in the next version. Researching other lists with we'd like to to cover, Fedora is on the radar next
    • Version 1.17 is adding 42 licenses to the previous 165
    • Newly agreed to princple: If there is a version of a license on the list, we should also have all previous versions. (and future, presumably- Editor's Note)
    • Question came up about Freeware/Shareware license. Tabled for future meeting with larger group.

Business Team Report - Jack & Scott

  • Matt Germonprez of U of Neb and a grad student are making progress working with FOSSology and SPDX
  • Barriers to Adoption
    • Adoption remains a key focus of the business team.
    • Working on a survey
    • Plan to roll out to SPDX-involved companies as well as other companies from FOSSBazaar and LinuxF communites.
  • Ibrahim has come up with some great recruiting ideas.
    • Blocking issues: Need a govenance document (Phil is drafting)
    • Other needs: Roadmap (Jack working), Defined onboarding process.
    • Need a slide deck targeted at recruiting (Phil and Ibrahim working)
    • Michael lead discussion about how to work with Linux Foundation.
      • They are happy to help, but don't want to hand over mailing lists wholesale.
      • Feels it's important that we track recruiting efforts like a sales pipeline; Is looking into using a CRM system to track. It is important to recognize that some companies will not want recruiting discussion details to be public
    • Need to put some special thought into working with Asian companies.

Cross Functional Issues – Phil

  • Web Site Update
    • Lots of progress on clean up. Now in reasonably credible state, though still tweaking
    • Bad links and dead pages are for the most part gone.
    • Tech Team section now consistent with others.
    • Some URLs are confusing/inconsistent, but not worth worrying about as Linux Foundation will be revamping site for us shortly.
    • Jack is looking into adding a Contact Us tab.

Attendees

  • Phil Odence, Black Duck
  • Michael Herzog, nexB
  • Kate Stewart, Canonical
  • Jilayne Lovejoy, OpenLogic
  • Jack Manbeck, Texas Instruments
  • Jason Buttura, Cisco
  • Scott Lamons, HP
  • Tom Incorvia, Microfocus
  • Kamyar Emami, Protecode
  • Pierre Lapointe, nexB
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