<div dir="auto">I abstain as I see real arguments on both sides, and apologize I am torn.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 21, 2017 3:49 PM, "Walter Bender" <<a href="mailto:walter.bender@gmail.com">walter.bender@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 3:03 PM, Laura Vargas <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:laura@somosazucar.org" target="_blank">laura@somosazucar.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>As I have come to understand I, Laura was ineligible to vote according to the <span style="font-size:12.8px;white-space:pre-wrap">Conflict of Interest Policy of Conservancy.</span></div><div><br class="m_-5177950297197367536m_4139148168535646125gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">So, we had 6 eligible votes with the following results during the voting period by email: <br></div><div><br></div><div>3 votes on favor (Ignacio, Samson and Lionel)</div><div>1 vote against (Walter) </div><div>no votes received from Adam and Sameer (count as abstentions) </div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I think we can wait a bit longer for Adam and Sameer to register their votes.</div><div><br></div><div>-walter </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Since a clear majority on favor is required to pass a Motion[1], Motion has failed.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you all that supported the motion! We hope we'll find some other way.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards and blessings to all,</div><div><br></div><div>Laura V</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Requesting_a_SLOBs_decision" style="color:rgb(0,101,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/<wbr>Requesting_a_SLOBs_decision</a><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_-5177950297197367536h5">2017-04-17 10:42 GMT-05:00 Ignacio Rodríguez <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ignacio@sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">ignacio@sugarlabs.org</a>></span>:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_-5177950297197367536h5">Well as I said +1.<br> <br> Lets hope everything gets resolved ASAP<br> <div><div class="m_-5177950297197367536m_4139148168535646125h5"><br> On 4/17/17, Walter Bender <<a href="mailto:walter.bender@gmail.com" target="_blank">walter.bender@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> > -1 from me. It seems an arbitrary and unscalable request.<br> ><br> > On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 10:35 AM, Laura Vargas <<a href="mailto:laura@somosazucar.org" target="_blank">laura@somosazucar.org</a>><br> > wrote:<br> ><br> >> Ignacio, I believe you'll need to state your vote again :D<br> >><br> >> Since I am the requesting party, my vote will be "abstain".<br> >><br> >> For all other slobs that haven't vote yet: Adam, Sameer and Walter,<br> >> please<br> >> keep in mind motions need to be voted on via email within 7 days of<br> >> posting.<br> >><br> >> In case any of you slobs require additional information please do ask on<br> >> time.<br> >><br> >><br> >> Regards,<br> >><br> >> Laura V<br> >><br> >><br> >><br> >><br> >> 2017-04-13 9:07 GMT-05:00 Samson Goddy <<a href="mailto:samsongoddy@gmail.com" target="_blank">samsongoddy@gmail.com</a>>:<br> >><br> >>> +1 for me.<br> >>><br> >>> On Apr 13, 2017 11:25 AM, "Lionel Laské" <<a href="mailto:lionel.laske@gmail.com" target="_blank">lionel.laske@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> >>><br> >>>> Motion: Urgent maintenance budget of 500$ for fixing spam attacks on<br> >>>> Sugar Network. Detail of the tasks to do are described in the Technical<br> >>>> Service Request provided by Laura. It's an one shot motion to avoid<br> >>>> interruption of service for Sugar Network users. Further investments on<br> >>>> Sugar Network will be correlated to discussion about long-term support<br> >>>> of<br> >>>> the platform.<br> >>>><br> >>>> Please second this motion to start the vote.<br> >>>><br> >>>> Best regards.<br> >>>><br> >>>> Lionel.<br> >>>><br> >>>> 2017-04-12 14:22 GMT+02:00 Laura Vargas <<a href="mailto:laura@somosazucar.org" target="_blank">laura@somosazucar.org</a>>:<br> >>>><br> >>>>> Thank you Lionel, Samson and Ignacio!<br> >>>>><br> >>>>> The formal procedure requires a SLOB to propose "A motion" and then<br> >>>>> another SLOB to second it. In this way all other SLOBs will understand<br> >>>>> they<br> >>>>> are called to vote.<br> >>>>><br> >>>>> I would appreciate if you guys can do this.<br> >>>>><br> >>>>> Blessings and regards<br> >>>>> Laura V<br> >>>>><br> >>>>><br> >>>>> 2017-04-09 11:36 GMT-05:00 Lionel Laské <<a href="mailto:lionel.laske@gmail.com" target="_blank">lionel.laske@gmail.com</a>>:<br> >>>>><br> >>>>>> I'm agree with the idea to think to the long-term but I think we<br> >>>>>> can't<br> >>>>>> leave loyal Sugar user without their tools.<br> >>>>>><br> >>>>>> So +1 to process this TSR considering we can't process other requests<br> >>>>>> without thinking to the long term support of Sugar Network.<br> >>>>>><br> >>>>>> Lionel.<br> >>>>>><br> >>>>>><br> >>>>>> 2017-04-08 16:39 GMT+02:00 Laura Vargas <<a href="mailto:laura@somosazucar.org" target="_blank">laura@somosazucar.org</a>>:<br> >>>>>><br> >>>>>>> Once we solve the urgent need to neutralize Spam attacks, I would<br> >>>>>>> love to open the discussion for long-term support.<br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>>> Regards<br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>>> 2017-04-08 9:34 GMT-05:00 Walter Bender <<a href="mailto:walter.bender@gmail.com" target="_blank">walter.bender@gmail.com</a>>:<br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>> On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 10:32 AM, Laura Vargas<br> >>>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:laura@somosazucar.org" target="_blank">laura@somosazucar.org</a><br> >>>>>>>> > wrote:<br> >>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>> We have supported Sugar Network on a voluntary basis without<br> >>>>>>>>> retribution since it's deployment on 2014. Unfortunately we ran out<br> >>>>>>>>> of<br> >>>>>>>>> resources and can't afford to dedicate the required time.<br> >>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>> This begs the question, what is next? How will the next issue be<br> >>>>>>>> resolved? It seems a long-term solution should be discussed as<br> >>>>>>>> opposed to a<br> >>>>>>>> one-time patch.<br> >>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>> Regards<br> >>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>> Laura<br> >>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>> 2017-04-08 9:24 GMT-05:00 Walter Bender <<a href="mailto:walter.bender@gmail.com" target="_blank">walter.bender@gmail.com</a>>:<br> >>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>> This document helps clarify what work needs to be done. What is<br> >>>>>>>>>> not clear to me is why this is work that needs to be funded as<br> >>>>>>>>>> opposed to<br> >>>>>>>>>> being done by volunteers.<br> >>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>> -walter<br> >>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 8:42 AM, Laura Vargas <<br> >>>>>>>>>> <a href="mailto:laura@somosazucar.org" target="_blank">laura@somosazucar.org</a>> wrote:<br> >>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>> Hello all,<br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>> As per SLOB's request in yesterday's meeting, I'm attaching the<br> >>>>>>>>>>> Sugar Network urgent maintenance project proposal.<br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>> I hope this documents covers all the information required by<br> >>>>>>>>>>> SLOB's to make a decision.<br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>> Regards from the Peruvian Amazon forest,<br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>> Laura<br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>> 2017-04-02 23:58 GMT-05:00 Laura Vargas <<a href="mailto:laura@somosazucar.org" target="_blank">laura@somosazucar.org</a>>:<br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Community members, Oversight Board Members and Free<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Software Conservancy Staff,<br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>> I would like to add the following request to the upcoming<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> April's Sugar Labs Oversight Board meeting:<br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> </div></div>>>>>>>>>>>>> Our dear *Sugar Network is in #urgent need of maintenance*.<br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Due the the recurrent *spam attacks *we have had during<br> <div><div class="m_-5177950297197367536m_4139148168535646125h5">>>>>>>>>>>>> previous months, and due to the fact that we are serving a large<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> group of<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> active users during the local school year, I'm hereby requesting<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> funds to<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> perform the following technical services:<br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>> - The addition of a "Captcha" identifier for the 3 main forms.<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> - Clean the Spam comments<br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Active users this could help: +40,000<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Name of who is actually doing the work: Luis Sebastian Silva,<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Laura Victoria Vargas<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Funds required: USD $500<br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>> I openly declare the existence of conflict of interest<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> associated with any funding request presented by me and/or my<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> husband as<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> long as I continue serving as a Sugar Labs Oversight Board<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> member.<br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Notwithstanding the above, I understand Conservancy<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> acknowledges<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> that many PLC (Project Leadership Committee) Persons are<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> technical service<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> contractors and therefore it would be doable for the Sugar Labs<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Oversight<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Board to approve the required funds.<br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>> According to the Software Freedom Conservancy Conflict of<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Interest Policy, a conflicted PLC Person must abstain from and<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> must not<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> hear nor read the pre-vote discussions of the matter.<br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> </div></div>>>>>>>>>>>>> Therefore* I will not vote nor participate in any pre-vote<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> discussions of this matter.*<br> <span>>>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Blessings and thanks in advance!<br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Attachment 1: Artwork shared at Sugar Network - English Class<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Prof. Hilda<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Attachment 2: Official Conflict of Interest Policy of<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Conservancy<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Attachment 3: Spam Comments on Sugar Network<br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>> --<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Laura V.<br> </span>>>>>>>>>>>>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org*<br> <span>>>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>> “No paradox, no progress.”<br> >>>>>>>>>>>> ~ Niels Bohr<br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>> Happy Learning!<br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>> --<br> >>>>>>>>>>> Laura V.<br> </span>>>>>>>>>>>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org*<br> <span>>>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>> “No paradox, no progress.”<br> >>>>>>>>>>> ~ Niels Bohr<br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>> Happy Learning!<br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>> ______________________________<wbr>_________________<br> >>>>>>>>>>> SLOBs mailing list<br> >>>>>>>>>>> <a href="mailto:SLOBs@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">SLOBs@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> >>>>>>>>>>> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/lis<wbr>tinfo/slobs</a><br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>>> --<br> >>>>>>>>>> Walter Bender<br> >>>>>>>>>> Sugar Labs<br> >>>>>>>>>> <a href="http://www.sugarlabs.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.sugarlabs.org</a><br> >>>>>>>>>> <<a href="http://www.sugarlabs.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.sugarlabs.org</a>><br> >>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>> --<br> >>>>>>>>> Laura V.<br> </span>>>>>>>>>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org*<br> <span>>>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>> “No paradox, no progress.”<br> >>>>>>>>> ~ Niels Bohr<br> >>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>> Happy Learning!<br> >>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>> --<br> >>>>>>>> Walter Bender<br> >>>>>>>> Sugar Labs<br> >>>>>>>> <a href="http://www.sugarlabs.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.sugarlabs.org</a><br> </span><span>>>>>>>>> <<a href="http://www.sugarlabs.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.sugarlabs.org</a>><br> >>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>>> --<br> >>>>>>> Laura V.<br> </span>>>>>>>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org*<br> <span>>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>> “No paradox, no progress.”<br> >>>>>>> ~ Niels Bohr<br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>>> Happy Learning!<br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>>> ______________________________<wbr>_________________<br> >>>>>>> SLOBs mailing list<br> >>>>>>> <a href="mailto:SLOBs@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">SLOBs@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> >>>>>>> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/lis<wbr>tinfo/slobs</a><br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>><br> >>>>><br> >>>>><br> >>>>> --<br> >>>>> Laura V.<br> </span>>>>>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org*<br> <span>>>>>><br> >>>>> “No paradox, no progress.”<br> >>>>> ~ Niels Bohr<br> >>>>><br> >>>>> Happy Learning!<br> >>>>><br> >>>>><br> >>>>> ______________________________<wbr>_________________<br> >>>>> SLOBs mailing list<br> >>>>> <a href="mailto:SLOBs@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">SLOBs@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> >>>>> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/lis<wbr>tinfo/slobs</a><br> >>>>><br> >>>>><br> >>>><br> >>>> ______________________________<wbr>_________________<br> >>>> SLOBs mailing list<br> >>>> <a href="mailto:SLOBs@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">SLOBs@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> >>>> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/lis<wbr>tinfo/slobs</a><br> >>>><br> >>>><br> >><br> >><br> >> --<br> >> Laura V.<br> </span>>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org*<br> <span>>><br> >> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.”<br> >> ~ Laura Victoria<br> >><br> >> Happy Learning!<br> >> #LaMAgiaDelTiempo<br> >> #LearningByDoing<br> >> #Projects4good<br> >> #IMakeATSugarLabs<br> >><br> >><br> >> ______________________________<wbr>_________________<br> >> SLOBs mailing list<br> >> <a href="mailto:SLOBs@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">SLOBs@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> >> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/lis<wbr>tinfo/slobs</a><br> >><br> >><br> ><br> ><br> > --<br> > Walter Bender<br> > Sugar Labs<br> > <a href="http://www.sugarlabs.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.sugarlabs.org</a><br> </span>> <<a href="http://www.sugarlabs.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.sugarlabs.org</a>><br> ><br></div></div> ______________________________<wbr>_________________<br> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)<br> <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/lis<wbr>tinfo/iaep</a></blockquote></div><span class="m_-5177950297197367536HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br></font></span><div class="m_-5177950297197367536m_4139148168535646125gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span class="m_-5177950297197367536HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>Laura V.<br><font color="#ff00ff"><b> I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org</b></font></div></font></span><div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><br><span>“Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.” </span></span></font></div><span><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">~ Laura Victoria</span></font><br><br></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px">Happy Learning!</div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px">#LaMAgiaDelTiempo<br>#LearningByDoing</div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px">#Projects4good</div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px">#IMakeATSugarLabs</div></span></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div> </div> <br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br> SLOBs mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:SLOBs@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">SLOBs@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/lis<wbr>tinfo/slobs</a><br> <br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_-5177950297197367536gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font><font>Walter Bender</font></font><br><font><font>Sugar Labs</font></font></div><div><font><a href="http://www.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank"><font>http://www.sugarlabs.org</font></a></font><br><a href="http://www.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank"><font></font></a><br></div></div></div> </div></div> <br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)<br> <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/<wbr>listinfo/iaep</a><br></blockquote></div></div>