May 2019

[opensuse-project] How we will use the GSoC money
by Vincent Untz 18 Jul '24

18 Jul '24

Hi, (let's see how a public discussion about money goes :-)) The Google Summer of Code brings us great students, but also means that the openSUSE project will get $8000 (if I'm not mistaken) at the end of the summer. That's $500 per student. A while ago, I requested comments on my blog about what to do with the money, but didn't get any feedback. So I take this as "do what you feel is best", and this mail is about the plan. As a reminder, the main issue is that we will likely not have the … [View More]

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Re: [opensuse-project] huge amount of SPAM on opensuse-connect
by christian.imhorst＠posteo.de 02 Jun '21

02 Jun '21

Hi, Am Do., 21. Feb. 2019 um 15:32 Uhr schrieb Lars Vogdt <Lars.Vogdt(a)suse.com>: As such, maintaining 447 [1] openSUSE members should not depend on a single tool. Especially not if the used tool has open, well known security issues since years[2]. On Thu, 21 Feb 2019 11:41:19 +0100 Richard Brown wrote: > This isn't the first time I've asked this question on a public stage, > but in the hope that this time I get an answer; > Who volunteers to tackle the problem with connect.o.… [View More]

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[opensuse-project] LIBOCON
by ddemaio 03 Sep '19

03 Sep '19

Hi all, We may sponsor LibOCon (https://libocon.org) in Almarie, Spain, this year. If anyone plans on going and would like to help out with a booth there, please email me. v/r Doug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-project] dis-Connect
by Fraser_Bell 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

Hi, Christian: > <Fraser_Bell> Thanks. BTW: I would join Heroes and work on the Connect.o.o replacements, if I had any idea what I was doing. But, not till elections are over. > <cboltz> :-) > <cboltz> the important part of connect.o.o is handling the membership and maybe being a "phonebook" for openSUSE > <cboltz> the other parts (groups, polls etc.) are more or less useless and can easily be dropped <snip> > <cboltz> Fraser_Bell: I … [View More]

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[opensuse-project] 2019-04-02 board meeting minutes
by Christian Boltz 04 Jun '19

04 Jun '19

Hello, here are the meeting minutes of the 2019-04-02 board meeting. If you prefer the wiki formatting, you can also read them on https://en.opensuse.org/Archive:Board_meeting_2019-04-02 There are some items with a "feedback welcome" - if you want to comment on them (or the other things), feel free to answer here or to board@ == Foundation/Independence == * we need to decide which way (e.V., joining an umbrella foundation) makes sense - topic for the face to face meeting, feedback on … [View More]

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[opensuse-project] openSUSE Community Releases Leap 15.1 Version
by ddemaio 24 May '19

24 May '19

Hi all, On behalf of the release team and all contributors to the openSUSE Project, I would like to inform you that we have released openSUSE Leap 15.1. Please view the announcement below or view it and share it online at https://news.opensuse.org/2019/05/22/opensuse-community-releases-leap-15-1-… v/r Doug openSUSE Community Releases Leap 15.1 Version Leap 15.1 Supports More Hardware, Drivers, Enhances Installation *EN* / CA <https://en.opensuse.org/… [View More]

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[opensuse-project] Lighting Beer and Wein (Not Wine) Talks @oSC
by Christian Boltz 20 May '19

20 May '19

Hello, the openSUSE Conference will start in a few days, and I hope to meet lots of you there ;-) If there is something we like at openSUSE that is talks and beer and wine, and this time we want to combine them. We are going to to have a session with lightning talks, short talks of 5 minutes maximum each, where there is only one rule: The speaker muss always hold a beer or (new!) a glass of wine while giving the presentation. Everybody can submit a proposal. It doesn't matter if you are … [View More]already an experienced openSUSE contributor or if you are just starting. We want to hear everybody! You just need an interesting and original topic related to open source or openSUSE to join the fun at the openSUSE conference. And if you don't drink alcohol, don't worry, we'll also provide beer-free beer (water ;-) Submitting a lightning talk If you want to give a lightning talk, please submit it by sending a mail to osc19(a)cboltz.de with the following information: My talk Title: _______________________________________________ Short description _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ I'll have slides: [ ] yes [ ] no I'll do a live demo etc. and need to use my own laptop: [ ] yes [ ] no About me Name _______________________________________________ I'd like to drink [ ] beer [ ] wine [ ] water You can submit your lightning talk by mail to osc19(a)cboltz.de until friday (2019-05-24) evening 22:00. The notification if your lightning talk gets accepted will be sent until saturday (2019-05-25) 11:00. If your talk gets accepted and you want to use slides, please send them by mail until 16:00 so that we can use one laptop for all speakers. You can also read the above on https://events.opensuse.org/conferences/oSC19/program/proposals/2423/ I'll publish the list of accepted lightning talks there on Saturday before lunch. Regards, Christian Boltz PS: Even if the session title indicates otherwise, talks about the software called "wine" are also welcome ;-) -- > vi wird nie mein Freund, seine zwei Modi sind einfach nicht mein Fall. Schade, wenn man sich erst einmal daran gewöhnt hat, kann man mit dem Ding fliegen. [> Helga Fischer und Bernd Brodesser in suse-linux] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org [View Less]

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[opensuse-project] 2019-04-30 Board meeting minutes
by Christian Boltz 20 May '19

20 May '19

Hallo, here are the minutes of the 2019-04-30 board meeting. You can also read them in the wiki: https://en.opensuse.org/Archive:Board_meeting_2019-04-30 = 2019-04-30 Board meeting = * present: Axel, Christian, Gertjan, Marina, Richard * absent: Simon (reason given) * guest: Florian Effenberger (founding member of The Document Foundation) == Minute taking == Christian was the only board member without a good excuse ;-) and therefore volunteered to take the minutes. When reading the … [View More]minutes, you'll notice that they cover lots of legal details. Please keep in mind that I'm not a lawyer. == Foundation == Florian Effenberger told us a lot about foundations (especially The Document Foundation / TDF) and answered our questions. === Comparison of foundation and association === We looked at two options that can be used in Germany: * a foundation (german "Stiftung") and * an association (german "eingetragener Verein / e. V.") An association is something you can "just setup" if you have 7 people who agree on the statutes. Template statutes (for associations and foundations) are available from court for download. This makes sure you are compliant to current legislation. In comparison, setting up a foundation is much harder. Besides people and statutes, you need a capital stock which gets "locked" (trademarks can be part of the capital stock). TDF has a capital stock of 50 k€, nowadays the authorities ask for 100 k€. This capital stock has to be kept, you can't spend it. Also, setting up a foundation takes more time. In an association, members can change lots of things, the dedication etc. quite easily by voting on changed statutes by voting on changing statutes with a qualified majority (usually > 66% or 75%). In theory, lots of people from one company could join the association and then change its objective. A foundation is more stable, changing the objective / main goal is intentionally hard. This also means that the statutes shouldn't be written too narrow. They should match future growth, and should be as open as possible (who knows if Linux is still named Linux in 10 years? Better write "free/open operating system"). As an example, a goal of "make a linux distribution" would no longer match openSUSE because OSEM, jangouts etc. don't fit into that description. Obviously we should think twice before setting things into stone. For reference: the statutes of the TDF are available at https:// www.documentfoundation.org/statutes.pdf To make the comparison even more interesting, an association could have the option or goal to setup a foundation in its statutes. === Things foundation and association have in common === There is no difference between association and foundation regarding tax and charitably status. Both need to ask the tax office for charitably status at the beginning. The tax office checks the statutes and also requires regular reports every three years. In case of a foundation, the foundation authority requires annual reports. Germany has a catalog of charitably reasons, for example supporting education and international attitude (§52 Abgabenordnung). Both are not set-up for profit reasons, so piling up money isn't allowed, it has to be spent according to the foundation's or association's goal. However, it's possible to keep the money if you have a plan what you'll do with it (a high-level overview like "marketing", "infrastructure" is ok, no details needed for the tax office). There's a breakdown between project costs (2-6 years) and recurring costs (staff, rent etc.). A "free reserve" (10% of the income) can be used to build a "backup" if for example donations decline to avoid running out of money and having to shutdown instantly. Both foundation and association are split into two areas: * ideal operations (german "Idealbetrieb") - everything covered unter the charitably, for example creating a linux distribution and running a conference to educate our members and visitors. This part receives donations and can write tax-deductable donation receipts. * a business part (german "Wirtschaftsbetrieb"), for example selling t- shirts or advisory board fees. This part can write invoices with VAT applied (and can deduct VAT from the invoices received for that area) * sometimes there's a mix between both (german "Zweckbetrieb") - a business that serves the charitable purpose In worst case, board members can be personally liable (for example for wrongdoing or not filing insolvency). Insurances for most of these risks are available. Having employees is possible. Regulations are similar to being a company. There's an additional limitation that forbids overpayment. === The Document Foundation === Reasons for setting up TDF included the will to become independent from one single corporate sponsor, holding assets like trademarks and collecting donations in an independent entity. Before TDF was setup as a german foundation, lots of foundation options in different countries were checked. Besides the legal differences, having active contributors in a country was considered. It turned out that there are even big differences inside a country. In Germany, the foundation authorities in Bavaria were not as open for TDF's rather new model than Berlin, while both gave valuable feedback on the statutes. TDF has a strong membership element compared to other foundations. After the decision to setup a foundation was made, TDF collected money in a "fundraising challenge". The goal was to get 50 k€ in two months, they got it in 8 days. Most donations came from lots of private donors and small entities world-wide, not many companies with big amounts of money. TDF also had the fallback option to setup a foundation in the UK (with less money) in case the fundraising wouldn't reach its goal. At the beginning, the TDF was run with lots of volunteer work. Florian strongly recommended to have an external lawyer and an external accountant, and to outsource / pay someone for "boring" daily administration stuff. In the meantime, TDF growed and has some employees. TDF is always fundraising and gets lots of small donations which sum up. Displaying the "please donate" page while people wait for their download turned out to make a massive difference in donations. TDF also gets money via the advisory board fees. The majority of financial donations comes from individual donors, while companies often contribute valuable employee time and code. === outlook === The board hopes to have a rough idea if foundation or association makes more sense within a week, and will discuss it with Thomas Di Giacomo (SUSE President of Engineering, Product and Innovation) during the face to face meeting in the days before oSC. Regards, Christian Boltz -- The hardware was ordered weeks ago and we're expecting delivery imminently - I wonder if our old hardware figured this out and decided to blow up in protest? ;) [Richard Brown in opensuse-factory] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner(a)opensuse.org [View Less]

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[opensuse-project] Call for Papers for openSUSE.Asia Summit, Flock to Fedora and FrOSCon
by ddemaio 17 May '19

17 May '19

Hi all, I wanted to make you all aware of the call for papers that are currently open. The openSUSE.Asia Summit CfP is open until June 22. Please submit your proposal to the following website: https://events.opensuse.org/conferences/summitasia19/program/proposals/new Flock to Fedora is in Budapest this year and we have sponsored each others conference for the past few years. There are many packages and technologies that both openSUSE and Fedora communities collaborate on and it would be … [View More]

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[opensuse-project] Translating the Release Announcement for Leap 15.1
by ddemaio 16 May '19

16 May '19

Hi all, I wanted to get this out to you all, so we can start translating the release announcement before the release. There is one section that is waiting for a quote, which I hope to have by the end of the day. The section is: QUOTE (Should have by May 7) I have placed the release announcement on the openSUSE wiki at https://en.opensuse.org/Release_announcement_15.1 It would be highly appreciated if you could help to translate the release announcement to your native language to help … [View More]

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