== Board meeting Minutes 2020-12-08 0800 CET == Attendees: Marina, Stasiek, Gerald, Vinz, Simon, Axel Minutes: Axel Meeting closed 0930 CET Next meeting 2020-12-22 0800 CET === General === 6 meeting minutes outstanding - overdue reminder given to individuals === Pending trademark approval for notebook preload === * Shop in Belgium asked for permission to use openSUSE logo for preloads * According to https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Trademark_guidelines redistribution is allowed * Shop wants to apply additional unfree software (Skype, Zoom,...) * Some questions aound this procedure - Simon to drive open questions with shop === Various complaints about user behaviour on openSUSE mailing list(s) === * https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Guiding_principles describes rules of engagement * There were various ML posts in the last weeks that broke guiding principles, adding up to existing complaints * Third party media like Twitter or Facebook is out of openSUSE control, but still reflect (positively or negatively) on openSUSE and therefore matters * Mail reminder being sent by Simon that lists should stay on topic (https:// en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Mailing_lists_subscription) in order to avoid moderation of users in list: https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/project@lists.opensuse.org/thread/ XSYTEQMXPE477IWCRSHY46D3TARU7SGM/ * Additional moderators are welcome. To kickstart the process, if you feel you are a good moderator, please contact mailing list admins admin@o.o * Stasiek to discuss this internally with the admins to align that they are OK with the procedure * Gerald sent mail to project@ about steps taken: https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/project@lists.opensuse.org/message/ SMZBVV7AF5A5CZCNKGJYJXU5WIM7FMQW/ * accepted by vote 6-0 === Tracking trademark usage approvals === delayed due to time constraints -- Dr. Axel Braun <docb@opensuse.org> Member of the openSUSE Board