Foundation Forming IRC Meeting 2009-09-15

== Where? ==
 #koha IRC channel (IRC server irc.katipo.co.nz) 
== When? ==
Tuesday 15 September 2009 at 19:00 UTC+0 
To find your local time try:
* date -d @1253041200
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== Agenda ==
* Welcome and introductions
* Goals
* Current situation
* Options
** Forming a Koha Foundation
* Next steps
=== Attendees ===
* Brendan Gallagher, ByWater Solutions	(brendan)
* Chris Cormack, Catalyst, Translation manager	(chris)
* Chris Nighswonger, FBC	(chris_n)
* Colin Campbell, ptfs-europe	(Colin)
* Davi Diaz, worker for software.coop	(davi)
* David Birmingham, PTFS	(dbirmingham)
* David Schuster, Plano ISD	(schuster)
* Galen Charlton, Equniox	(gmcharlt)
* Garry Collum, Kenton County Public Library	(collum)
* Greg Lawson, Rolling Hills Consolidated Library	(	rhcl	)
* Ian Walls, NYU Health Sciences Libraries	(sekjal)
* Irma Birchall, Calyx, Australia	(%%IrmaCalyx%%)
* J. David Bavousett, PTFS	(jdavidb)
* Jane Wagner, PTFS	(jwagner)
* Joann Ransom. Acting Head of Libraries. Horowhenua Library Trust.	(jransom)
* Katrin Fischer, Germany	(cait)
* krishnan mani, India	(kr1shnan_)
* Liz Rea, Northeast Kansas Llibrary System, US	(Wizzyrea_)
* Magnus Enger, Libriotech, Norway	(magnusenger)
* Marshall Breeding	(breeding)
* mason	(mason)
* MJ Ray, software.coop	(slef)
* Nate Curulla, ByWater Solutions	(Nate)
* Nicole C. Engard	(nengard)
* Owen Leonard, Nelsonville Public Library	(owen)
* Paul Poulain, BibLibre(paul_p)
* Piotr Wejman, CSNE Library, Poland	(Ropuch)
* Rachel Hamilton-Williams, Katipo, Kaitiaki	(rachel)
* Ricardo Dias Marques, Portugal 	(ricardo)
* Richard Anderson, Katipo (richard)
* Rosalie	(rosa)
* savitra , Nucsoft	(savitra)
* Stephanie Chase, Vermont	(stephaniechase)
* stuart yeates, New Zealand	(snail)
* Sverre Helge Bolstad, Norway	(sh)
* Thomas Brevik, Bergen, Norway, Royal Norwegian Naval Academy Library	(miromurr)
* Thomas Dukleth, Agogme, New York City (thd)
* Vicki Teal Lovely, South Central Library System, Madison, Wisconsin	(vickiteal)
* Zeno Tajoli (CILEA)	(tajoli)
== Notes ==
Using the slef's survey at http://doodle.com/mobile/overview.html?pollId=bubb4xrqs54qgpwx, top 4 priorities identified by attendees are:
* ensure the ongoing shared governance of the project 
* secure the Koha name
* Kaitiaki (guardianship) role
* be owner of the copyright
Rather than immediately forming a new foundation, discussion moved to joining an existing one. This would be a temporary measure until the community could take the time to set up its own foundation properly.
Candidates include: 
* Horowhenua Library Trust](HLT)
* Software in the Public Interest (SPI)
* IFLA
Pros and cons were discussed for all three organizations. 
Concerns that need to be addressed:
* International, or based in a specific country?
* Stated position on FOSS?
* Easy to get our assets back out later?
* Clearly laying out expectations placed on the organization
** Possible goal: reclaiming koha.org
** -> Translates to actions: get domain, acquire hosting 
* **Defining 'we'**. 
** Who makes up the Koha Community legally, i.e. who can enter into legal relationships?
* What are the organizations' membership requirements? 
** Do they limit who can participate?
** Intended for librarians, developers, both?
** Democratically managed by members?
== Action items ==
* Create Comparison chart of associations and foundations on wiki
* Further research candidate organizations to answer open questions (due in 2 weeks)
* Set up preference poll (nengard), 
** Vote for Foundation Options (pt 1)
** Discuss for up to two weeks
** Final Foundation Vote
** 1 person, 1 vote, open to anyone interested in Koha. Give name and affiliation.
** Agreed on a minimum 30 votes required
* Distribute links to poll in all pipes (Koha lists, Twitter, Facebook, blog posts, etc.)
=== Transcript ===
Available at http://stats.workbuffer.org/irclog/koha/2009-09-15
Category:IRC_Meetings