Meeting Schedule
- February 24, 2021
Attendees
- John Jordan
- Drummond Reed
- Chris Ingrao
- Charles Walton
- Dan Gisolfi
- Christine Leong
- Jessica Townsend
- Hwajeong Hwang
- Steve McCown
- RJ Reiser
- Andre Kudra
- Mike Vesey
- Karl Kneis
- Michael Nettles
- Vladimir Zubenko
- Darrell O'Donnell
- Jim St.Clair
- Steve McCown
- Thomas Plagge
- Wenjing Chu
- Will Groah
- Paul Knowles
- Ken Adler
- Steve Maggenis
- David Luchuk
Agenda
| Time | Item | Lead | Notes |
| 5 min | Introductory Remarks & Antitrust Policy Notice | D Luchuk | |
| 15 min | Need - uses for added revenue | D Luchuk & All | |
| 25 min | Options - open discussion | D Luchuk & All | |
| 10 min | Conclusions and Next Steps | D Luchuk |
Presentation/Documents
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Recording
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Notes
Introductory Remarks
- David Luchuk provided a brief overview of Trust over IP's stable and viable budget situation. This strong position presumes that paid members will choose to renew their Membership agreements, with the majority of those set to renew starting in May 2021.
- Membership renewal, which will be sequenced to align with Trust over IP's shift to a calendar-based fiscal year, offers an opportunity to make potential changes to fee structures and membership tiers in the coming two months.
- David Luchukadvised that Linux Foundation and the JDF organization should be engaged early to ensure there is a clear understanding of why Trust over IP aims to increase revenues and what resources Linux may be able to offer to help it reach those goals.
Need - uses for added revenue
- David Luchuk offered a brief outline of some possible uses for added revenue including the acceleration of key deliverables, hiring of strategic resources and issuance of value-added contracts to support the Foundation's work.
- Jim St.Clairasked whether Trust over IP has a comprehensive list of needs and possible activities it would aim to support with additional funds adding that it will be easier to start with a complete sense of exactly what the Steering Committee wants and then seek a budget to fit.
- John Jordan indicated that the Foundation will benefit from more time and effort committed from the Program Manager on community engagement and outreach to new and prospective members. Other Linun Foundation projects, for example, feature a "Director of Ecosystem" role in addition to Program Manager.
- Drummond Reedagreed that more effort dedicated to outreach would ultimately lead to more paid memberships and a more diverse community.
- Jim St.Clairasked whether Linux Foundation places constraints on the manner in which Trust over IP choses to spend its budget.
- David Luchukexplained that it is not a question of constraints being imposed. Rather, Linux Foundation aims to ensure they fully understand what projects like Trust over IP are trying to achieve so that the maximum benefit can be generated from resources and services Linux Foundation has to offer its projects.
- Will Groahreminded the group that in prior discussions, Steering members had envisioned an order-of-magnitude change in the budget for Trust over IP. He asked whether there was clarity on how much revenue was generated, and how program operations were managed, at other Linux projects.
- David Luchuk committed to follow up on this question with Linux Foundation and JDF.
Options - open discussion
- David Luchuk...
Conclusions and Next Steps
Action items
- David Luchuk to follow up with Linux Foundation and JDF to ...