[previous private MINUTES] 2022-09-15

As one of its tasks, the current board is looking into decisions and meeting minutes taken in the past that were not yet published according to our statutes. What follows are previously private minutes from the 2022-09-15 meeting of the previous board, which are now made public. Some elements in the minutes might be redacted as there is a need for confidentiality, or as individuals are mentioned in specific contexts.

Disclaimer: The following private minutes from the previous board are published as is. They have not necessarily been confirmed by the respective session’s chairperson or keeper of the minutes, nor approved by the respective board.

1. continue the work on improving our procedures (tdf-board, x mins)

  • keep everyone engaged (Thorsten)
    • last vote failed for legal group
    • sit down to think about situation
  • unfortunate not to have official legal oversight group / working group (Gabriel)
  • not sure if that is the reason for problems on this side
  • Caolan left legal group (Gabor)
    • so to replace Caolon in this group
    • only two persons seems to me to be few with all the work
    • makes me nervous not to know what happening
    • app stores email seems not appropriate to me
    • going with lawers is doing to much
  • me in between everything (Florian)
    • we do not really move
    • for the working group tried to get people in
    • were close to a solution then Caolan stepped down
    • would be good to have not affected people
    • [REDACTED: one line contains information about one individual]
  • silence here and going outside is not helpful (Kendy)
    • legal cause is worked on
    • sending sth. loking like Cease&Desist not helpful, frustrating
  • frustration understandable (Paolo)
  • legal team tries to fix complicated things for months
    • old issues
    • not only two people sending out message but all non conflicted members
    • [REDACTED: three lines concern sensitive legal topics]
    • take decision, facts are clear
    • not true legal working group is not doing their work
    • different lawyers same outcome
  • talking about temporary legal working group (Cor)
    • fundamental questions
    • duty to evaluate
    • duty to give information
    • many shortcomings
    • stakeholder is everyone having interest in the organization
    • proper representation of ecosystem is essential
    • no legal ground for the issue
    • processes to be improved, evolving
    • not in line with the community to be full represented
    • important to appropriate communication either w board and ecosystem
  • ongoing discussion…

The private meeting ends at 17:09 UTC / 19:09 Berlin time.