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Re: [ossig] Pro Tem first meeting minutes
Any reason why we were not shortlisted as we were amongst the 1st 19
who bothered to participate in the initial brain-storming session? :)
I believe there were others who had been left out?
Molly
Khairil Yusof wrote:
>In pretty html format:
>http://www.iosn.net/country/malaysia/organizations/mosig/meeting-minutes/minutes-2004-11-28
>
>
>Pro tem Committee Meeting - Nov 28 2004
>
>First meeting of MOSIG Pro tem Commitee to discuss steps that need to be
>taken for the formation of MOSIG.
>
>Committee Meeting
>
>28th Nov 2004
>
>Attendance
>
> * Dinesh Nair
> * Tan Tze Meng
> * Yusseri Yusoff
> * Khairil Yusof
>
>Minutes
>
>Main Issues
> * Structure
> * Funding
>
>Additional Issues
> * Bring in Jason Tan onto pro tem committee
> * Formation
> Company/structure
> Possible options
>
> * MNCC - company, services model
>
> Risk (challenge) of structure (Dinesh)
>
> * Members have few rights
> * Shares
> * limit 50 shareholders without need for
> Security Sommission.
> * Likely less than 50 (yusseri)
> * Breakdown
> * 1 vote member regardless of
> shares
> * issues of companies taking over
> raised which need to be
> addressed in charter
> * As Berhad (Tze Meng)
>
> Probably creates more problems than it solves with
> regards to shares.
>
> MOSIG setup as an NPO company which is able to generate revenue
>
> * PIKOM model of generating revenue was suggested (Dinesh)
>
> Shareholders Agreement
>
> Use PCDOM's Shareholder's Agreement
>
> * Rights of voting
> * Dinesh objects to gap in rights between founding
> members and new members
>
> Need laywer
> Lawyer will cost about ~RM8K to tender documents.
>
>
> Operations
> Needs full time staff (Dinesh/Tze Meng) in order to be
> professional. This will result in costs. Initially this is
> expected to be around RM50K annually.
>
> Concerns of corruption
> Structuring MOSIG around a company model like PIKOM may raise
> issues of corruption (from experience of PIKOM). - Dinesh
>
>Add Jason Tan to pro tem committee
>
>A unanimous decision was made by the committee to bring Jason Tan on
>board.
>
>
>Next Steps
>
>Identify Companies
>
>Funding is an issue because need funds to startup, but difficult to fund
>raise without a legal entity. Committee suggest that we raise funds by
>identifying group of interested open source companies.
>
>MoU between 15 companies to start off was suggested by Khairil. Dinesh
>however pointed out that this would take too long, and that a verbal
>agreement would be good enough as a start.
>
>
>Identify 15-20 companies
>
> * Approach individually
> * Solve short term issues
> *
>Companies shortlisted
>
> * Alphaque
> * OpenSOS
> * Bytecraft
> * Magnifix
> * OSS
> * Webcraft
> * HiTB
> * Asix
> * MyDirectory
> * Skali
> * Axiomatic
> * Nadi IT
> * Lestari
> * MySec
> *
>Need Goals of MOSIG
>
> * Lobbying, Press, Sales/Marketing
> * Conferences
> * Outreach
> * Mentoring
> * Training Companies
> * Benefits of Industry Grouping
> * Backing, Support
> * Assistance
> * lists of legal, experts and services
> * Revenue
> * Certification of OSS Vendors and Service providers
> * LPI Affliate to organize examinations
> * Fairs such as HiTB and FOSSCON
> * Merchandising (T-Shirts etc)
> * Legal entity
> * Can raise funds and partner with donor agencies and
> companies.
>Priorities
>
> 1. Goals, Business Plans, Models
> 2. Approach Businesses
>
>TODO
>Presentation on Goals
>
>Target - RM10K needs to be raised in order to start of MOSIG
>
>
>
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