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Sudo Monthly Meeting-Flavored Party Tonight

by Jenny Ryan

7pm! We need a quorum of 10 members to consent to the amended building purchase proposal: Since the last monthly sudo meeting, in which we consented <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2016-10-12#Proposals> to a 50/50 split of ownership with the omni by accepting the $1m donation, amending our name and bylaws to mirror that of the current Omni entity, and becoming a fiscally-sponsored project of this reformed org, the Omni's Fundraising Working Group has developed a proposal that eases the financial and bureaucratic overhead of splitting all income, expenses, and responsibilities. The delegate council of the Omni has consented to a proposal that sudo room accept BOTH the $1m donation and the $1m loan, fully adopt Omni's bylaws and Board of Directors, and steward full ownership of the building moving forward. *Proposal: Extending the proposal consented on at the October 12th meeting, Sudo Room will also accept the $1m loan and steward full ownership of 4799 Shattuck. To this end, Sudo Room authorizes Jennifer Ryan and Matthew Senate, who are currently the authorized signatories of Sudo Room's bank account, to make any financial transactions necessary to complete the building purchase on behalf of the organization.* If you cannot attend in-person, you can attend remotely on the pad. Hope to see some of you tonight! Cheers, Jenny Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! https://omnicommons.org/donate `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

8 years, 10 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] [sudo-board] [URGENT] Please sign incoming document to resign from Sudo's Board

by hol＠gaskill.com

sudo room membership, I understand Jenny and many other folks have worked hard on this and I fully believe that sudo room's future is inseparable from the Omni. That being said I have deep concern about the way this is being pushed through. The meeting minutes from 10/12 and other docs linked to today still refer to a 50/50 split and tenants in common agreement whereas my understanding was that the legal entity we have been calling 'Omni2' would have sole ownership of the building to keep things much simpler. Any resolution the board passes should match what the membership has approved and not take liberties with important variables. So far the board are just being asked to resign (to be clear, I am happy to step aside myself rather than sign something that puts sudo room's ability to receive donations at full face value) and trust that Omni's board will act in our interest, but given the level of distrust some individuals within that group have expressed of sudo room, it seems wholly defensible for us to define some critically important terms prior to handoff while we are still legally whole. Per Jenny's and my meeting 2 weeks ago with Kyle (while he was still our legal counsel) the current board was to pass the resolution renaming sudo room's legal entity and enshrine a few protections for the soon to be much more vulnerable sudo room prior to resigning to make way for the new board. Pasted below are the concerns that I raised on 10/20 on the board listserv. There was no discussion on this topic on that listserv other than from Jenny and Kyle, so I am repeating now for the general membership to weigh in and maybe clarify how these concerns relate to some of the discussion at the 10/12 meeting, and their sense from being there. THE MOST CRITICAL IS ISSUE 2 WHERE WE WOULD NEED TO CLEARLY INDICATE THAT SUDO ROOM WOULD BE A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF OMNI2 IN PERPETUITY, WITHOUT CHARGE OR PRECONDITION, REGARDLESS OF MEMBERSHIP STATUS WITHIN THE OMNI. IF THIS IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENTATION YOU LINKED, PLEASE POINT US TO IT, BUT I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING COVERING THIS. ISSUE 1: PRESSURE FOR SPACE, PAST AND FUTURE For the past 2.5 years it has been a struggle to keep the building occupied, energized, and above water in terms of expenses. Huge amounts of energy have been spent by key sudo room members and there has been much progress and stability compared to those early days, and with the prospect of owning the building I think alot of orgs that were tentative or on the fence will want in. From reading the notes it appears this is already occurring. While those here today know that sudo room and the people it brought into the building have been essential to carrying us to this point, this may not always be the case, and we may be faced with growing pressure to pay more than we can afford, or make do with less than we need, when so much has been sacrificed to stake out this small piece of space in Oakland for our activities. Since moving to the Omni and almost doubling our expenses to keep things afloat we have not been fiscally solvent and we must protect against further rent increases as part of this transition if we are to exist long enough to bask in the success of Omni as a whole. As we will be buying the building outright, I cannot think of a financial pretext for future rent increases on sudo room, and any increases in sudo room donations can go toward our important work. _PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE IN TRANSITION DEAL:_ SUDO ROOM'S RENT AND PERCENTAGE ALLOCATION OF SHARED COSTS ARE CAPPED AT CURRENT LEVELS, AND CURRENT SPACE ALLOCATIONS ARE PRESERVED AS LONG AS OMNI2 OWNS OR MANAGES THE BUILDING. SUDO ROOM WOULD HOWEVER NOT BE EXEMPT FROM NORMAL CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO OTHER COLLECTIVES FOR MAINTAINING GOOD STANDING. ANY FUTURE INCREASES IN RENT OR DECREASES IN SPACE MUST PASS BY CONSENSUS AMONG SUDO ROOM MEMBERS. There was discussion around issue 1 in the notes but nothing in the resolution. issue 2: fiscal sponsorship This is the obvious one - by becoming a fiscally sponsored project of Omni2, we would need guaranteed continuity in fiscal sponsorship, free of charge or precondition. _proposal to include in transition deal:_ sudo room will be fiscally sponsored by Omni2 unconditionally and free of charge or precondition as long as Omni2 and Sudo both continue to operate, regardless of whether sudo room remains a collective in good standing with, or tenant of, Omni2. issue 3: sunset If the mission has been completed or changed from 4799 ownership, org reverts to sudo room control. No assets, building, etc, just the piece of paper back. Intent is to leave language allowing Omni 2 to do more than this, but at a minimum maintain 4799. This is the whole reason it makes sense to go out on this limb, to stand our ground and maintain a commons where we are. _proposal to include in transition deal:_ In the event Omni2 amends its mission statement to no longer include ownership and management of the building or otherwise reassigns this activity to another organization, or should 4799 Shattuck for any other reason no longer be in the possession of Omni2, the mission of the organization shall revert to the original sudo room mission and the sudo room general membership shall nominate a new board. That's the end of the text I sent the board. Below are 2 new minor issues I observe from looking through the google doc folder: -Actions for sudo room's board reference an Exhibit A (and in the Omni folder an Exhibit B is mentioned) but neither exhibits appear to be in cluded in the shared folder for review. -Whereas 45 day notice is claimed, the date on the proposed meeting for sudo room is 9 days from now. I would ask Jesse to clarify whether this detail of the proposed schedule satisfies legal requirements. Thanks to all who made it this far in this brutal textwall. Again, I am happy to step aside if seeking written resolution of these concerns comes across as obstructionist - I am simply reading as much of the plan as currently proposed as I can in the same day, and sharing my analysis with sudo room's membership, which is the behavior that I think led to me being asked to occasionally read and sign things in the first place. Much Love, Hol On 2016-11-05 12:05, Jenny Ryan wrote: > Greetings sudo-board! > > The time has come to engage in a number of actions to complete the transition from Sudo Room -> Omni Commons as we proceed to buy the building. Your help is needed! > > I will shortly be sending you a Letter of Resignation for each current director to sign via DocuSign. Since we need at least one Director to remain on the Board and elect the new Board, and I am on the Board of both Sudo and Omni, I will not resign and will elect the new Board. > > This new Board will pass resolutions amending our Articles and Bylaws to reflect those of Omni's. > > You can see the full timeline of these next steps here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17qHsn6HUcqWGElqFEdmauFQTrdE-JhyT5pZ… > > And all the docs Jesse and I have been working on here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4_Q7DQvNFT-UHl3Q2ZGTks1Njg > > If you're a bit behind on what's been going on re: the building purchase, you can review that here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12412blyXCVLkjJHrKXIipJTRaOzpNbQcB8SddSq… > > Thank you all for your helping to steward Sudo's Board of Responsibility and Little Power over the years. Sudo will become a fiscally-sponsored project of this new Omni, with the option to become a full 501c3 again sometime in the future. > > This action has been approved by the members of Sudo Room at our last meeting on 10/12: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2016-10-12#Consensus > > and authorized by Jesse Palmer, who now legally represents both the Omni Oakland Commons and Sudo Room. > > Thank you, > Jenny > > Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! > https://omnicommons.org/donate > > `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` > "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." > -Laurie Anderson > > "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." > -Hannah Arendt > > "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." > -Stéphane Mallarmé > ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` > _______________________________________________ > board mailing list > board(a)lists.sudoroom.org > https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/board

8 years, 10 months

I will miss Hardware Hacking Tuesday this week

by Jake

I will likely miss this week's Hardware Hacking Tuesday because I will likely attend this post-election event at NIMBY of Oakland https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electoral-catharsis-tickets-28847902854 Hardware Hacking Tuesday will resume next week and we will hack 2X as hard to make up for it. Of course if you access Sudoroom this tuesday night you are encouraged to hack hardware (or whatever) without me. thank you, -jake

8 years, 10 months

Invitation to Open Economy event Nov 11-15

by Julio Rios

Omni folks, This event is happening at the Omni this weekend, and we're all invited. Contact Vienna if you have any questions or just show up on Saturday. Julio Commons Working Group On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 12:48 PM Vienna Rae L. <viennametta(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > You are invited to the following event: > > OPEN SOURCE THE ECONOMY OS! BLOCKCHAIN, CO-CREATION, ABUNDANCE & BEYOND > <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-source-the-economy-os-blockchain-co-creat…> > [image: divider] > > <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-source-the-economy-os-blockchain-co-creat…> > > Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: > > Friday, November 11, 2016 at 12:00 PM > - to - > Monday, November 14, 2016 at 7:30 PM (PST) > > *Omni Commons* > 4799 Shattuck Ave > Oakland, CA 94609 > > View Map > <http://maps.google.com/maps?q=4799+Shattuck+Ave,+Oakland,+CA+94609+United+S…> > *Yes* > <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-source-the-economy-os-blockchain-co-creat…> > No > <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-source-the-economy-os-blockchain-co-creat…> > Maybe > <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-source-the-economy-os-blockchain-co-creat…> > > *Share this event's URL:* > > *http://oak.eventbrite.com <http://oak.eventbrite.com/>* > [image: divider] > > *The Open Economy of The Commons - Creating New Economic Spaces* > > Welcome pioneers, explorers, and architects of the new economic future. > Join us this November 11 - 14 as we work together on projects using > peer-to-peer (P2P) finance and new decentralization technologies to push > boundaries of how society uses economies to coordinate, collaborate, and > organize itself. We have exciting projects from distinguished friends and > colleagues around the world creating new economic forms of relating to each > other and our environment. Come learn, play, and share in a community of > econauts and ecotects who are ushering in a larger movement of greater > social possibilities for an evolving society. > > > More Video Links: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoogfEdALes > https://vimeo.com/149975335 > https://youtu.be/OyDpTmCKKPc?t=11m40s > https://youtu.be/v-JU1qaEBGc > > > Share this event on Facebook and Twitter > <https://twitter.com/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fhome%3Fstatus%3Dhttps%253…> > . > > > We hope you can make it! > > Cheers, > Economic Space Agency (ECSA) > [image: eventbrite] > > >

8 years, 10 months

We are down an Ed

by Ed Biow

Ed Rippy Jr. <http://erippy.home.mindspring.com/> died Tuesday, November 1st after a long battle with lung cancer. He was a veteran activist, a sudoroom <sudoroom.org> member, the web master for the Oscar Grant Committee <http://www.oscargrantcommittee.org/>, very involved in Occupy Concord, an excellent writer, active in 9/11 issues & the fight against imperialism, and much, much more. Sunday at 1PM his friends will gather at Vinnie’s Bar & Grill <http://vinniesbar.com/> at 2045 Mount Diablo Street <https://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode&q=2045+mt+diablo…> in downtown Concord to celebrate his life and maybe raise a few bucks for his cremation, etc. There will be three great local bands, Blue Moonshine <http://bluemoonshinerocks.com/>, The Breedloves <http://www.the-breedloves.com/> & Celtic trio Sin Silver <http://www.sinsilverandtheavenue.com/>, as well as some BBQ, all for only a $5 cover. The event will go on until 8 PM. https://sudoroom.org/events/memorial-celebration-for-sudoer-ed-rippy/ https://occupyoakland.org/event/celebrate-life-ed-rippy-benefit-bbq-concert/ I've tried to step up and take over some of Ed's responsibilities for the Oscar Grant Committee's web site, I'm not superstitious just because he is my namesake (crossing himself violently even though he is an atheist, thank God). I might have room for a person or two if they show up at the Oakland Museum around 4 PM, some of us OO folks are meeting on the stairs there at 2 PM for the free day to see the Black Panther special exibit. https://occupyoakland.org/event/occupy-oakland-visits-oakland-musuem-black-… “Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.” -Mother Jones & Not-So-Special Ed

8 years, 10 months

Invoice 1514 from Omni Commons

by Omni Commons

Dear Sudo Room, Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment. Thanks for stewarding the commons! Omni Oakland ------------------------ Invoice Summary -------------------------- Invoice # : 1514 Invoice Date: 11/15/2016 Due Date: 11/25/2016 Terms: Net 10 Amount Due: $2,446.00 The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

8 years, 10 months

24 to 20 gauge sheet metal sheets

by Trent Robbins

<https://www.linkedin.com/in/trentrobbins>Anyone know a source for some sheet metal? I need 4 sheets at about 24" by 14". The 14" dimension has some flexibility. Preferably galvanized and not stainless as it will be welded. I found a place with 4'x8' sheets but do not have a truck. Thanks, Trent

8 years, 10 months

Nation of Makers, Maker Meals, and Oakland Makers

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Hi all, As some of you may know, I've been involved in the Nation of Maker initiative to create a national 501(c)3 umbrella organization for makerspaces. If folks from Sudo are interested in being more involved in this process, let me know, and we can get you in touch. Some of the ways you can help out would be by writing a letter of support on behalf of Sudo. Maker/hackerspaces around the country will also be organizing "Maker Meals" where they invite their neighbors to sit down over a meal or potluck. If anyone in Sudo would like to help organize such a "Maker Meal" together with CCL, please let me know! I don't think we have enough free energy to do one of these by ourselves right now, but we are definitely planning to write a letter of support. We're targeting all this for the week of November 15, when there will be a big announcement planned for the Nation of Makers initiative. The email I attached below has much more info on everything that is going on with Nation of Makers, Maker Meals, letters of support, etc. Along the same lines, I recently reached out to Oakland Makers to see if they were still alive. They were very active two years ago or so, with a ton of support from the City under then-mayor Jean Quan, but it seems they mostly went dormant for the past year. To my surprise I got an immediate email back from Hiroko from 25th Street Collective, suggesting we set up a conference call or meet up with Karen Cusolito from American Steel and Danny Beesley. If anyone would like to be involved in reviving Oakland Makers (and maybe put some more of our own stamp on it!), please let me know... Thanks! Patrik ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Coy, Andrew B. EOP/OSTP <Andrew_B_Coy(a)ostp.eop.gov> Date: Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 12:09 PM Subject: [ACTION ITEMS] Overview of Opportunities for Nation of Makers To: "patrikd(a)gmail.com" <patrikd(a)gmail.com> Dear Makers: As you all enter the final stretch between now and November 15th there is a growing number of action items and ways for you and your organization to get involved. For your benefit in cataloging and prioritizing, please find a list of top-line items below: 1. Build the Movement In Your Community! a) *Makers Meals* – organized by you to happen during week of November 13th-19th * <http://www.google.com/>* *CLICK HERE <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2JwW1v2PEFIVzdMYXRzcVoyYms>* b) *Letters of Support* – written by your organization about the maker movement and Nation of Makers (see attached) *[DUE: NOVEMBER 10th]* * <http://www.google.com/>* *CLICK HERE <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2JwW1v2PEFINVc4VHpNU2lhbms>* c) *Media / Op-Eds* – to be published on or after *NOT BEFORE* November 15th * <http://www.google.com/>* *CLICK HERE <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2JwW1v2PEFIcGJIV1RNaGNkYVk>* 2. Nominate Individuals to Serve! a) *Board of Advisors / Board of Directors* – help build out the organization by identifying those who are uniquely positioned to serve from within the community (click here for MORE INFORMATION <http://us14.campaign-archive2.com/?u=99d61ca81b9620dadd00edd4e&id=1b04c3412…> / *click here to NOMINATE <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScU9nhts4LKcTp6mKuuijTP3IzZXmXSTRz…>*) *[DUE: NOVEMBER 4th]* 3. Join the Whole Group Conference Calls! a) *Thursday, November 3rd @ 8pm* * [TONIGHT]* o Date: Thursday, November 3rd o Time: 8:00pm – 9:30pm ET o Call In: (888) 330-1716 o Code: 4031673# b) *Wednesday, November 9th @ 8pm ET* *[LAST WHOLE-GROUP CALL BEFORE ANNOUNCEMENT]* o Date: Wednesday, November 10th o Time: 8:00pm – 9:30pm ET o Call In: (888) 330-1716 o Code: 4031673# 4. Join the Conversation Online! a) *Email Newsletter* o Link to sign up for the Mail Chimp: http://bit.ly/nom_email_signup o To ensure the email does not get automatically filtered out of your inbox, folks have suggested making sure to add the NoMTransitionGroup(a)gmail.com to your contacts list to avoid missing any emails b) *Slack Channel* o Email NoM Transition Group (NoMTransitionGroup(a)gmail.com) and they will be able to directly add you to the channel. Looking forward to seeing what you all as a community are able to accomplish but in the lead-up to the November 15th announcement and in the weeks, months, and years that follow! It’s wonderful to see the maker community rising to the next level of organizational capacity! Please *feel free to forward this email on to any makers you think should also be receiving it* as my email list is by no means comprehensive and I am sure I am missing folks that would like to be receiving it! Andrew Coy Senior Advisor for Making Office of Science and Technology Policy Executive Office of the President | The White House whitehouse.gov/ostp | acoy(a)ostp.eop.gov

8 years, 10 months

Hackaday SuperConf ticket puzzle

by Morgan Allen

There's a free ticket available for solving this puzzle. -- -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: OpenPGP.js v.1.20121007 Comment: http://openpgpjs.org xsBNBFG3btUBB/9+/WJNOSIuc/praKPaPOweqXV5s7PGRD+HAnNWF/19YAY3 AFtfeoelhhY4sMJoobTaJzcZojznZ1kl/7UuuYCnbJO3Z9kaSMVrVxEZMSLe YmW8Hc4ZsTnl9f05DQFy8ABpAvMLmXJQXh63BbfzjFqNbSWQfLhrubSM2Elq xmN6EsmRyAuEeYlSnal+Di2MlViohpCbbagE2D6AZTUECIamTib6+DuLG4XO b4GGKHR9TXu2qS1VH6hqcvdEz2MDE5OqZzAnBgcF2dvcOdTk9gAOoR1T+qKj IJtg2X0ETbxcPqEXQoXE8VrxN0MLT5JQKTg26+csU4P2w0rEWsUsJombABEB AAHNJU1vcmdhbiBBbGxlbiA8bW9yZ2FucmFsbGVuQGdtYWlsLmNvbT7CwFwE EAECABAFAlG3btwJEG9pFLKaVEfeAAD7hwf+K8LN/kfgi8GTRLiTcuM+hSbm uAeiBY+VaJIQFLzoFlt8A0hBlLNPFNNmUDxdPrMErdHgZ7HtJW/6RANuBTti 5hr3EBguH1GQyK7BbUqJGvaEX4UNRej3uyX3ufXDsIB/3NsKaTyyu+SO0+Hv Cn2DwmlfSXcPhoarx6Turizn/WwgtTN3tqrMWxxiCKWydLH5xYuz+23BLMdc oF/zkbF+7ddFhmyfiFh4Ej9//tsfwPj2cACU3uLTrcwCo7IxUtkrqMF/fhlm LEqjhzDDjq9v7GNWb/5xB2xgTaucJ7/ljuS8nPlZqwCI8NlTgSqC8nyVLyjS yVtOzkItcS0UqyW1Mg== =V/Ia -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

8 years, 10 months

11/3 at 7pm: Advanced Introduction to GnuPG (by Neil Walfiend of GnuPG)

by James Sundquist

Advanced Introduction to GnuPG <https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Advanced_Introduction_to_GnuPG#column-one> <https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Advanced_Introduction_to_GnuPG#searchInput> Neal Walfield is giving a technical talk on GnuPG. His bio, and the abstract for the talk, can be found below. He give this talk in earlier in the week at OpenDNS, so this is your chance to catch it at Noisebridge! [edit <https://noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Advanced_Introduction_to_GnuPG&acti…> ]When?? Thursday, 11/03/2016, estimated at 7pm. Talk runs 45 minutes, free to the public, and ends with a Q&A that typically runs just as long. Bring your questions! [edit <https://noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Advanced_Introduction_to_GnuPG&acti…> ]Abstract GnuPG is a powerful tool. In this practical presentation, I will start with an overview of OpenPGP, the messaging protocol that GnuPG implements. Then, I will explain GnuPG's architecture, some good practices, and some neat tricks. This talk is specifically targeted at people who already have a basic understanding of how GnuPG works, and are interested in understanding what's under the hood. [edit <https://noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Advanced_Introduction_to_GnuPG&acti…> ]Bio Neal has been hacking on and contributing to free software for over 20 years. Among other projects, he has contributed to GNU Hurd and GPE (the GNU Palm Environment). After g10code's highly successful fund raising campaign at the end of 2014 for GnuPG, he was hired by Werner Koch to work on GnuPG. During the past two years at g10code, Neal has implemented the new trust on first use (TOFU) trust model, and fixed GNOME Keyring to better interact with GnuPG, among other things.

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