h1. Steering Committee: FSF and Replicant agreement

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and developers representing the Replicant project ([[People#Denis-GNUtoo-Carikli|Denis Carikli]] and [[People#Paul-Kocialkowski|Paul Kocialkowski]]), made an "agreement":https://redmine.replicant.us/attachments/download/1600/fsf-replicant-sponsorship-agreement.pdf on the 5th of June 2013 that enables the FSF to conduct "fundraising":https://crm.fsf.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=19 in the name of Replicant and governs the fund usage.

In a nutshell:
* The FSF holds Replicant funds and acts like an umbrella organization.
* The person that is designed to be in contact with the FSF is Denis Carikli.
* The people responsible for fund usage decisions are Paul Kocialkowski and Denis Carikli.

Since then the agreement has been amended to:
* Allow paying for software development.
* Remove Paul Kocialkowski from the agreement, replacing him for [[People#Fil-Bergamo|Filippo Bergamo]] and [[People#Joonas-Kylmälä|Joonas Kylmälä]].
* Replace Filippo Bergamo for [[People#David-Ludovino|David Ludovino]].

h2. Amendments

|_. date |_. Amendments |_. Signatures |
| ? (Before FOSDEM 2018) | Removal of the <pre>
Unless authorized by a written amendment to this Agreement, signed 
by both parties, the Initiative Fund shall not be used to pay for 
software or software development services.</pre> limitation | |
| 20 April 2019  | * Paul Kocialkowski was removed from the agreement.
* Filippo Bergamo was added to the agreement.
* Joonas Kylmälä was added to the agreement. | The signatures were done through mail with GPG:
<pre>
From: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli
To: John Sullivan
Cc: Joonas Kylmälä, Fil Bergamo, Paul Kocialkowski
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 17:30:58 +0100

[...]

I, Denis Carikli, agree to add the following people to the
"Fundraising and Development Agreement" that exists between the FSF and the
Replicant project: 
- Filippo Bergamo
- Joonas Kylmälä
and I also agree to remove Paul Kocialkowski from this agreement.

Denis Carikli. 
</pre>
<pre>
From: Paul Kocialkowski
To: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli, John Sullivan
Cc: Joonas Kylmälä , Fil Bergamo
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 01:07:57 +0200

[...]

I, Paul Kocialkowski, agree to add the following people to the
"Fundraising and Development Agreement" that exists between the FSF and
the Replicant project:
- Filippo Bergamo
- Joonas Kylmälä
and also agree to remove myself from this agreement.

[...]

Paul
</pre>|
| 12 September 2024  | * Filippo Bergamo was removed from the agreement.
* David Ludovino was added to the agreement. | attachment:addendum-A-update-signers.pdf was wet (handwritten) signed by the current Steering Community members (Denis, Joonas and Filippo) and Zoë Kooyman representing the FSF. Scanned copies were passed by email. |
| December 2024  | Removal of the <pre>
Unless authorized by a written amendment to this Agreement, signed 
by both parties, the Initiative Fund shall not be used to pay for 
software or software development services.</pre> limitation was re-formalized. | attachment:amendment-A.pdf was both wet signed and PGP signed by the current Steering Community members (Denis, Joonas and David).
Scanned copies of the wet signatures were passed by email. PGP signatures: attachment:amendment-A.pdf.asc |