<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.0.6618.4">
<TITLE>RE: [Board] Contracting Agreement</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<!-- Converted from text/plain format -->
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Frank,<BR>
<BR>
We're a corporation with a legal structure that makes the board liable for agreements. So a contract is required. Let's get one done and establish a process for doing this quickly.<BR>
<BR>
Gary<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org on behalf of Frank Warmerdam (External)<BR>
Sent: Sat 1/13/2007 2:45 PM<BR>
To: board@lists.osgeo.org<BR>
Cc: <BR>
Subject: [Board] Contracting Agreement<BR>
<BR>
Folks,<BR>
<BR>
I believe I am getting very close to launching a maintainer agreement<BR>
for GDAL/OGR through the foundation. I have collected sponsorships,<BR>
found a willing maintainer, and am in the process of getting authorization<BR>
from my project steering committee to proceed. However, the agreement will<BR>
be between the contractor (Mateusz Loskot) and the foundation. So my<BR>
question is what sort of paperwork we should be putting into place for this.<BR>
<BR>
As a contractor, I rarely actually sign contracts with my clients. I get<BR>
a general agreement on a statement of work, and a price from my clients,<BR>
I do the work, and I invoice. With luck, the client pays the invoice.<BR>
<BR>
So my question then, for OSGeo to contract Mateusz do we need a legal<BR>
contract in place? If so do we have a template I should use?<BR>
<BR>
Assuming my normal looser form of operation is acceptable, I am planning<BR>
to use the following "agreement" to establish the working parameters of<BR>
the relationship.<BR>
<BR>
"""<BR>
GDAL Maintence Agreement<BR>
========================<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
This is an agreement for OSGeo, on behalf of the GDAL/OGR project, to<BR>
contract with Mateusz Loskot for 600 hours of maintenance work on the<BR>
GDAL/OGR project over six months.<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
Duration<BR>
-------<BR>
<BR>
The agreement is effective immediately, and is in force until all 600<BR>
hours work are completed, or till the end of July 2007, which ever comes<BR>
first.<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
Payment<BR>
-------<BR>
<BR>
The contractor will invoice OSGeo at the end of March, May and July for<BR>
work completed so far at the rate of $15 USD per hour. The invoices will<BR>
include timesheets for the period in question, and OSGeo will be responsible<BR>
for paying within 30 days of recieving the invoice.<BR>
<BR>
Payments will be by wire tranfer to a designated account.<BR>
<BR>
Under no circumstances will OSGeo be responsible for total payments<BR>
amounting to more than $9000 USD.<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
Tasks and Supervision<BR>
---------------------<BR>
<BR>
The tasks will be those designated by the Supervisor, Frank Warmerdam.<BR>
Generally the work will be as described in RFC 9: GDAL Paid Maintainer<BR>
Guidelines.<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
Benefits and Status<BR>
-------------------<BR>
<BR>
The contractor is operating as an independent service provider, and is not<BR>
an employee of OSGeo. The contractor receives no benefits from OSGeo, and<BR>
is responsible for paying all appropriate taxes on received contract payments.<BR>
"""<BR>
<BR>
The RFC 9 referred to here, is a document of the GDAL/OGR project (also<BR>
up for approval just now) and can be found at:<BR>
<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.gdal.org/rfc9_maintainer.html">http://www.gdal.org/rfc9_maintainer.html</A><BR>
<BR>
PS. I'm hoping to put the agreement into effect as soon as Wednesday.<BR>
<BR>
Best regards,<BR>
--<BR>
---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------<BR>
I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, warmerdam@pobox.com<BR>
light and sound - activate the windows | <A HREF="http://pobox.com/~warmerdam">http://pobox.com/~warmerdam</A><BR>
and watch the world go round - Rush | President OSGeo, <A HREF="http://osgeo.org">http://osgeo.org</A><BR>
<BR>
_______________________________________________<BR>
Board mailing list<BR>
Board@lists.osgeo.org<BR>
<A HREF="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board</A><BR>
<BR>
</FONT>
</P>
</BODY>
</HTML>