From 8179150188e32ec10e416d20b52361e927294bf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" <bkuhn@ebb.org>
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 20:25:30 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Beginning work on members submenu group on the site:   *
 wrote services page.   * created template.   * added submenu to CSS.

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 .../static/members/services/index.html        | 96 +++++++++++++++++++
 www/conservancy/templates/base_members.html   | 16 ++++
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 create mode 100644 www/conservancy/static/members/services/index.html
 create mode 100644 www/conservancy/templates/base_members.html

diff --git a/www/conservancy/static/members/services/index.html b/www/conservancy/static/members/services/index.html
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+{% extends "base_members.html" %}
+{% block subtitle %}Member Project Services - {% endblock %}
+{% block category %}members{% endblock %}
+{% block content %}
+
+<h1>Member Project Services</h1>
+
+<p>Conservancy assists FLOSS project leaders by handling all matters other
+  than software development and documentation, so the developers can focus
+  on what they do best: improving the software for the public good.  The
+  following are the services and options that are available to FLOSS
+  projects that have joined Conservancy as a member project.</p>
+
+<h2>Earmarked Donations</h2>
+
+<p>Member projects can receive earmarked donations through Conservancy.
+  Donors can indicate that their donation should be used to advance a
+  specific member project, and those funds are kept in a separate account
+  by Conservancy.  The project leadership can then indicate to
+  Conservancy's leadership how the funds should be spent to advance the
+  project.  Generally, Conservancy permits these funds to be spent in any
+  way that is appropriate activity under Conservancy's 501(c)(3)
+  not-for-profit mission.  Some typical uses of earmarked donations by
+  Conservancy's member projects are:
+<ul>
+<li>funding travel expenses for project developers to attend relevant
+  conferences.</li> 
+
+<li>domain name fees, bandwidth costs, and computer equipment
+  purchases.</li>
+
+<li>purchasing media for distribution of project software at conferences
+  and events.</li>
+
+<li>paying key developers on a contractual basis to improve the project's
+  software and its documentation.</li>
+
+<li>sponsoring and organizing conferences for the project.</li>
+ 
+<li>trademark registration and enforcement.</li>
+
+<li>FLOSS license enforcement and compliance activity.</li>
+</p>
+
+<h2>Asset Stewardship</h2>
+
+<p>Conservancy can hold any assets for the project on its behalf.  This
+  includes copyrights, trademarks, domain names, physical computer
+  equipment or anything that should be officially held in the name of the
+  project.  Member projects are not required that Conservancy hold all
+  assets of a project. (For example, member projects are
+  not <em>required</em> to assign copyrights to the Conservancy.)
+  However, Conservancy can accommodate the needs of projects that want
+  their assets under the control of a not-for-profit entity and exercised
+  only for the public good.</p>
+
+<h2>Contract Negotiation and Execution</h2>
+
+<p>Projects sometimes need to negotiate and execute a contract with a
+  company.  For example, when a project wants to organize and run a
+  conference, the venue usually has a complicated contract for rental of
+  the space and services.  Conservancy assists projects in the negotiation
+  of such contracts, and can sign them on behalf of the project.</p>
+
+<h2>FLOSS Copyright License Enforcement</h2>
+
+<p>Complying with FLOSS licenses is easy, as they permit and encourage
+  both non-commercial and commercial distribution and improvements.
+  Nevertheless, violations of FLOSS licenses (in particular of
+  the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">GPL</a>
+  and <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html">LGPL</a>) are all
+  too common.  At request of the project's leaders, Conservancy can carry
+  out license enforcement activity on behalf of the project's copyright
+  holders.</p>
+
+<h2>Leadership Mentoring, Advice and Guidance</h2>
+
+<p>Many of Conservancy's <a href="/about/directors">directors</a> are
+  experienced FLOSS project leaders.  They offer themselves as a resource
+  to member project leaders who need assistance or face challenges in
+  their work leading their projects.</p>
+
+<h2>Some Personal Liability Protection</h2>
+
+<p>When a project joins Conservancy, it formally becomes part of the
+  Conservancy. (The project is thus somewhat analogous to a division of a
+  company or a department in a large agency.)  As such, project leaders
+  benefit from some amount of protection from personal liability for their
+  work on the project.</p>
+
+<hr/>
+
+<p>Project
+leaders that believe their project might benefit from these services can
+<a href="/members/apply/">apply to become a member project</a>.</p>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/www/conservancy/templates/base_members.html b/www/conservancy/templates/base_members.html
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+{% extends "base_conservancy.html" %}
+{% block category %}Members{% endblock %}
+{% block outercontent %}
+    <div id="container">
+         <div id="sidebar" class="{% block submenuselection %}other{% endblock %}">
+            <h2>Membership &amp; Services</h2>
+            <ul>
+            <li class="Current"><a href="/members/current/">Current Member Projects</a></li>
+            <li class="Services"><a href="/about/services/">Member Project Services</a></li>
+            <li class="Applying"><a href="/about/apply/">Applying</a></li>
+            </ul>
+         </div>
+               <div id="mainContent">{% block content %}{% endblock %}
+               </div>
+   </div>
+{% endblock %}