[Board] geoserver code sprint funding request

[Jody Garnett]

That's a good idea.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 11:22 PM Andrea Aime <andrea.aime at geo-solutions.it>
wrote:

> Jody, I have the impression people would like to see the potential budget
> of US joining a larger code sprint instead... I have the impression it
> would easily go up 3-4 times, but maybe this is not evident to others...
> Besides the fact that the poor would make us delay the upgrade to 2.10
>
> Cheers
> Andrea
> Il 04/dic/2015 22:33, "Jody Garnett" <jody.garnett at gmail.com> ha scritto:
>
>> Thanks Jeff, will sign up now ( got too distracted by the paperwork ).
>> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 12:50 PM Jeff McKenna <
>> jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Jody,
>>>
>>> The only feedback I have, is one that I believe I asked you in my
>>> initial response a month ago or so: did you share your plans with the
>>> OSGeo sprint mailing list, so that the sprint community can possibly
>>> help you there?  (many benefits, as several past sprint chairs and
>>> organizers live there).  I think communication is important.  I'd like
>>> to see messages like "hey OSGeo sprint community, we're thinking about
>>> having a ___Server sprint soon.  Oh you are too?  When?  Wow maybe we
>>> even merge the events.  Here is our budget, do any past chairs have
>>> advice? How much did you spend on catering?". etc etc.
>>>
>>> Join the OSGeo sprint mailing list:
>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/tosprint
>>>
>>> -jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2015-12-04 4:09 PM, Jody Garnett wrote:
>>> > I continue to update the above budget
>>> > <
>>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mp2xWq95t1rqwle6_WCQ0qD8D9-1icitLH0AiJQ7r4Y/edit#gid=990228872&vpid=A1
>>> >,
>>> > let me know if there are any suggestions or recommendations.
>>> >
>>> > I have answered a few questions about the nature and scope of the
>>> sprint
>>> > on and off list. Thus far the feedback has been along the lines of
>>> "well
>>> > done raising funds for maintenance work" and reassurance that this is
>>> > not a corporate event.
>>> >
>>> > The other odd thing to clarify is how the GeoServer project operates.
>>> > The GeoServer PSC operates as an OSGeo subcommittee on behalf of the
>>> > Foundation. Sprint sponsorship and fundraising by necessity goes
>>> through
>>> > our financial officer (as we have no wish to set up an additional
>>> agency
>>> > for the project.) For reference this is a much closer (and formal)
>>> > relationship then between OSGeo and local chapters.
>>> > --
>>> > Jody
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Jody Garnett
>>> >
>>> > On 25 November 2015 at 22:56, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com
>>> > <mailto:jody.garnett at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >     I have filled in the wiki page
>>> >     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoServer_Code_Sprint_2016> here, and
>>> >     taken the budget forecast into a google document
>>> >     <
>>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mp2xWq95t1rqwle6_WCQ0qD8D9-1icitLH0AiJQ7r4Y/edit#gid=990228872&vpid=A1
>>> >.
>>> >
>>> >     This funding request is an agenda topic for the Dec 10th meeting.
>>> >     --
>>> >     Jody Garnett
>>> >
>>> >
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