[Board] PyWPS winter code sprint

[Dirk Frigne]

Luis,

I think it is a good idea to seek further for funding.
There is however not yet a decision of the board yet. I've put our
discussion on Loomio and ask for consensus.

https://www.loomio.org/d/8aTgt4pr/request-for-sponsoring-how-to-allocate-the-budget

Dirk

On 2016-09-14 13:30, Luí­s de Sousa wrote:
> Thank you Dirk for these clarifications. I will seek funding from other
> sources. Regards,
> 
> Luís
> 
> /Sent from ProtonMail <https://protonmail.ch>, encrypted email based in
> Switzerland./
> 
> 
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [Board] PyWPS winter code sprint
>> Local Time: 14 September 2016 11:25 AM
>> UTC Time: 14 September 2016 09:25
>> From: dirk.frigne at geosparc.com
>> To: Luí­s de Sousa <luis.de.sousa at protonmail.ch>
>> Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>, board at lists.osgeo.org
>> <board at lists.osgeo.org>
>>
>> Luis,
>>
>> Thank you for your suggestion.
>>
>> I don't think there is an issue on the number of attendants. And I think
>> your question is a valid question. I think the board should discuss now
>> and take a decision using the guidelines there are. Eventually improving
>> the guidelines as a side result.
>>
>> Personally, I think you should try to find some sponsors amongst the
>> companies supporting the platform and earning ervenue with it. Also the
>> clients having the benefits of the work should consider sponsoring.
>>
>> For OSGeo it is very difficult to promote one project over another. In
>> that way a code sprint open for all the projects should receive more
>> support than a one project initiative. (but this are only my personal 2c).
>> Another approach could be to distribute the budget amongst all the OSGeo
>> projects, who then decide on their own what to do with the budget. In
>> that case, I think your initiative should be elegible for funding. But
>> if we want this, we should change the directives, Jody pointed at.
>>
>> Dirk
>>
>> On 2016-09-13 19:58, Luí­s de Sousa wrote:
>> > Hi there Dirk,
>> >
>> > We could eventually include a parallel programme on PyCSW, since one of
>> > the PSC members is also contributing to that project. However, the
>> > number of attendants is limited to the lodgings provided by GeoCAT.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Luís
>> >
>> >
>> >> -------- Original Message --------
>> >> Subject: Re: [Board] PyWPS winter code sprint
>> >> Local Time: September 13, 2016 6:02 PM
>> >> UTC Time: September 13, 2016 4:02 PM
>> >> From: dirk.frigne at geosparc.com
>> >> To: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>, Luí­s de Sousa
>> >> <luis.de.sousa at protonmail.ch>
>> >> board at lists.osgeo.org <board at lists.osgeo.org>
>> >>
>> >> I also see that there is an issue with giving value to a wide OSGeo
>> >> community (multiple OSGeo projects).
>> >> Could the sprint be extended towards other projects?
>> >>
>> >> Dirk.
>> >
>>
>> -- 
>> Yours sincerely,
>>
>>
>> ir. Dirk Frigne
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>>
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> 

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Yours sincerely,


ir. Dirk Frigne
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