[Qgis-psc] finances

[Tim Sutton]

Hi Paolo

Yes I agree - we should urge osgeo to implement support for
microdonations. We should also make it clear that although the funds
will be earmarked for QGIS, they will be used for purposes at the
discretion of the PSC. If people want to donate money to fix a
particular bug, they should approach a developer / company offering
commercial services directly.

Perhaps we should do some more marketing for the hackfest on the
mailing lists. Also I wasnt 100% clear - did you mean we have enough
funds to cover those who have currently stated interest in the
hackfest (me Marco and Martin?). How many more people could we
conceivably accommodate?

Regards

Tim

2008/4/9, Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it>:
> Hi all.
>  OSGeo is finalizing its first annual year end financial report, but in
>  the meantime Tyler clarified that:
>  - we have $1943.90 USD
>  - they can be used at QGIS PSC will
>  - the system currently in use at osgeo for donation does not accept
>  small donations (<500 USD)
>  I think:
>  - small donations are very important for QGIS, not only because until
>  now they have been the major source, but also because they help end
>  users getting attached to the project, feeling they can do something
>  about it; I think we should ask OSGeo to design a system for small
>  donations (the one we used thanks to Gary seems simple and good enough);
>  I would prefer if both systems would be under osgeo umbrella, and using
>  a different system only if this would not be possible
>  - a considerable amount of money gets lost through paypal (about 3% for
>  each passage, with a minimum of 2 passages (from donor to recipient,
>  from recipient to spender, tot 6%), with one more passage in this case,
>  because of transfer from Gary to osgeo. More direct routing would be good
>  - we have some resources for the hackfest
>  http://wiki.qgis.org/qgiswiki/Finances#head-dd4acd3fc82cd98ade9052489a254b5d807762a1
>  currently only Tim Marco and Martin have signed in, and we do not have a
>  suitable date for all. *If* we converge on a date, and enough devs are
>  coming, I do not think there will be problems covering basic costs. it
>  would be a pity missing this opportunity.
>
>  Please let me know your thoughts about this.
>  pc
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