[Qgis-psc] [Fwd: Profit & Loss for QGIS Accounts]

[Paolo Cavallini]

Otto Dassau ha scritto:
> Hi, 
> 
> this looks good :), and apart from that I would very much like, if we can send
> out a sponsoring announcement to the lists (using the hackfest as argument) to
> push people/companies a little to give some money for the development of "their"
> software. We could use parts of the text on the wiki for that, but I really
> don't have enough time to do so.

Right, that was also my idea. There was the suggestion by Tim:

"The first annual QGIS hackfest is a great occasion for you to support
the development of QGIS. With your contribution you'll enable more
developers to meet in Hannover. The hackfest is an important opportunity
for the QGIS developers to discuss and collaboratively resolve bugs,
plan the direction for the project and work on new features. The
developers and contributors are donating their valuable time, so it
would be great if in-kind funding can be made available from within the
community to cover out-of-pocket expenses. All of the work that takes
place at the hackfest will be directly contributed back into the QGIS
project to the benifit of everyone who uses it."

Should we use this?

> Then we could contact directly some developers and try to help them with their
> expenses. I know it is difficult to decide how to spread the money, but e.g. I
> talked to Carson and he would like to come but doesn't really have the money. If
> we could offer to sponsor his or other's flights with maybe 200 $/Euro, I guess
> they would come.

Agreed. We can offer our help, and let devs apply for funding, then we
have to decide (not the best part...). If the fund-raising campaign is
successful, we can help anybody, if not we'll have to cut.
In any case, I think the announcement should be sent really soon.
I think it would be appropriate if Gary, and project leader, would send
it out.
All the best.
pc
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