[Qgis-psc] Fwd: Re: HF support

[Paolo Cavallini]

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Hi all.
As agreed, I applied for support. Unfortunately, the reply was not too favourable.
I'm asking for your advice on how to best proceed.
All the best.

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Oggetto: Re: HF support
Data: Wed, 30 May 2012 15:10:53 +0200
Mittente: Seven (aka Arnulf) <seven at arnulf.us>
Organizzazione: Borg Inc.
A: cavallini at faunalia.it

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On 30.05.2012 14:58, Paolo Cavallini wrote:
> Il 30/05/2012 14:42, Seven (aka Arnulf) ha scritto:
>> OSGeo itself does not financially support code sprints related to
>> one specific project. OSGeo does provide coverage for up-front
>> costs of larger events in the expectation to get this seed
>> funding back after the event. One example where this happened is
>> here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_NA_2012_Code_Sprint
> 
> Hi Arnulf. I asked because OSGeo recently sponsored GRASS HackFest
> in Prague: 
> http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-user/2012-May/064757.html So
> I suppose all OSGeo projects have the same opportunity. All the
> best.

Hi Paolo,
well spotted. Now that you mention it I remember it well. It was a
really strenuous discussion over several weeks and we almost did not
get it done. I searched through the communication and the initial
thread starts here:

http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2012-April/009534.html

Internally the argument Markus used was that the GRASS mentors never
got paid any of the GSoC money OSGeo received form Google and
therefore it would make sense for OSGeo to support specific code
sprints. Maybe you can use a similar argumentation - but be prepared
for a lengthy discussion anyway. There are almost no sponsors left in
OSGeo and this year's FOSS4G also seems to pull a blank money wise so
the question really is where to spend the little there is - and where
to get new sponsors.

Ideally you specify your needs, what it is good for, add some
references and make it appear a little broader than just a regular
hack fest. I still cannot guarantee that it will work  - even although
I am personally in for it.

Again - if you have any ideas, please help.

Cheers,
Arnulf

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