[Qgis-psc] Funding QGIS Server enhancement - remove old QgsWXSProjectParser

[Neumann, Andreas]

agreed - we can first try to find another funder. I will ask around. 

Maybe you also know someone, Paolo? Feel free to spread the idea around.


Andreas 

On 2017-05-19 15:17, Paolo Cavallini wrote:

> Il 19/05/2017 13:18, Neumann, Andreas ha scritto: 
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I would like to get the QGIS server improvement (QGIS grant proposal
>> from 3Liz "remove old QgsWXSProjectParser") into QGIS core prior to the
>> release of QGIS 3.
>> 
>> I first thought that my employer could pay that, but unfortunately, at
>> the current time, they would only fund new features that we need - no
>> under-the-hood cleanup work. The project costs 3k EUR, according to an
>> offer from 3Liz.
>> 
>> My proposal would be that I personally would pay half of that amount
>> (paid from the QGIS courses I do besides my main work) and I would like
>> to ask if QGIS.ORG could pay the second half (1.5k). Or do you know
>> another organization who could pay for it?
>> 
>> Given that most of our HF expenses from Essen are funded by FOSSGIS e.V.
>> Germany and the German QGIS user group, we could use this HF money
>> instead to fund the remaining 1.5k for the QGIS server modernization. I
>> budgeted 8k for the Essen HF, but so far we only spent around 1k.
>> 
>> It would be an important work for modernizing QGIS Server.
> 
> Thanks a lot Andreas for your very generous offer.
> I agree this is an important task, that should by all means go to Q3.
> I'd prefer however, before funding it as PSC, to try to use your amount
> as seed money for another crowdfunding. This not much to save some money
> from our budget (I agree we have it), but to promote direct involvement
> from our users. The successful campaigns we have seen are a good example
> in this direction. We could set up a time limit for this, and fund what
> is left.
> If for any reason this is not feasible or practical, then it's a +1 for
> your proposal.
> All the best, and tahnks again.
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