[Qgis-psc] Question: review of standard development rates for 2022?

[Marco Bernasocchi]

Hi Nyall, Hi Saber, Hi all
at today's psc we decided to increase the rate by 10%  to 110€/h to account
for last years inflation.

We also decided to reevaluate the rate on a yearly basis.

Cheers
Marco


On Mon, 20 Dec 2021 at 14:04, Saber Razmjooei <
saber.razmjooei at lutraconsulting.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi Nyall,
>
> Thanks for raising this matter.
>
> It is indeed a delicate issue, on one hand, we should be careful of the
> QGIS.org budget. On the other hand, all the developers who work on bug
> fixing and PR reviews are very capable and can easily earn more than the
> current rate.
>
> My suggestion is to have a one-off raise of rates to compensate for the
> last few years. And maybe an annual increase (2-5% depending on average
> inflation) from thereafter.
>
> Kind regards
> Saber
>
>
> On Mon, 20 Dec 2021 at 08:00, Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Nyall,
>>
>> We can certainly revise the rates from time to time.
>>
>> It is also clear that rates and inflation rates are different in
>> different parts of the world - on the other side - most of our devs who
>> participate in the bug fixing effort seem to be in the Euro zone or
>> Australia in your case.
>>
>> Any suggestions for a revised rate? 110? 120?
>>
>> At the beginning - when we introduced the rates - we already communicated
>> that the rates would be lower than the normal industry rates, which are
>> probably somewhere between 150 and 220.
>>
>> Andreas
>>
>> On 2021-12-20 05:42, Nyall Dawson wrote:
>>
>> Hi PSC!
>>
>> ...This is a somewhat tricky email to write, but I think it's an
>> important discussion we need to discuss whatever the outcome...
>>
>> The standard rate paid by QGIS.org for development tasks like the
>> pre-release bug fixing sprints (100EU/hour) has remained unchanged for
>> a number of years now (at least since 2016).
>>
>> Unfortunately, what with 2020/21 being what they were, many countries
>> have seen a dramatic rise in inflation and all signs are that prices
>> will continue to rise over 2022.
>>
>> Accordingly, can I ask the PSC to consider reviewing this rate in
>> 2022, and whether it's appropriate to adjust accordingly? (Obviously
>> this would impact the project budget, so I would suggest any change in
>> rate would be accompanied by a corresponding adjustment in the number
>> of contracted development hours to fit the budgeted totals).
>>
>> Thanks for the consideration!
>> Nyall
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