[LGM] finances

[Louis Desjardins]

Hi Frank,

Do we have a contact a SPI? To whom was the letter sent?

Neil from GNOME is asking because he was on SPI board for a while and
mentions that the process could be made quicker. He mentions this also
because he discovered he mistakenly said GNOME could help hosting the money
for a short while but apparently things are not that simple at their end.

So, we’re back to SPI.

Their next board meeting is Dec. 11. We should enter the process before
that date and make sure we have someone taking care of us at their end.

If we feel we need a vote (I would think so for that kind of matter, if
only to make it clear that the community is supporting the idea), then I
think we should organise it without delay.

We’ll go through this only once and one big issue will be solved for a long
time for LGM.

That’s my thoughts!

Cheers!

Louis

2017-11-27 11:39 GMT-05:00 Louis Desjardins <louis.desjardins at gmail.com>:

>
>
> 2017-11-27 11:24 GMT-05:00 Frank Trampe <frank.trampe at gmail.com>:
>
>> This is great news. It seems to me much better to pursue open doors and
>> to deal with an organization with which we have contacts, so, if there are
>> no objections, I'd like to postpone our SPI effort for now. Thoughts?
>>
>
> I don’t know what’s involved in the SPI effort but I understood you wrote
> them a letter (or did I miss something?) and we are waiting for an answer.
> I can only think their answer will be positive.
>
> My take on that is we enter the process of becoming a project member, it
> can take up to 3 months, ahead of time before next LGM. Meanwhile we work
> on the sponsoring, knowing that the money can land in GNOME’s account. Once
> the process is complete with SPI, we transfer the money to them from GNOME.
> Even if it takes 2 months extra, we’re still on time with LGM for the
> reimbursements that SPI will take care of.
>
> Louis
>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 6:22 AM, Louis Desjardins <
>> louis.desjardins at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 2017-11-24 11:51 GMT-05:00 Dave Crossland <dave at lab6.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> Who at GNOME Foundation can provide details of their interest in this
>>>>> and their overhead charges (if any)?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I just wrote to GNOME to explore that path. I am currently waiting for
>>>> an answer. As soon as I get it, I will get back here.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Super! Thank you Louis!!
>>>>
>>>
>>> Good morning guys!
>>>
>>> I just got a confirmation email from Neil McGovern at GNOME who answers
>>> me (quote!) “I'm sure we'd be able to help.”
>>>
>>> Dave, I am confident you can now start the discussions with Google; the
>>> money could safely land at the GNOME Foundation before getting to SPI.
>>>
>>> Cheers!
>>>
>>> Louis
>>>
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