[LGM] finances

[Frank Trampe]

So the GNOME folks have offered to help with SPI, not money-handling? In
that case, I'd like to try to get a direct contact before we resort to
sending a letter. Sending letters to organizations introduces a tremendous
amount of communication overhead (including me needing to scan the
responses for posting to this list), and if we can just get an e-mail
address to which we can send a PDF of the letter, we will be able to move
much more quickly.



On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 3:31 PM, Louis Desjardins <
louis.desjardins at gmail.com> wrote:

> Understand! But now that we know we have Neil from GNOME knowing the
> inside mechanics of SPI, this is making us closer than we think!
>
> To be even closer would be by knowing who’s the responsible person at SPI
> who actually reads our letter and carries on the firsts steps towards the
> acceptance of a new project and sending that info to Neil. Maybe he knows
> that person!
>
>
>
> 2017-11-27 13:10 GMT-05:00 Frank Trampe <frank.trampe at gmail.com>:
>
>> Engagement in the sense of open discussion, not a deal. Which is more
>> than we have with SPI.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 11:57 AM, Louis Desjardins <
>> louis.desjardins at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> We have no engagement with GNOME!
>>>
>>> 2017-11-27 12:30 GMT-05:00 Frank Trampe <frank.trampe at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> The letter is written. I have not sent it yet but was planning to do so
>>>> this week.
>>>>
>>>> I was under the impression that the GNOME Foundation was a possibility
>>>> for a long-term umbrella relationship, no? If so, I'd much prefer to try
>>>> that first since we already have a connection and an engagement.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 10:39 AM, Louis Desjardins <
>>>> louis.desjardins at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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