[LGM] finances

Mon Nov 27 22:26:27 UTC 2017

ooops... sorry... my message was sent before I put the link!

here it is!

https://www.spi-inc.org/projects/associated-project-howto/

2017-11-27 17:25 GMT-05:00 Louis Desjardins <louis.desjardins at gmail.com>:

> Actually, I realise I wasn’t clear. Sorry about that.
>
> At first, Neil from GNOME said to me he’d be able to help with what I
> asked: holding temporarily Google funds before we get the Project member
> status from SPI. Neil then wrote me to apologise because he realised that
> it was in fact no possible to do that.
>
> That means that we cannot use GNOME as a safe lander for our Google
> sponsorship (yet to be confirmed).
>
> On the bright side, Neil told me he had been on the board of SPI a while
> ago and thought that the process of becoming a Project member could be
> quicker than the 3 months or so period that is written on their website. He
> then asked me who was the person we talked to at SPI and I replied I was
> not involved in that conversation but I would find out who it was and let
> him know. My understanding for that question is that he may know that
> person and that could maybe help get things quicker or at least make the
> contact easier (no cold call!).
>
> Plus, he gave me the date of the next SPI board meeting and we still have
> time to enter the process and hope that the board can look at LGM to
> determine whether we fit in their scope or not.
>
> More infos here:
>
> 2017-11-27 16:51 GMT-05:00 Frank Trampe <frank.trampe at gmail.com>:
>
>> 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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