[LGM] finances

Mon Nov 27 22:36:51 UTC 2017

Perfect. I'll send the letter to that e-mail address then, to keep things
digital.

On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 4:35 PM, Louis Desjardins <
louis.desjardins at gmail.com> wrote:

> Frank,
>
> Here’s the general email address for the board:
> board (at) spi-inc (dot) org
>
> Plus, a list of all board members with a direct link to each of them.
> https://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/board/
>
>
> Louis
>
> 2017-11-27 17:26 GMT-05:00 Louis Desjardins <louis.desjardins at gmail.com>:
>
>> 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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