[LGM] finances
Dave Crossland
dave at lab6.com
Mon Nov 27 22:40:16 UTC 2017
Hi Dave
We'd need to check the archives but I believe I recall they were considered
and deprioritized because lgm is not a software project and they wanted to
focus on those.
Does conservancy have any event members?
On Nov 27, 2017 3:36 PM, "Dave Neary" <dneary at gnome.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Software Freedom Conservancy would be another option - I think this
> would be a great fit there.
>
> Dave.
>
> On 11/27/2017 05:35 PM, Louis Desjardins 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
> > <mailto: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/
> > <https://www.spi-inc.org/projects/associated-project-howto/>
> >
> > 2017-11-27 17:25 GMT-05:00 Louis Desjardins
> > <louis.desjardins at gmail.com <mailto: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
> > <mailto: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
> > <mailto: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 <mailto: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
> > <mailto: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
> > <mailto: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
> > <mailto:louis.desjardins at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > 2017-11-27 11:24 GMT-05:00 Frank Trampe
> > <frank.trampe at gmail.com
> > <mailto: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
> > <mailto:louis.desjardins at gmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > 2017-11-24 11:51
> > GMT-05:00 Dave Crossland
> > <dave at lab6.com
> > <mailto: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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