[LGM] LGM 2019 - Funding

[ale rimoldi]

hi

> 16:27 < soenke> @pippin re sponsoring - Google can help but easiest
> for them would be videos w/ logo (only proof needed, money can go to
> general travel budget as we). Would that work if Gimp also comes on
> board f sponsorship?
> 16:40 < pippin> soenke: trying to gather response, but I am quite
> sure it will be NO
> 16:42 < pippin> soenke: offer google their logo on the website and/or
> printed program, GIMP funds are ear-marked not for general travel,
> since continuing that practice is a bit unfaithful to the people who
> have donating the funds to GIMP.
> 16:47 < soenke> @pippin ok will tell them
> 16:54 < soenke> @pippin ok spoke with Google - all is fine as long as
> videos (also) end up on youtube

i also had memories of that discussion, but could not find any trace
of it in my archive.
thanks jehan for resurrecting it!

the agreement between soenke and pippin seems to be rather clear, but
we don't know what was the exchange between soenke and dave.

all in all:

- i'd also prefer not having the google/corporate logo on the captions,
  but it's not a hard no. (there are people putting more than 20 K
  worth of work in the LGM and their names should also be prominently
  on the slides...)

- GImp promised the money for an important part of our budget (the
  videos) at a time when the Google sponsoring was not clear.

- Google has sponsored our videos in the past, so it was to be expected
  that they might be ready to do it again.

- Last year we had to give  up one of the locations / partners because
  of the Google sponsoring...indeed, we cannot assume that the people
  doing the captions will agree to work for us (for the same price) if
  it's Google paying their bill.

personally, i would welcome it, if dave could get google to help
reimbursing the travel costs for those who are actively participating
in the LGM.
would that be possible?

ciao
a.l.e