[LGM] LGM 2019 - Funding

[Dave Crossland]

Agreed ale :)

On Thu, May 2, 2019, 9:40 AM ale rimoldi <ale at graphicslab.org> wrote:

> hi
>
> > do you have an idea for a way forward here? I see the problems /
> > concerns, was not fully aware (apologies) of the issues regarding
> > co-sponsorship, but would like to see a solution emerge. Do you have a
> > suggestion for how best to handle Google's interest in linking
> > sponsorship to whatever kind of visibility?
> >
> > Is GIMP ok with creating different versions of the video
> > documentation?
> >
> > If not that, what do you think is the best way to both honor the
> > understanding GIMP and LGM have reached and work with Google?
> >
> > Or are you suggesting LGM not accept the offer? My sense is that a lot
> > of self-organized projects deal with these issues, some can afford to
> > pick and choose, others cannot; I do not know whether LGM is in the
> > position to not accept such a sponsorship offer given that it also
> > wants to offer travel support.
>
> can we ask the same question to dave?
>
> dave, do you see any other way for google to sponsor the LGM, which does
> not require having the google logo in the videos?
> can google sponsor something else, than the recordings?
>
> and, soenke, could you please disclose what was your agreement with
> google (dave) when you told pippin in irc that google was ok with
> not having the logos in the video?
>
>
> personally, i'm a bit uncomfortable with the attitude, that it's easier
> for an organization (with many people involved, with different opinions)
> to change a decision, rather than a company with a clear management
> structure.
>
>
> also, soenke -- as jehan hinted -- did you ask the "CCC guys" if they
> are comfortable with being paid by google?
> as we experienced last year, not everybody is willing to accept
> (big) corporate money.
>
> > I do not know whether LGM is in the
> > position to not accept such a sponsorship offer given that it also
> > wants to offer travel support.
>
> and i don't know if the LGM is in the position to alienate the support
> it is getting from the Gimp developers and organization.
>
> we have proven to be able to organize a successful LGM without money,
> but LGMs without participants have been a failure (and it "happened"
> only one (and half) time... and even then it was Gimp that rescued
> what could be rescued!).
>
> yes, i really have the feeling that the LGM needs Gimp more than it
> needs money.
>
>
> imo, if we are looking for a compromise, we should check what both
> parts can offer... and not forget that gimp was first, that we already
> told them that the problem has been solved, and that gimp is a corner
> stone of the lgm.
>
> ciao
> a.l.e
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