On Feb 25, 2017 1:31 AM, "Martin Abente Lahaye" <t...@sugarlabs.org> wrote:
On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 4:49 PM, Samson Goddy <samsongo...@sugarlabs.org> wrote: > Hi martin, > > i believe this is it > Thanks! > > Some time ago Aleksey suggested to the list, that we should sponsor with > US$500/month to active Sugar Labs contributors in need on a monthly basis. > > Today we have many active contributors that are vital to the Sugar Labs > ecosystem > Actually I am not convinced of this; I do not believe that the latest releases of the Python codebase reach classrooms, and the js codebase only reaches one. One of the projects listed is social help. It's a fine idea, but a cursory look at the site shows it has extremely low activity. I think it would be better to shut it down. and many of them have expressed they are somehow in need of financial > resources, perhaps it is time we retribute them with trust and monthly > donations. > > At the same time and as part of the Marketing and Funding plan, there is > interest among active contributors to start an implementation of Open > Badges for Sugar Labs. > > I personally believe, Open Badges may be one way to open channels for > resources to flow to active contributors. > While resources can flow through SFC, where are the resources coming from? The SL general fund is not a source, it is a destination for funds. Eg, Gsoc and gci pay contributors and also pay into the SL general fund. Other grant opportunities exist. But the whole sugar labs doesn't have a direction that makes sense, so applying successfully for grants is not possible. According to our financial status, I calculated at least 7 badges with > stipends can be created and granted on a yearly basis starting 2017. > > Under this model and for the first year (03/2017 - 03/2018), each badge > could have a US$500/month stipend attached, for a total of US$3,500 per > month, totaling US$ 42,000 per year in stipends [1] to Active contributors. > > The beneficiary or "badge holder" can choose to accept our* monthly > donation* or if not in need can also choose to pass it on to any active > contributor in need or to give it back to the General Funds account. I > volunteer myself to co-manage payments and logistics with Adam and SFC and > Ignacio has volunteer to lead the development of the Badges. > > Here are the names for the badges with stipends and their holders I'm > proposing for the first year of the model: > > # 1 Infrastructure Hero - Samuel Cantero > # 2 Infrastructure Hero - Sebastian Silva > # 3 Release Manager - Ignacio Rodriguez > # 4 Translations Manager - Chris Leonard > # 5 Marketing Team Leader - Samson Goddy > # 6 Sugar Network Project Leader - Laura Vargas > # 7 Social Help Project Leader - Sam Parkinson > > Here are the names for the badges without stipends and their holders I'm > proposing for the first year of the model: > > # 8 Sugarizer Project Leader - Lionel Laske > # 9 Sugar Labs Honor Badge - Walter Bender > # 10 Secretary - Dave Crossland > # 11 Treasure Keeper - Adam Holt > > Please share your toughs on the subject. > Is there a plan to ensure that this proposal is financially sustainable? e.g. What will SL do in concrete to ensure that it won't run out of funds after 2 years? Exactly :) > If you consider there are more Badges and/or Badge holders that should be > considered for the first year, please feel free to nominate someone else or > yourself and give a name to the Badge. > > Also, if you have a strong opposition to the model or to any of the listed > badges or badge holders, please share the reasons openly. > > Hopefully by the end of next week we can give it a try to put it all into > a single motion :D > > Best regards and blessings for all, > Laura Victoria > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipend > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 8:39 PM, Martin Abente Lahaye <t...@sugarlabs.org> > wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> Where can people find more information about the " open badges" proposal? >> >> Regards, >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 4:21 PM, Laura Vargas <la...@somosazucar.org> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> 2017-02-24 13:51 GMT-05:00 Caryl Bigenho <cbige...@hotmail.com>: >>> >>>> Hello Again.... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Hola Caryl, >>> >>>> The "Badge" proposal is a totally inappropriate use of SL funds and >>>> could result in litigation and the possible end of SugarLabs. >>>> >>>> >>>> Please do elaborate on this. We have already allocated stipends for >>> active members in the past. As I recall Chris Leonard had an 8 month >>> stipend of US$ 1,000. >>> >>> What would be difference? >>> >>> >>>> I suggest a call for project proposals be done before raiding the >>>> "cookie jar" and leaving SL destitute and powerless with nothing left in >>>> the coffers (in a short 2 years). Samson has submitted a few proposals in >>>> the past and I submitted one for Sugarizer Primero last summer. These are >>>> the sort of things that the cash reserves should be used for. Paying a >>>> select few a large monthly stipend because "they need it" is a totally >>>> improper use of SL funds and could end up in court. >>>> >>>> >>>> Instead, why don't some of these people propose projects that fall >>>> within the stated purpose of SugarLabs? The SLOB can vote on them according >>>> to their merits and approve or not. >>>> >>>> >>>> Caryl >>>> >>>> >>>> P.S. I did not put any funding for myself in my project proposal. The >>>> money needed would go to educators in Uruguay, programmers in France and >>>> wherever else Lionel finds them, documentation writers and translators from >>>> many countries and educators in many countries to test the product in any >>>> country, and a PR person to get the word out by sending reps to places >>>> where they can show the merits of Sugarizer (Primero) to educators and >>>> other stakeholders around the world. I would oversee the whole thing for >>>> free (except possibly some occasional travel expenses and entrance or >>>> visa fees). >>>> >>>> >>>> P.P.S. I know Samson could have a good proposal ... or perhaps he could >>>> oversee the translation teams for mine. Walter probably has some in mind as >>>> well. Let's get the vision, goals and objectives in hand before progressing >>>> any further. >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* IAEP <iaep-boun...@lists.sugarlabs.org> on behalf of Laura >>>> Vargas <la...@somosazucar.org> >>>> *Sent:* Friday, February 24, 2017 3:50 AM >>>> *To:* Dave Crossland >>>> *Cc:* Adam Holt; sugar-...@lists.sugarlabs.org; iaep; Samson Goddy; >>>> SLOBs >>>> *Subject:* Re: [IAEP] Sugar Labs 2017 Budget >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 2017-02-24 5:33 GMT-05:00 Dave Crossland <d...@lab6.com>: >>>> >>>>> On 24 February 2017 at 12:44, Samson Goddy <samsongo...@sugarlabs.org> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > Also, if you have a strong opposition to the model or to any of the >>>>> listed >>>>> > badges or badge holders, please share the reasons openly. >>>>> >>>>> Where is the $42k coming from? >>>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Dave! >>>> >>>> As Samuel has confirm, he is not in need of funds to continue >>>> contributing to the project so I am formulating the model with only six >>>> Badges with stipend for a total of US$ 36k. >>>> >>>> There are more than US$80k in the General funds account that could >>>> support this initiative. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> -- >>>> Laura V. >>>> *I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org* >>>> >>>> “No paradox, no progress.” >>>> ~ Niels Bohr >>>> >>>> Happy Learning! >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Laura V. >>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org* >>> >>> “No paradox, no progress.” >>> ~ Niels Bohr >>> >>> Happy Learning! >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org >>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >>> >> >> >
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