Hi...
This thread is so tangled it is hard to tell who says what. But, it is very evident that there are 2 basic viewpoints. Here they are with my comments on each: 1) Reward a few of the many past contributors to SugarLabs handsomely with a stipend (like a retirement check?) and no defined further responsibilities, leaving out many, many other contributors who have given as much or more and may also be in need of financial support. This would eat up most of the year's budget. 2) Plan, plan, plan! As the saying goes, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail!" We need to this first before planning any large expenses. A vision statement, goals in line with our vision, and measurable objectives to achieve those goals, so that when we look for further funding we can say, "This is what we did and these were the results." (Badges will definitely not do this and may actually scare away future funders). When we have these objectives in hand, we can fund specific projects with specific measurable results including follow-ups over time to see if the results will be lasting. For each project we should be able to answer questions like: How does this project help us meet our goals? What lasting effects do we expect? How can we build on what we have learned from the successes and failures in this project? We need to get back on track on this. Without the vision, goals, and objectives in mind, it is impossible to tell if we are on the "right track." "Badges" will do nothing to further the greater good for SugarLabs! Caryl ________________________________ From: IAEP <iaep-boun...@lists.sugarlabs.org> on behalf of Laura Vargas <la...@somosazucar.org> Sent: Thursday, March 2, 2017 5:58:12 AM To: Tony Anderson Cc: sugar-...@lists.sugarlabs.org; iaep; SLOBs Subject: Re: [IAEP] Sugar Labs 2017 Budget 2017-03-02 3:32 GMT-05:00 Tony Anderson <tony_ander...@usa.net<mailto:tony_ander...@usa.net>>: On 03/02/2017 02:51 PM, Laura Vargas wrote: As for the 2017 Budget, Sugar Labs needs doable specific proposals for funding and investing as a healthy financial planning should consider a minimum of 5 years ahead. The real need is not for financial planning, but for planning. A real five-year plan would be the result of serious thinking by members of the community about what Sugar Labs needs to do so that Sugar can survive. The essential piece of that is that Sugar must be available as widely as possible. Thankfully, Lionel Laske has taken on creating a Sugar for mobile devices (and the cloud). How soon and how much detail we get to the Open Badges implementation will certainly translate all our gratitude into specific resources for active contributors to continue doing what they like. No offense but no point and no need to justify to be stingy, specially when you want to attract and retain talented active contributors to a diverse development and educational ecosystem. I believe the Open Badges model deserves at least a pilot to test results and evaluate from there. Regards -- Laura V. I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org “No paradox, no progress.” ~ Niels Bohr Happy Learning!
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