On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 5:00 PM Kevin A. McGrail <kmcgr...@apache.org> wrote:
> On 6/27/2019 11:52 AM, Myrle Krantz wrote: > > How does keeping the funds for internships off the ASF books solve this > > issue? > > Keeping the funds outside of the ASF uses the same model that exists > today where in many cases, companies pay for contributors who work on > ASF projects and that affiliations are unrelated to the merit of the > contribution. > > I do not believe the board should vote to allow us to use our own funds > for Outreachy as that pays for "code" which is a long-standing no-no. > > However, I do think the board should A) Accept the donation given to > Outreach giving us 3 interns, B) monitor the experiment specifically by > asking for monthly reports from D&I and C) ask Fundraising to look into > getting another sponsor to come on board with 10.5K to match the > original budget request for Outreachy in the same manner the other > sponsor already has done. > > is the money been donated directly to Outreachy not funds which would have ended up in the ASF account? >From this view, it looks like we are still indirectly paying for Outreachy. Now is this not a conflict of interest for ASF Fundrasing(telling ur donors to pay to someone else looks like you dont really need the money). Will this not cause long term consequences? Maybe it won't since we might talk to just a few donors..but what happens if the number of Outreachy interns increase..which is likely..? Hopefully, this clarifies the position I think D&I should take in > requesting board action. I am further happy to help by advertising the > request for D&I for a sponsor for the $10.5K. > > Regards, > KAM > > -- > Kevin A. McGrail > Member, Apache Software Foundation > Chair Emeritus Apache SpamAssassin Project > https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrail - 703.798.0171 > >
