Thanks for the information,
I see this is in line with OSgeo policy and I have no objection at all.
(I didn't want to be negative, I just had some thought and personal
considerations.)
The Qgis Sponsorship and Donation program look well structured, and we
can take inspiration from that.
Here are some other questions that I have:
- Do GRASS need to be a legal entity to manage donations and
sponsorship? (probably OSGeo can do it for GRASS if required)...
- What kind of implication can it have in terms of administration?
- How to transparently allocate resources? (This is something that I
think should be discussed to ensure donors to see how their $$ are
effectively spent.)
Maxi
Markus Neteler wrote:
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 12:04 PM, Massimiliano Cannata
<massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch> wrote:
Hi,
how does it fit with OSGeo sponsorship program?
Fits well :)
I man, GRASS is part of OSGeo and OSGeo get sponsorship at different levels.
- Does GRASS have the right to get a portion of these founds?
Yes.
- What OSGeo think about project sponsor programs?
That's accepted and done in various projects.
I mean, if I give money to support OSGeo, I think I'm sponsoring all of the
OSGeo projects.. isn't it?
Right.
In our case we are doing project specific funding which is possible
only for big sponsors at OSGeo level:
http://www.osgeo.org/sponsorship/opportunities
I think a general guideline on shponsorship (fundation, projects, local
chapters, etc..) should be discussed within OSGeo.
Uhm, why that?
Does anyone have better information on that?
Please check the archive - it has been discussed several times...
See also
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Microdonations
Markus
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