+1

Thanks for the initiative!

Adrian Lemoine <[email protected]> schrieb am Fr., 15. Mai 2020,
02:53:

> +1
>
> On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 5:45 PM Hartmut Kaiser <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> All,
>>
>> I would like to apply with github for the STE||AR-Group (mainly project
>> HPX)
>> to become a sponsorship organization (i.e. being able to receive
>> donations).
>> This requires to answer a lot of questions, one of them whether all
>> decision
>> makers are on board with the idea of receiving sponsorships. I forgot to
>> ask
>> today during the PMC meeting, so I'm asking here: does everybody would
>> agree
>> to this?
>>
>> I already applied with the OpenSource Collective to act as a formal
>> organization receiving the donations for us (for a cut of 10% they do all
>> the paperwork, taxes, etc.) - see https://opencollective.com/hpx. Please
>> register with them so I can add your names as contributors to that page.
>>
>>
>> Here is the list of questions they ask and some suggested answers (please
>> add/comment/remove if needed):
>>
>>
>> What is the website for your organization?
>> --
>> hpx.stellar-group.org
>>
>>
>> What are your organization's objectives and core values?
>> --
>> The STE||AR Group is an international team of researchers who understand
>> that a new approach to parallel computation is needed.
>>
>>
>> How will your organization allocate the funds you receive from this
>> sponsorship?
>> --
>> We plan to use the funds received through sponsorship to support the HPX
>> project (mainly), covering costs for continuous integration (and similar)
>> cloud services, reimburse expenses for equipment needed, support developer
>> contributions (bug fixes, new feature development), buy t-shirts :-) (we
>> give those out for first time contributors), etc.
>>
>>
>> How are decisions like "what to do with funding?" made in your
>> organization?
>> For example, do you have a single final decision maker, do you operate on
>> consensus, do you take a vote, etc. Please detail your process and give a
>> past example of that process in action.
>> --
>> The HPX project is the main project supported by the STE||AR Group. It is
>> structured around a mediocratic governance model
>> (https://hpx.stellar-group.org/documents/governance/). Final decisions
>> will
>> be made by the project management committee (PMC) based on proposals from
>> the community. The meets regularly (see
>> https://hpx.stellar-group.org/documents/hpx-pmc-meeting-notes/) to
>> discuss
>> current issues and lay out a roadmap for the foreseeable future.
>>
>>
>> Are all of the key decision-makers onboard with the idea of this project
>> or
>> organization receiving funding through GitHub Sponsors? Please provide all
>> of their names, emails, and GitHub handles.
>> --
>> Yes, all decisions makers (PMC members) are on board:
>> - Hartmut Kaiser <[email protected]>, hkaiser
>> - Mikael Simberg <[email protected]>, msimberg
>> - John Biddiscombe <[email protected]>, biddisco
>> - Thomas Heller <[email protected]>, sithhell
>> - Adrian Lemoine <[email protected]>, aserio
>>
>>
>> What developers are in your core development team but not a key
>> decision-maker for whether or not the group receives funding? Please
>> provide
>> all of their names, emails, and GitHub handles.
>> --
>> TBD
>> - Auriane, Agustin, Bryce
>>
>>
>> Collectively, how many hours per week does your core team work on open
>> source projects associated with this organization, and on what kind of
>> work
>> do you spend that time? This can be a rough estimate.
>> --
>> TBD
>>
>>
>> Nonprofit status (don't worry, this is not a requirement to be in the
>> program; we just need to know for tax purposes).
>> --
>> No, this organization does not have nonprofit status
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Regards Hartmut
>> ---------------
>> http://stellar.cct.lsu.edu
>> https://github.com/STEllAR-GROUP/hpx
>>
>>
>>
>>
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