Please excuse the top post. I'd like to bring some clarity to the discussion of this motion. As most of you know, Sugar Labs is a member project of the Software Freedom Conservancy. The Conservancy has well-established guidelines for travel, and the travel plans in the proposal accompanying the motion are well within these guidelines. So while I appreciate Adam's help in reducing the costs of Samson's trip, I think those efforts are a distraction from the motion itself, which, at its essence is a proposal to attend the Scratch conference as an invited speaker on behalf of Sugar Labs. I have confidence that with Adam's help, the costs may well be less than the < US$800 stated in the motion, but what about the motion? Is there someone who will second it so we can vote?
regards. -walter On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 8:43 AM, Samson Goddy <samsongo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Jun 1, 2017 1:28 PM, "Adam Holt" <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 7:14 AM, Samson Goddy <samsongo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> This would set a terrible precedent for Sugar Labs to pay $800 for a >> visa alone. >> >> Flight and other things connected. >> >> > All for the sake of 1 visa alone, let's hope it happens (sorry you're > flying instead of taking the new train from Port Harcourt to Lagos isn't > ready yet...) > > Strange that my parents spent an important part of their lives teaching >> in Nigeria and I happen to know more about modern Lagos (where Samson >> would apply for his French govt visa) than a steady stream of hyperbolic >> claims have insinuated. >> >> >> I am a Nigerian, you are not. >> >> > Luckily they charge the same price regardless our ethnicity here at this > $~19/night room in good proximity to the French Embassy in Lagos: (Lekki, > by Lagos Island, I know it well) > > http://airbnb.com/rooms/13639701 > > Air/conditioning, Internet, Amenities etc...I don't spend this much myself > but there are in fact options in every price range. > > Staying a standard hotel, is and always be the best option for me. I am > not an adult yet technically, the street in Lagos is not meant for people > like me. > > Meaning i can't use this service, only hotels. My parents wouldn't even > let me try it. > > It may sound crazy but that how it is. > > > Things are crazy expensive in Nigeria. >> >> > Nigeria has a truly great sense of humor and Nigerians are more > resourceful than most imagine. > > Yeah we all are, but the government isn't. > > > As such I will continue to vote My Conscience -- *AGAINST THIS MOTION >> with respect for all and malice toward none* -- up until the point where: >> >> 1) The total is reduced to $500 (receipts provided per SFConservancy >> policies). >> >> If $800 can't be given to me, i am okay with $500-600. Just that it >> will make me use lot of my savings i have been keeping for my internet >> plan. Half is better than none. >> >> > Thanks much Samson for being understanding and honoring all who wish they > had this opportunity! > > >> 2) It is clarified in writing (within the motion or nearby) what happens >> if the money disappears, if the French Govt insists on rejecting Samson's >> visa application. (In short: would Sugar Labs or Scratch pay this up-to- >> $500 ?) >> >> > The motion needs to quickly clarify the above. > > Frankly, there is no need for this. I said Sugar Labs is not going to give > me any money or support me until i have my visa that hand. This motion is > purely for reimbursement. > > You made it clear that SL might lose money. So this is how i tend to > prevent that. I am going to use my personal savings with so little support > with the scratch community. Then get reimbursed if i am successful. > > > Onwards & Upwards ~ > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sugar-devel mailing list > sugar-de...@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel > > -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org <http://www.sugarlabs.org>
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