On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Walter Bender <walter.ben...@gmail.com> wrote:
> +1 from me. > > This is a timely matter, so please vote ASAP. > > regards. > > -walter > > On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 11:12 PM, Sameer Verma <sve...@sfsu.edu> wrote: > >> Second. >> >> Sameer >> >> On Sep 22, 2017 10:48 PM, "Walter Bender" <walter.ben...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> As has been discussed, Samson would like to have a layover in Boston on >>> the way back from the Google Summer of Code summit. He has documented here >>> [1] that there is not increase in the cost of the ticket to make the Boston >>> stop. Nonetheless, the SFC has asked that the oversight board approve this >>> change in the original motion, which only mentioned the GSoC summit. >>> >>> Motion: approve the inclusion of a Boston layover in Samson's trip from >>> Nigeria to California on his return from the GSoC summit. >>> >>> Please note that this is independent of the request for additional >>> funding associated with traveling to Boston (although as Samson has already >>> noted, we have arranged free lodging for him, thanks to the Minsky family). >>> >>> [1] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dBJ14BeT4titV9FU7Cf0jcJc >>> 5nto54ly8aZEbN8ZbVw/edit?usp=sharing >>> >> This documentation is incorrect. Sugar Labs is being asked to pay $487.36 or $676.76 extra as a result of Samson Goddy's desired side-trips (which were not mention in Motion 2017-17 <https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/Decisions>) to LA and Boston after GSoC Mentoring Summit in the SF area Oct 13-15. As compared to a Nigeria-San Francisco flight without such visits ( $1433.46 is the actual total price at http://klm.com also shown at https://goo.gl/flights/XwKR ) Sugar Labs may indeed decide Samson's side trips are worth the extra price, be it either of the following of the 2 flights chosen by Samson: $487.36 = 1730.82 (pricier open-jaw ticket) + 190 (LA to Boston) - 1433.46 $676.76 = 1920.22 (pricier open-jaw ticket) + 190 (LA to Boston) -1433.46 Let's be open to an honest, civil debate here about how much exactly Samson's side trips are (or are not) worth to Sugar Labs. Please if we can execute financial decision-making in public (I'm moving this private email discussion from sl...@lists.sugarlabs.org to iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org) unless there is an overwhelming reason for confidentiality during merger/acquisition planning, legal threats etc. Thank You All. regards. >>> >>> -walter >>> >>> -- >>> Walter Bender >>> Sugar Labs >>> http://www.sugarlabs.org >>> <http://www.sugarlabs.org> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> SLOBs mailing list >>> sl...@lists.sugarlabs.org >>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs >>> >>> > > > -- > Walter Bender > Sugar Labs > http://www.sugarlabs.org > <http://www.sugarlabs.org> > > _______________________________________________ > SLOBs mailing list > sl...@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs > > -- > <http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs> > <http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs> > Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ > <http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs>http://unleashkids.org ! >
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