Perhaps it was not clear in the minutes but I plan to sort through the books over the holidays and report back at the next board meeting.
On Fri, Dec 25, 2020, 4:54 PM Martin Guy <martinw...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 23/12/2020, Walter Bender <walter.ben...@gmail.com> wrote: > > MISSION > > Sugar Labs® is a volunteer-driven member project of > > Software Freedom Conservancy, a nonprofit corporation. > > Nice words, but what I see from down here is that the leading > developers are the paid ones (who not only do the work they're paid to > do but also shoulder other duties such as board membership. mentoring > and being a generous knowledge base) > > If that also seems to others to be the reality that we have, that > suggests an alternative view, to consciously use SL's funds to fund > development, with openness about what it pays to whom to do what, and > the developer's duty to itemize in public the hours spent on each > assigned task, and the progress made as a result, since that seems to > be a more effective path than simply wailing "We need more > volunteers!" > > To this end, drawing a line under the past financial accounting, > taking stock and relaunching it with greater transparency might be one > way to help SL achieve its technical goals, as well as encouraging > more and more generous donations when current or potential donors can > see how cost-effective their funds are. > > Just my 2 cents... > > Season's greetings > > M >
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