On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 11:33 PM, Julian Taylor < jtaylor.deb...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> I have two ideas under one big important topic: make numpy python3 > compatible. > > The first fits pretty well with the grant size and nobody wants to do it > for free: > - fix our text IO functions under python3 and support multiple > encodings, not only latin1. > Reasonably simple to do, slap encoding arguments on the functions, > generate test cases and somehow keep backward compatibility. Some > prelimary unfinished work is in https://github.com/numpy/numpy/pull/4208 I like that idea, it's a recurring pain point. Are you interested to work on it, or are you thinking to advertise the idea here to see if anyone steps up? - add ascii/latin1 dtype to support a compact python3 string array, > deprecate 's' dtype which has different meaning in python2 and 3 > This one is probably too big for 3k though. > Agreed, that won't fit in such a small grant. Ralf > > On 27.03.2017 10:41, Ralf Gommers wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > For those who did not see the call on the NumFOCUS list, the below may > > be of interest. > > > > I also have a proposal idea: a redesign of numpy.org <http://numpy.org>. > > Our website is very poor, both in terms of content and design. If a good > > designer spends 40 hours on it, that should be enough to change it into > > something nice (or at least not embarassing). > > > > What do you think? Other ideas? > > > > Cheers, > > Ralf > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: *Gina Helfrich* <g...@numfocus.org <mailto:g...@numfocus.org>> > > Date: Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 10:51 AM > > Subject: Re: [numfocus] Grants up to $3k available to NumFOCUS projects > > (sponsored & affiliated) > > To: numfo...@googlegroups.com <mailto:numfo...@googlegroups.com>, > > d...@numfocus.org <mailto:d...@numfocus.org> > > > > > > There is no specific template, but proposals should be kept under 2 > > pages. Maximum 1 submission per project. > > > > Required elements of the proposal are: > > > > * title > > * project description > > * benefit to project/community > > * project team > > * and budget > > > > Submit proposals to i...@numfocus.org <mailto:i...@numfocus.org> > > > > Best, > > Gina > > > > On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Bob Carpenter <c...@alias-i.com > > <mailto:c...@alias-i.com>> wrote: > > > > Is there a format you're expecting for proposals? > > > > Are applications limited to one per project? > > > > Hard to imagine a project won't have something to do with $3K, > > so I imagine you'll get applications from all of the projects if > > the proposals take less than an hour or two to put together. > > > > - Bob > > > > > On Mar 16, 2017, at 12:14 PM, Gina Helfrich <g...@numfocus.org > > <mailto:g...@numfocus.org>> wrote: > > > > > > Call for Proposals - Small Development Grants > > > > > > NumFOCUS is asking for proposals from its sponsored and affiliated > > projects for targeted small development projects with a clear > > benefit to those projects. This call is motivated by the success of > > our 2016 end-of-year fundraising drive; we want to direct the > > donated funds to our projects in a way that has impact and > > visibility to donors and the wider community. > > > > > > There are no restrictions on what the funding can be used for. > > Whether it’s code development, documentation work, an educational, > > sustainability or diversity initiative, or yet something else, we > > trust the projects themselves to understand what they need and > > explain that need in the proposal. > > > > > > Available Funding: > > > • Up to $3,000 per proposal > > > • Allocated funding is $9,000; depending on the number and > > quality of proposals this may be adjusted up or down. > > > > > > Eligibility: > > > • Proposals must be approved by the leadership of a NumFOCUS > > sponsored or affiliated project. > > > • Proposed work must have a clear outcome, achievable within > > 2017. > > > • The call is open to applicants from any nationality and > > can be performed at any university, institute or business worldwide > > (US export laws permitting). > > > > > > Timeline: > > > • Mid-March 2017: Call for Proposals released > > > • 3 April 2017: deadline for proposal submissions > > > • 17 April: successful proposals announced > > > > > > -- > > > Dr. Gina Helfrich > > > Communications Director, NumFOCUS > > > g...@numfocus.org <mailto:g...@numfocus.org> > > > 512-222-5449 <tel:512-222-5449> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "NumFOCUS" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > send an email to numfocus+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > <mailto:numfocus%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout < > https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "NumFOCUS" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > > send an email to numfocus+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > <mailto:numfocus%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Dr. Gina Helfrich > > Communications Director, NumFOCUS > > g...@numfocus.org <mailto:g...@numfocus.org> > > 512-222-5449 <tel:(512)%20222-5449> > > > > <http://www.numfocus.org> > > <https://twitter.com/NumFOCUS><https://www.facebook.com/NumFOCUS/> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "NumFOCUS" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > an email to numfocus+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > <mailto:numfocus+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > NumPy-Discussion mailing list > > NumPy-Discussion@python.org > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion > > > > _______________________________________________ > NumPy-Discussion mailing list > NumPy-Discussion@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion >
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