Re: [Matplotlib-users] [matplotlib-devel] Matplotlib and Numfocus Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement (FSA)
+1 - that's really great news! -Shawn On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Nicolas P. Rougier wrote: > > +1. Great news. > > Nicolas. > >> On 21 Jan 2015, at 20:22, Chris Barker wrote: >> >> +1 -- sounds great! >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 7:48 AM, Michael Droettboom wrote: >> Matplotlib >> is a widely used, well regarded, and powerful visualization >> library that has dominated the Python visualization stack for >> over a decade. However, to maintain that position, matplotlib >> must continue to evolve. Complementary or alternative >> libraries are appearing at an increasing rate, including >> browser-based plotting and GPU acceleration. To maintain its >> leadership position for the next decade, Matplotlib must >> interface with these alternatives while simultaneously >> expanding its capabilities and becoming easier to use and >> learn. >> >> >> Matplotlib’s >> large existing user base (greater than 50,000) means that new >> developments need to be carefully balanced with maintaining >> existing interfaces. With the large user and code base comes >> a significant maintenance and user-support burden. These >> responsibilities currently account for a majority of the >> core-developer time spent on matplotlib and has resulted in >> both the code base and community being in a healthier state >> than ever before. Even 6 years ago there was no automated >> testing to speak of and the number of contributors continues >> to soar on github. However, this effort is, for the most part, >> done on a volunteer basis in the nights and weekends of the >> core developers. To go beyond this maintenance level—to make >> step-change improvements for the benefit of matplotlib’s >> users—will require funding for full-time developers. Inspired >> and encouraged by the example of IPython, we would like to >> begin the process of fundraising. >> >> >> Managing >> funding on the needed scale is a complex and time-consuming >> process. Thankfully, NumFOCUS, a 501(c)3 charity organisation >> co-founded by John Hunter, offers a fiscal sponsorship >> agreement to minimize the administrative and legal burden on >> open source projects. We would like to enlist NumFOCUS as our >> agents in all legal and financial matters, including banking, >> accepting donations as a non-profit, payroll, and access to >> legal counsel. As part of the agreement, NumFOCUS would >> charge a percentage of all funds raised to cover their costs. >>The full text of the agreement is attached. >> >> >> To >> comply with the legal and accounting requirements of a >> non-profit, matplotlib needs to form an administrative body to >> interact with NumFOCUS and direct the disbursement of any >> funds. The proposed initial members of the body, are myself >> (Mike Droettboom), Eric Firing, Phil Elson, and Thomas >> Caswell, with Thomas acting as the point of contact with >> NumFOCUS. >> >> >> In >> practice, signing an FSA will have very little impact on the >> matplotlib project itself - it will still be BSD-licensed and >> community-driven as it has always been, and the only >> motivation for doing this is to give us an opportunity to >> apply for funding to do more work on matplotlib. We'd like to >> canvas the community's opinion on the matter, but to put a >> concrete timeline on the discussion, we would like to propose >> signing an FSA with NumFOCUS in 3 weeks (Feb 10th 2015) unless >> there is a major community discomfort with us doing so. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> Michael Droettboom >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Michael Droettboom >> Science Software Branch >> Space Telescope Science Institute >> >> >> http://www.droettboom.com >> >> -- >> New Year. New Location. New Benefits. New Data Center in Ashburn, VA. >> GigeNET is offering a free month of service with a new server in Ashburn. >> Choose from 2 high performing configs, both with 100TB of bandwidth. >> Higher redundancy.Lower latency.Increased capacity.Completely compliant. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/gigenet >> ___ >> Matplotlib-devel mailing list >> matplotlib-de...@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Christopher Barker, Ph.D. >> Oceanographer >> >> Emergency Response Division >> NOAA/NOS/OR&R(206) 526-6959 voice >> 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 52
Re: [Matplotlib-users] [matplotlib-devel] Matplotlib and Numfocus Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement (FSA)
+1. Great news. Nicolas. > On 21 Jan 2015, at 20:22, Chris Barker wrote: > > +1 -- sounds great! > > > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 7:48 AM, Michael Droettboom wrote: > Matplotlib > is a widely used, well regarded, and powerful visualization > library that has dominated the Python visualization stack for > over a decade. However, to maintain that position, matplotlib > must continue to evolve. Complementary or alternative > libraries are appearing at an increasing rate, including > browser-based plotting and GPU acceleration. To maintain its > leadership position for the next decade, Matplotlib must > interface with these alternatives while simultaneously > expanding its capabilities and becoming easier to use and > learn. > > > Matplotlib’s > large existing user base (greater than 50,000) means that new > developments need to be carefully balanced with maintaining > existing interfaces. With the large user and code base comes > a significant maintenance and user-support burden. These > responsibilities currently account for a majority of the > core-developer time spent on matplotlib and has resulted in > both the code base and community being in a healthier state > than ever before. Even 6 years ago there was no automated > testing to speak of and the number of contributors continues > to soar on github. However, this effort is, for the most part, > done on a volunteer basis in the nights and weekends of the > core developers. To go beyond this maintenance level—to make > step-change improvements for the benefit of matplotlib’s > users—will require funding for full-time developers. Inspired > and encouraged by the example of IPython, we would like to > begin the process of fundraising. > > > Managing > funding on the needed scale is a complex and time-consuming > process. Thankfully, NumFOCUS, a 501(c)3 charity organisation > co-founded by John Hunter, offers a fiscal sponsorship > agreement to minimize the administrative and legal burden on > open source projects. We would like to enlist NumFOCUS as our > agents in all legal and financial matters, including banking, > accepting donations as a non-profit, payroll, and access to > legal counsel. As part of the agreement, NumFOCUS would > charge a percentage of all funds raised to cover their costs. >The full text of the agreement is attached. > > > To > comply with the legal and accounting requirements of a > non-profit, matplotlib needs to form an administrative body to > interact with NumFOCUS and direct the disbursement of any > funds. The proposed initial members of the body, are myself > (Mike Droettboom), Eric Firing, Phil Elson, and Thomas > Caswell, with Thomas acting as the point of contact with > NumFOCUS. > > > In > practice, signing an FSA will have very little impact on the > matplotlib project itself - it will still be BSD-licensed and > community-driven as it has always been, and the only > motivation for doing this is to give us an opportunity to > apply for funding to do more work on matplotlib. We'd like to > canvas the community's opinion on the matter, but to put a > concrete timeline on the discussion, we would like to propose > signing an FSA with NumFOCUS in 3 weeks (Feb 10th 2015) unless > there is a major community discomfort with us doing so. > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Michael Droettboom > > > > > > -- > Michael Droettboom > Science Software Branch > Space Telescope Science Institute > > > http://www.droettboom.com > > -- > New Year. New Location. New Benefits. New Data Center in Ashburn, VA. > GigeNET is offering a free month of service with a new server in Ashburn. > Choose from 2 high performing configs, both with 100TB of bandwidth. > Higher redundancy.Lower latency.Increased capacity.Completely compliant. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/gigenet > ___ > Matplotlib-devel mailing list > matplotlib-de...@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel > > > > > -- > > Christopher Barker, Ph.D. > Oceanographer > > Emergency Response Division > NOAA/NOS/OR&R(206) 526-6959 voice > 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax > Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception > > chris.bar...@noaa.gov > --
Re: [Matplotlib-users] [matplotlib-devel] Matplotlib and Numfocus Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement (FSA)
+1 -- sounds great! On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 7:48 AM, Michael Droettboom wrote: > > > > > > > > > * Matplotlib is a widely used, well regarded, and powerful visualization > library that has dominated the Python visualization stack for over a > decade. However, to maintain that position, matplotlib must continue to > evolve. Complementary or alternative libraries are appearing at an > increasing rate, including browser-based plotting and GPU acceleration. To > maintain its leadership position for the next decade, Matplotlib must > interface with these alternatives while simultaneously expanding its > capabilities and becoming easier to use and learn. Matplotlib’s large > existing user base (greater than 50,000) means that new developments need > to be carefully balanced with maintaining existing interfaces. With the > large user and code base comes a significant maintenance and user-support > burden. These responsibilities currently account for a majority of the > core-developer time spent on matplotlib and has resulted in both the code > base and community being in a healthier state than ever before. Even 6 > years ago there was no automated testing to speak of and the number of > contributors continues to soar on github. However, this effort is, for the > most part, done on a volunteer basis in the nights and weekends of the core > developers. To go beyond this maintenance level—to make step-change > improvements for the benefit of matplotlib’s users—will require funding for > full-time developers. Inspired and encouraged by the example of IPython, we > would like to begin the process of fundraising. Managing funding on the > needed scale is a complex and time-consuming process. Thankfully, > NumFOCUS, a 501(c)3 charity organisation co-founded by John Hunter, offers > a fiscal sponsorship agreement to minimize the administrative and legal > burden on open source projects. We would like to enlist NumFOCUS as our > agents in all legal and financial matters, including banking, accepting > donations as a non-profit, payroll, and access to legal counsel. As part > of the agreement, NumFOCUS would charge a percentage of all funds raised to > cover their costs. The full text of the agreement is attached. To comply > with the legal and accounting requirements of a non-profit, matplotlib > needs to form an administrative body to interact with NumFOCUS and direct > the disbursement of any funds. The proposed initial members of the body, > are myself (Mike Droettboom), Eric Firing, Phil Elson, and Thomas Caswell, > with Thomas acting as the point of contact with NumFOCUS. In practice, > signing an FSA will have very little impact on the matplotlib project > itself - it will still be BSD-licensed and community-driven as it has > always been, and the only motivation for doing this is to give us an > opportunity to apply for funding to do more work on matplotlib. We'd like > to canvas the community's opinion on the matter, but to put a concrete > timeline on the discussion, we would like to propose signing an FSA with > NumFOCUS in 3 weeks (Feb 10th 2015) unless there is a major community > discomfort with us doing so. Cheers, Michael Droettboom * > > -- > Michael Droettboom > Science Software Branch > Space Telescope Science Institute > http://www.droettboom.com > > > > -- > New Year. New Location. New Benefits. New Data Center in Ashburn, VA. > GigeNET is offering a free month of service with a new server in Ashburn. > Choose from 2 high performing configs, both with 100TB of bandwidth. > Higher redundancy.Lower latency.Increased capacity.Completely compliant. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/gigenet > ___ > Matplotlib-devel mailing list > matplotlib-de...@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel > > -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R(206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov -- New Year. New Location. New Benefits. New Data Center in Ashburn, VA. GigeNET is offering a free month of service with a new server in Ashburn. Choose from 2 high performing configs, both with 100TB of bandwidth. Higher redundancy.Lower latency.Increased capacity.Completely compliant. http://p.sf.net/sfu/gigenet___ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
