On 05/02/2013 12:40 PM, Clint Adams wrote: > On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 11:21:41AM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: >> The Software Freedom Conservancy is proposing to fund the efforts of a >> full-time software developer to create NPO accounting software which >> will be completely open source and free. SPI could really use such >> software. > > Aside from concerns about a 501(c)3 making an unrestricted donation > to another 501(c)3:
It's not an unrestricted donation. > What are the relevant factors which would precipitate SPI's switch > to the new software? Right now? Beta-level quality. Maybe even alpha-level. Right now we're using a loose collection of ad-hoc software, none of which is adequate for our purporses. This adds considerably to Michael's workload, and introduces significant delays into his ability to produce financial figures for projects. > Would it be beneficial to participate in the Phase-0 evaluation? > If so, how does that work? Join the linked mailing list. I already have. --Josh Berkus _______________________________________________ Spi-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.spi-inc.org/listinfo/spi-general
