request for sponsoring - how to allocate the budget

We have some guidelines already, sprint organizers can decide how best to use raised funds.

For reference the GeoServer sprint last year used funds to help with travel costs, local accommodation being provided out of people's homes.

References:

• https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Code_Sprint_Guidelines
• https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoServer_Code_Sprint_2016

+1 for letting sprint organizers handle this. I wouldn't want any OSGeo team to have to work through individual requests for travel support.

I agree with Anita and Jody. This kind of request should come from sprint organisers.

I agree with that too. Also, I think we already funded a code-sprint less than a month ago and the pyWPS team participated in it in good number. So I do not see a reason for funding another codesprint for a specific project and that too within such a short span of time.

I stand by my earlier suggestion that we put-up a schedule for inviting proposals for code-sprints. Code sprints can be held anytime of the year, but the procedure to send the proposal and preferably a fixed schedule for accepting proposals (proposals could be accepted once every three months, I think) should be clearly informed to all OSGeo project PSCs.

Best

Venka

I have updated my comment above with appropriate links, for this kind of thing how can we make the Code Sprint Guidelines more visible/official? Perhaps a page on the website rather than an informal wiki page.

A page on the website seems a good idea. +1

Do you to take that as an action item yourself?

I don't have access to the website. Maybe we should organise during the next FOSS4G conference a code sprint for learning to adapt the website?

I have created a ticket asking SAC to provide website edit access to board members and officers.

@anitagraser
How should we come to an agreement about this question?

There was also some discussion on the board-list thread:
I want to hear the input of the other board members.
Should we discuss further or launch a motion?

Luis,

Thank you for your suggestion.

I don't think there is an issue on the number of attendants. And I think
your question is a valid question. I think the board should discuss now
and take a decision using the guidelines there are. Eventually improving
the guidelines as a side result.

Personally, I think you should try to find some sponsors amongst the
companies supporting the platform and earning ervenue with it. Also the
clients having the benefits of the work should consider sponsoring.

For OSGeo it is very difficult to promote one project over another. In
that way a code sprint open for all the projects should receive more
support than a one project initiative. (but this are only my personal 2c).
Another approach could be to distribute the budget amongst all the OSGeo
projects, who then decide on their own what to do with the budget. In
that case, I think your initiative should be elegible for funding. But
if we want this, we should change the directives, Jody pointed at.

Dirk

On 2016-09-13 19:58, Luí­s de Sousa wrote:

Hi there Dirk,

We could eventually include a parallel programme on PyCSW, since one of
the PSC members is also contributing to that project. However, the
number of attendants is limited to the lodgings provided by GeoCAT.

Cheers,

Luís

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I also see that there is an issue with giving value to a wide OSGeo
community (multiple OSGeo projects).
Could the sprint be extended towards other projects?

Dirk.