Aahz wrote:
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Maybe a PSF grant would help? I guess this has been considered ...
The first three PSF grants were all in some way not directly related to changing the core language. One was for a library, one for improving Jython, and one for improving docs. Giving the PSF more money increases the chances for additional work.
I would, however, like to make the point that the Foundation is much more likely to fund work that actually gets proposed for a grant, since the officers don't generally have the time to inspire teams and promote specific topics. So if a bunch of like-minded people wanted to get together to propose a specific set of changes, it would then at least be possible to consider such changes for funding.
There's also a lot of good work that goes on unfunded, of course, and I wouldn't like to see the grants process subvert such public-spirited efforts in any way. So there's nothing to stop a bunch of like-minded individuals proposing changes anyway, through the existing process.
Lastly, the Foundation has only just started to make grants, and so we need a little time to see how the existing projects go before we can evaluate the success or failure of the process (at least on the existing projects, whose outcomes may or may not be related to the grant process).
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