Re: [Twisted-Python] Plan/Goal for GitHub Sponsors

2021-01-04 Thread Jean-Paul Calderone
On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 10:00 PM Ian Haywood wrote: > I think having a project coordinator as a *first* priority isn't a good > idea (not saying it isn't down the track) > > Currently there's little to coordinate as the core team aren't active in > planning or review. can the team be expanded ?

Re: [Twisted-Python] Plan/Goal for GitHub Sponsors

2021-01-03 Thread Ian Haywood
I think having a project coordinator as   a *first* priority isn't a good idea (not saying it isn't down the track) Currently there's little to coordinate as the core team aren't active in planning or review. can the team be expanded ? (I'm not angling for a role myself) Ian On 4/01/2021 11

Re: [Twisted-Python] Plan/Goal for GitHub Sponsors

2021-01-03 Thread Adi Roiban
On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 at 00:54, Glyph wrote: > It’s complicated and I’m not a lawyer, so maybe it is indeed not a > problem. But in brief it’s like trademark protection, kind of, in that it > becomes SFC’s problem to be aware that you’ve said these things and tell > you not to say them. The twisted

Re: [Twisted-Python] Plan/Goal for GitHub Sponsors

2021-01-03 Thread Glyph
It’s complicated and I’m not a lawyer, so maybe it is indeed not a problem. But in brief it’s like trademark protection, kind of, in that it becomes SFC’s problem to be aware that you’ve said these things and tell you not to say them. The twisted project (which is a bit of an amorphous concept t

Re: [Twisted-Python] Plan/Goal for GitHub Sponsors

2021-01-03 Thread Adi Roiban
On Sun, 3 Jan 2021 at 23:36, Glyph wrote: > You can’t fundraise for a job opening that you haven’t cleared with the > SFC as mission-aligned and properly transparent; this could get them in > trouble with the IRS. You’ll need to clear this by writing a grant proposal > and having it approved firs

Re: [Twisted-Python] Plan/Goal for GitHub Sponsors

2021-01-03 Thread Craig Rodrigues
On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 1:41 PM Adi Roiban wrote: > Hi, > > I started a separate discussion to confirm the goal for a future > fundraising. > > Top priority - Pay someone to help with the review queue > Nice to have - Move server/services to Azure VM - We have at least $100 > monthly allowance f

Re: [Twisted-Python] Plan/Goal for GitHub Sponsors

2021-01-03 Thread Glyph
(It might be generally good to stop discussing these priorities on a public list, and instead make a private list that anyone can request to join, but e.g. having joined precludes or disqualifies one from bidding on any resulting funded efforts. The big thing to avoid here is self dealing, ie ha

Re: [Twisted-Python] Plan/Goal for GitHub Sponsors

2021-01-03 Thread Glyph
You can’t fundraise for a job opening that you haven’t cleared with the SFC as mission-aligned and properly transparent; this could get them in trouble with the IRS. You’ll need to clear this by writing a grant proposal and having it approved first. Please delete this posting from the sponsors p

Re: [Twisted-Python] Plan/Goal for GitHub Sponsors

2021-01-03 Thread Adi Roiban
On Sun, 3 Jan 2021 at 20:30, Jean-Paul Calderone wrote: > On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 4:41 PM Adi Roiban wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I started a separate discussion to confirm the goal for a future >> fundraising. >> >> Top priority - Pay someone to help with the review queue >> Nice to have - Move server

Re: [Twisted-Python] Plan/Goal for GitHub Sponsors

2021-01-03 Thread Jean-Paul Calderone
On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 4:41 PM Adi Roiban wrote: > Hi, > > I started a separate discussion to confirm the goal for a future > fundraising. > > Top priority - Pay someone to help with the review queue > Nice to have - Move server/services to Azure VM - We have at least $100 > monthly allowance f

[Twisted-Python] Plan/Goal for GitHub Sponsors

2020-12-23 Thread Adi Roiban
Hi, I started a separate discussion to confirm the goal for a future fundraising. Top priority - Pay someone to help with the review queue Nice to have - Move server/services to Azure VM - We have at least $100 monthly allowance for Azure not sure if we still have the huge $2000 allowance on