VOTE: Mastodon.art funding
by Ted Gould
Background
Inkscape currently has a Mastodon account on the mastodon.art server. It is an art focused Mastodon instance that has a wide variety of artists, but also allows anyone on the greater Fediverse to see the content Inkscape posts. The service is run by a set of volunteers that have a Patreon-style set-up to cover their costs of hosting, and other things that the project needs. This is their only source of funding (they don't sell ads, etc). Many users contribute to that as the "cost" of having an account on the service. Inkscape has not previously contributed to this service.
There is unfortunately very little precedent on how much a social network account should cost. Most major networks are venture or ad supported and give out the accounts for zero-cost. Though it seems likely in the future Twitter will be charging $8/mo if you want your posts to be seen. No one is distinguishing between user or project account, though it is likely their costs are different based on volume.
The mastodon.art service has a few ways to contribute, I'll work with them to figure out which is best to ensure they can use the funds at the lowest fee and is easy for the SFC to work with. All amounts are monthly for the 2023 calendar year. Marking each of the votes with "or less" and I'll take the highest amount that gets a simple majority. Please use the "Other" option if that's not how you'd like it to work.
Proposal
Vote to fund Mastondon.art for the following amount monthly for the 2023 calendar year
a. $5/mo for a total of $60 for 2023
b. $10/mo for a total of $120 for 2023, or less
c. $20/mo for a total of $240 for 2023, or less
d. $__/mo for a total of $___ for 2023, or less
e. None
f. Other: ____
Timeline
Proposed: 2022-12-11
Closes: 2022-12-18
1 month
Vote: Bugfix Accelerator 2023 v2
by Marc Jeanmougin
Dear PLC,
*Background:*
Jonathan Neuhauser (@joneuhauser at Gitlab and chat.inkscape.org) is
submitting a proposal to hire two core developers for the equivalent of
a month of work each to fix bugs and regressions during the remaining
time until the 1.3 release. This proposal is a slightly changed version
of the one voted on in December; with the main change that one
contractor was removed to take into account PLC member remarks asking
for a smaller scale first attempt.
The complete proposal is appended; it contains all the details on the
selection process, persons, objectives as well as a remark on why the
Dev team asserts the opinion that at least two contractors should be
hired for this project.
*Proposal:*
Voting is needed on the following items:
- hiring Rafal Siejakowski and Martin Owens as contractors during the
bugfixing season in order to fix known bugs before 1.3 is released,
- allocating a total of USD 22,400 as compensation for the two contractors.
Details on the process are lined out in the attached document.
*Ballot:*
a. Accept the above items.
b. No, cease effort for Bugfix Accelerator 2023
c. Other: ______
Best regards,
--
Mc
1 month, 2 weeks
VOTE: Hackfest2023 Bensberg Funding
by C R
*Background*
In the past, Inkscape has chosen to fund Hackfest costs, including venue,
hotel, and travel expenses.
*Proposal*
This year's Hackfest in Bensberg has an estimated cost requirement of
up to *20000
€ for 10 attendees*.
Cost calculation
The fee per attendee is 837 € and is due on the last day of the event,
payable via debit or credit card (VISA, Mastercard). A billing address
needs to be provided in advance.
hotel room incl. breakfast 127 € x 4 days = 508 €
catering service (days 1-4) 70 € x 4 days = 280 €
catering service (day 5) 49 € x 1 day = 49 €
-------------------------------------------- 837 €
837*10(attendees)= *8370 €*
One attendee (RdH) needs to pay the additional fee for the meeting room.
meeting room (days 1-5) 180 € x 5 days = *900 €*
An additional *730**€* is requested to be used to cover any unexpected
expenses, the full balance to be returned if none arise.
In the past, the project has also offered reimbursement of up to 1000€ in
travel expenses, to be reimbursed to each attendee upon submitting of
travel receipts.
Note that there is no per-diem, as all expenses are included with the
accommodations. Please see this wiki for more information:
https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Hackfest2023_Bensberg
Thus,
Funds requested for Hotel
The vote is for *10,000.00€* in funds to be allocated *up-front* with the
expectation that *receipts for rooms, venue, and any remaining balance will
be returned* upon conclusion of the event.
Up to a further *10,000.00**€ *in travel expenses, to be reimbursed after
the event, under SFC's net30 (days) reimbursement policy, to be refunded to
attendees upon submitting receipts for these expenses to SFC.
Pono will be the point of contact for any SFC reimbursement issues.
Total: (up to) *20,000.00**€*
*Timeline*
Proposed: 2023-01-03
Closes: 2023-01-11
2 months, 1 week