Dear PLC,

*Background:*

Jonathan Neuhauser (@joneuhauser at Gitlab and chat.inkscape.org) is
submitting a proposal to hire a freelance contributor to write an
importer for AI files as a Python extension. For one, this is a highly
requested feature
(https://twitter.com/inkscape/status/1574010475024683008), and its
boundary conditions make it perfect as a "test balloon" for contracting
out work, in general.

The complete proposal can be found here [1]; the first 2 pages are the
"job description", while pages 3-5 contain information on the hiring
process, license, milestones, financials and what has already been
prepared code-wise.

*Proposal:*

Voting is needed on the following items:

- assigning Jonathan Neuhauser, Réne de Hesselle, Marc Jeanmougin and
one SFC staff member (to be determined) as hiring team (with Martin
Owens as stand-in if one of the other members become unavailable), who
will also perform the midterm evaluation and decide whether the project
should be extended,

- allocating a total of USD 21,000 for the project, of which $600 are
allocated as a management stipend, $400 as a stipend for the hiring
team, and $10,000 as compensation for the candidate for the first part
of the project,

- authorizing the hiring team to decide, in consultation with the Dev
Team, whether the project should be extended (i.e. another $10,000 for
compensation of the candidate).

Details on the process are lined out in the attached document.

*Ballot:*

a. Accept the above items.
b. No, cease effort for AI Import project.
c. Other: ______

Best regards,

--
Mc

[1] https://office.inkscape.org/nextcloud/index.php/s/wesJJ44xqHzJ9X6,
MD5 Sum: 0b1dfad94ff5511317a9d7f9c1e4472c
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