On 3-6-2014 21:18, Josh Andler wrote:
On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Bryce Harrington <bryce@...2... mailto:bryce@...2...> wrote:
Yeah, especially for mentors who regularly contribute the $500 back to Inkscape, I think that's an easy 'yes' if they wish to go.Agreed.
BTW, I was really hoping others would have chimed in by now... :-/
I was not sure if I want to attend or not. Now, I actually would like to join (have never been), and so cannot really decide on this point (conflict of interest).
cheers, Johan
One thing to keep in mind though is that $1500 is about what it'd cost to send someone to LGM next year, so we should consider which would return more to the project. In the case of a GSoC admin, going to the GSoC event is a no-brainer; for someone that's more focused on graphics contributions, sending them to LGM or the Boston hackfest might be more rewarding for them.This is a very good point. Something to consider, it looks like next year (2015) LGM will be in Toronto, so it is another event in North America in less than a year from the Reunion. Plus with a possible Boston hackfest, that makes for another possible NA event.
What if we offered $1500 for people who have served as GSoC admins 2 or more years, $1000 for people who have mentored 2 or more years, and $500 for students that have continued contributing outside of GSoC?I think it seems fair, but would not be opposed to hearing from others. If we don't see any more suggestions or opposition, we should put put it up for a vote later this week. The 16th is the deadline to enter the lottery, so we want to at least give them a week to enter if possible should we vote to provide funding.