On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 01:59:16PM -0600, Ted Gould wrote:
1b 2b 3b
Since Josh and I disagree on 2, I'll explain my reasoning. I feel like the only reason a mentor would want the $500 is that he/she needs the cash as a student or some other reason. Since the majority of mentors have donated it back, so that revenue stream is already there, I don't think we need to earmark it on those that want to get it paid to themselves.
I'll also note that the questions are slightly unclear, in that if someone was to vote 1b, 2a, 3a, would the mentor get 81% or 80%? I'm assuming that it should be 80% (as if nothing else, that's easier). But I wanted to bring it up in case anyone was concerned.
Yes, the 'this' in the question refers to the '$500/mentor' amount stated earlier in the sentence. So 1b, 2a, 3a would result in a 20% total withheld.
Bryce
--TedOn Wed, 2012-11-14 at 19:19 -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote:
All board members, please vote on each of the following proposals.
Proposals:
We (the Inkscape organization) receive $500/mentor paid by Google. Should we:
[ ] a. Keep the money for the Inkscape organization [ ] b. Pay it to the mentor. The mentor can opt to refuse the payment, in which case it will go to the Inkscape organization.
If the $500/mentor payments are made to the mentor (1b), should 10% of this amount be given back to the Software Freedom Conservancy?
[ ] a. Yes, withhold 10% of mentor payments for the Conservancy [ ] b. No, do not withhold 10% from mentor payments.
If the $500/mentor payments are made to the mentor (1b), should 10% of this amount be kept for Inkscape itself?
[ ] a. Yes, keep 10% for the Inkscape organization. [ ] b. No, do not withhold 10% from mentor payments.
Background:
Historically most mentors have let Inkscape keep the $500, but it was always our (unwritten) intention that the disposition of this money was up to the discretion of the mentor. More recently mentors have asked to be paid this money, so they can use it for offsetting travel costs for LGM and GSoC events, or for other purposes.
However, Bradley Kuhn points out that this is not the standard policy of Google; they merely pay out the $500/mentor to the organization, and it's up to them what to do with it. Our involvement in GSoC pre-dates the existance of the Inkscape board, and thus our approach is more of a tradition than an official policy. Mr. Kuhn wishes to know our official policy on this matter.
He has also asked that we consider contributing 10% of money received by Inkscape back to the Conservancy (see the other referendum posted today), to help offset costs for bookkeeping and other needs. There is a question as to whether this 10% would be required of mentor payments as well.
Bryce
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