Dear PLC,

In the meeting with Pono on June 14*, the present PLC members have
discussed* the extension of the bugfix accelerator program, and based on
this discussion, I've created the following ballot.

*Background*

The PLC has previously allocated a total of USD 20.000 for both
contractors, but Rafael dropped out very early into his contract. On the
other hand, Martin has made huge efforts to get the 1.3 release as
smooth as possible, fixing - if my stats are correct - 52 issues within
the contract, including 2 blockers and 10 crashes.  (You can see the
progress over time on this page:
https://gitlab.com/groups/inkscape/-/milestones/11#tab-issues)

With this vote, I propose to repurpose the funds that have already been
reserved for the Bugfix accelerator program for a contract extension for
Martin so that he can fix issues at the project's discretion for the
bugfix releases of the 1.3.x series.
This is based on the understanding that the contract is not intended to
pay for Inkscape development per se, but for the project's ability to
decide which bugs the contractor work will work on. This includes issues
outside of the contractors "comfort zone", as was the case with the
already-fixed issues.

Regarding a possible repetition of the bugfix accelerator next year: a
poll will be conducted to find out how uses perceive our recent efforts
to spend the project's resources, and where they would like to see our
resources go. Much like the internal GTK contractor position, we would
properly advertise the job posting on the mailing list, and have an open
call for applications (from within the active developers).

* As per the SFC Conflict of Interest policy, Martin was not present
during this part of the meeting. He has stated that he would be available.

*Ballot*:
a. Extend Martin's contract under the terms of the Bugfix Accelerator
Program 2023. The contract volume will not exceed the remaining budget
allocated to the Bugfix Accelerator Program 2023.
b. Do not extend the Bugfix Accelerator Program 2023, the remaining
funds are deallocated.
c. Other: _____

Best regards,

Jonathan
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