2020 Developer Education Book Campaign

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Proposal:

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https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Development

1. Purchase and distribute an Inkscape-related educational book for the

most active Inkscape contributors. Where we focused on programmers

in past campaigns, this will be open to all community contributors.

2. In total, the Inkscape Board intends to spend up to $2000 for

purchase of books for community contributors, including shipping and

handling costs. Our expectation is that most books will cost $40

plus up to another $10 shipping, but that the range may be more like

$25-100 per person generally in total. We anticipate 10-30 people

participating in this, with a cost of less than 20*($40+$10) on

average.

3. Recipients must have been actively contributing to the Inkscape

community in some tangible form for at least six months, with the

intention to continue, and the selected book should be one that will

aid in their continued contributions to Inkscape. Valid forms of

contribution include, but are not limited to: community development,

website content, visual design, user experience design, and

programming.

4. The campaign proposer (Tavmjong Bah, or their designee) will be

empowered to officially announce and introduce the campaign to the

larger community, and to encourage applicants. They will define the

schedule with deadlines for a) book suggestions, b) start of

applications, and c) end of applications. They will also be

charged with vetting applicants to verify they meet the criteria

listed here.

5. The list of books allowed to be selected will be open for public

suggestion up to the deadline date specified in (3). All books must

be topical to improvement of Inkscape's software, usage, or

community; the campaign proposer is charged with determination of

which books meet the criteria. All books must be orderable through

at least two major booksellers; the actual selection of which

bookseller to use is per the discretion of the Software Freedom

Conservancy (SFC).

6. Recipients must provide a valid name, shipping address, and desired

book to the campaign proposer (or their designee), who will then

provide the compiled and finalized list to SFC for purchasing and

shipment of the educational materials after the end of applications

deadline.

7. Appeal of any of the above should be made to the Inkscape

Board of Directors.

* [ ] a. Yes, conduct this campaign as defined above

* [ ] b. No, we should not conduct this campaign

* [ ] c. Maybe, but I disagree with some definition of the campaign

Background

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The rational is the same as the 2013 and 2014 campaigns. Give a "thank

you" present to our contributors and enhance their knowledge for

continued contributions.

https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Development

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