Hey PLC,
From reading the responses and hearing some back channel about this vote, I'd like to hold a meeting to discuss this proposed project and some other PLC related matters like holding an election now that we've got all the votes!
Please fill our your availability for a call for next week:
https://framadate.org/xghzzPLXdQUIftIE
I'm cc'ing Jonathan as he has some extra context and thoughts on the issue of the current vote.
Please let me know if you are unavailable next week, or reach out to me privately if there is anything you would like to speak about.
Thanks, -Pono
On Fri, Dec 02, 2022 at 07:46:01PM +0100, Marc Jeanmougin wrote:
Dear PLC,
*Background:*
Jonathan Neuhauser (@joneuhauser at Gitlab and chat.inkscape.org) is submitting a proposal to hire three core developers for the equivalent of a month of work each to fix bugs and regressions during the remaining time until the 1.3 release. This proposal has been cleared by the SFC (Pono and Karen) and received a favorable reception during the developer meetings. The proposal is designed such that no (micro)management / mentoring is needed (thus only trusted core developers were considered). As the AI project explicitly targets outside contractors, this proposal attempts to use our funds internally.
The complete proposal is appended; it contains all the details on the selection process, persons, objectives as well as a personal remark by Jonathan on the impact on the project's general atmosphere.
*Proposal:*
Voting is needed on the following items:
- hiring Rafal Siejakowski, Martin Owens and Tavmjong Bah as contractors
during the bugfixing season in order to fix serious bugs before 1.3 is released,
- allocating a total of USD 34,200 as compensation for the three
contractors.
Details on the process are lined out in the attached document.
*Ballot:*
a. Accept the above items. b. No, cease effort for Bugfix Accelerator 2023 c. Other: ______
Best regards,
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