On Thu, 2021-04-15 at 10:29 -0500, Ted Gould wrote:
> Thanks for working on this Martin!

Thanks Ted for the review,

> My understanding is that we can list folks that have external funding
> modes, we just have to be careful to ensure that we don't guarantee
> inclusion of work or that any work will be done at all for their
> money. (or that their input would be considered on a Patreon) They
> are giving their money to the person they're working with and the
> only relationship they have is between themselves and that
> person/company. By being on the list the Inkscape project isn't
> guaranteeing they won't be scammed.

I've added a new section based on Maren's response. It's a little more
"the modifications may not end up in Inkscape" and less "you could be
scammed" but both thoughts are important.

I've added your points here and expanded it with a contact us link and
by adding a list of contributors looking for user funding. I've added
Tav and Marc's patreons as a sample (I haven't asked them) so take this
as a sample so far. This can all be controlled via the admin interface.

https://inkscape.org/support-us/fund-contributors/

Please review and let me know.

> I think that any contributor to Inkscape should be able to be listed
> there (with the disclaimer above) with perhaps a couple links. We
> should perhaps create a sponsorship type that would be for
> consultancies that would allow them to be listed. I think we could
> start with a fixed amount, but if it grew it might be interesting to
> do a five percent model or something like that.

We have a sponsorship level which is for companies that let their
employees work on Inkscape. Marc's employer is in this category. But I
think you mean, for people who do this kind of work to push some of the
money back into Inkscape's charity fund (i.e. to the SFC) right?

> If we were going to create this, and I think we should, I think we
> should also do it for artists/designers. Where it could be "hire
> folks that use Inkscape." While perhaps not as directly contributing
> to the project (though many do) having more people making money using
> Inkscape I think only helps the economics of our situation.

I agree. A solid list of people who work with Inkscape would be good
form. This could be a fourth section on the previous page "Hire
designers who work with Inkscape" or as a second section of people on
this page. Having them as people who contribute to Inkscape's fund
would be a way to maintain a relationship, but of course would involve
getting more ducks in a row with the SFC too.

Best Regards, Martin Owens

> ¹ Global warming for all boats? Too soon?

² For the Suez, too late.

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