I vote A.

I appreciate the nature of this request but feel like in the future any potential expenditures for a GSoC student should be known to the voting body at the time of application (such as if this is under the purview of a committee with a budget in the future). Approving this retroactively feels like it potentially opens the door to applicants offering to work on something they might not possess the hardware/software/OSes for with future proposals.

On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 1:42 PM Jonathan Neuhauser <jonathan.neuhauser@outlook.com> wrote:

Dear board,

= Background =

My GSoC student is working on .afdesign import and is making very good progress. He’d like to purchase a license for Affinity Designer to continue the work.

You probably all got the Adobe news on the weekend, and due to that, there is currently a flash sale. The price in the EU is currently 37€ (50% off). So please vote quickly so we can make use of that.

= Vote =

A) Authorize reimbursement of Manpreet Singh for an Affinity Designer 2 / Affinity Suite license, up to $100.

B) No reimbursement.

C) Other: …

Best regards

Jonathan

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