8 Dec
2022
8 Dec
'22
8:30 p.m.
I vote (a).
With 2 (a) and 2 (c) (and 2 PLC members involved), more discussion is needed on the topic. I see pono is suggesting a discussion around it which is a good idea :)
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Mc
On 12/2/22 19:46, 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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