Vote: Bugfix Accelerator 2023 v2

Dear PLC,
*Background:* Jonathan Neuhauser (@joneuhauser at Gitlab and chat.inkscape.org) is submitting a proposal to hire two 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 is a slightly changed version of the one voted on in December; with the main change that one contractor was removed to take into account PLC member remarks asking for a smaller scale first attempt.
The complete proposal is appended; it contains all the details on the selection process, persons, objectives as well as a remark on why the Dev team asserts the opinion that at least two contractors should be hired for this project.
*Proposal:*
Voting is needed on the following items:
- hiring Rafal Siejakowski and Martin Owens as contractors during the bugfixing season in order to fix known bugs before 1.3 is released,
- allocating a total of USD 22,400 as compensation for the two 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,

Vote: abstain
A deft political move removing a PLC member from the list of anointed contractors to change the voting arithmetic. Ted On Jan 11 2023, at 2:01 pm, Marc Jeanmougin marc@jeanmougin.fr wrote:
Dear PLC,
*Background:* Jonathan Neuhauser (@joneuhauser at Gitlab and chat.inkscape.org) is submitting a proposal to hire two 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 is a slightly changed version of the one voted on in December; with the main change that one contractor was removed to take into account PLC member remarks asking for a smaller scale first attempt.
The complete proposal is appended; it contains all the details on the selection process, persons, objectives as well as a remark on why the Dev team asserts the opinion that at least two contractors should be hired for this project.
*Proposal:* Voting is needed on the following items:
- hiring Rafal Siejakowski and Martin Owens as contractors during the
bugfixing season in order to fix known bugs before 1.3 is released,
- allocating a total of USD 22,400 as compensation for the two 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,
Mc _______________________________________________ Inkscape Board of Directors mailing list -- inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-board-leave@lists.inkscape.org

I vote to abstain as a beneficiary of the vote.
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 at 15:01, Marc Jeanmougin marc@jeanmougin.fr wrote:
Dear PLC,
*Background:* Jonathan Neuhauser (@joneuhauser at Gitlab and chat.inkscape.org) is submitting a proposal to hire two 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 is a slightly changed version of the one voted on in December; with the main change that one contractor was removed to take into account PLC member remarks asking for a smaller scale first attempt.
The complete proposal is appended; it contains all the details on the selection process, persons, objectives as well as a remark on why the Dev team asserts the opinion that at least two contractors should be hired for this project.
*Proposal:*
Voting is needed on the following items:
- hiring Rafal Siejakowski and Martin Owens as contractors during the
bugfixing season in order to fix known bugs before 1.3 is released,
- allocating a total of USD 22,400 as compensation for the two 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,
-- Mc _______________________________________________ Inkscape Board of Directors mailing list -- inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-board-leave@lists.inkscape.org

Seems a good compromise to me. I vote A.
-C
On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 11:19 PM Martin Owens doctormo@gmail.com wrote:
I vote to abstain as a beneficiary of the vote.
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 at 15:01, Marc Jeanmougin marc@jeanmougin.fr wrote:
Dear PLC,
*Background:* Jonathan Neuhauser (@joneuhauser at Gitlab and chat.inkscape.org) is submitting a proposal to hire two 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 is a slightly changed version of the one voted on in December; with the main change that one contractor was removed to take into account PLC member remarks asking for a smaller scale first attempt.
The complete proposal is appended; it contains all the details on the selection process, persons, objectives as well as a remark on why the Dev team asserts the opinion that at least two contractors should be hired for this project.
*Proposal:*
Voting is needed on the following items:
- hiring Rafal Siejakowski and Martin Owens as contractors during the
bugfixing season in order to fix known bugs before 1.3 is released,
- allocating a total of USD 22,400 as compensation for the two
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,
-- Mc _______________________________________________ Inkscape Board of Directors mailing list --
inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org
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I vote A
----- Original Message ----- | From: "Marc Jeanmougin" marc@jeanmougin.fr | To: inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org | Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 9:01:43 PM | Subject: [Inkscape-board] Vote: Bugfix Accelerator 2023 v2 | | Dear PLC, | | *Background:* | Jonathan Neuhauser (@joneuhauser at Gitlab and chat.inkscape.org) is | submitting a proposal to hire two 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 is a slightly changed | version | of the one voted on in December; with the main change that one | contractor was removed to take into account PLC member remarks asking | for a smaller scale first attempt. | | The complete proposal is appended; it contains all the details on the | selection process, persons, objectives as well as a remark on why the | Dev team asserts the opinion that at least two contractors should be | hired for this project. | | *Proposal:* | | Voting is needed on the following items: | | - hiring Rafal Siejakowski and Martin Owens as contractors during the | bugfixing season in order to fix known bugs before 1.3 is released, | | - allocating a total of USD 22,400 as compensation for the two | 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, | | -- | Mc | | _______________________________________________ | Inkscape Board of Directors mailing list -- | inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org | To unsubscribe send an email to | inkscape-board-leave@lists.inkscape.org |

… and I'll vote (a).
On 1/11/23 21:01, Marc Jeanmougin wrote:
Dear PLC,
*Background:* Jonathan Neuhauser (@joneuhauser at Gitlab and chat.inkscape.org) is submitting a proposal to hire two 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 is a slightly changed version of the one voted on in December; with the main change that one contractor was removed to take into account PLC member remarks asking for a smaller scale first attempt.
The complete proposal is appended; it contains all the details on the selection process, persons, objectives as well as a remark on why the Dev team asserts the opinion that at least two contractors should be hired for this project.
*Proposal:*
Voting is needed on the following items:
- hiring Rafal Siejakowski and Martin Owens as contractors during the
bugfixing season in order to fix known bugs before 1.3 is released,
- allocating a total of USD 22,400 as compensation for the two
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,
Inkscape Board of Directors mailing list -- inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-board-leave@lists.inkscape.org

Not that it matters, but I vote C. My thoughts on the original proposal still stand and this coming up for a vote again so soon doesn't track since this is the very thing we're supposed to be having a meeting with Pono about. Am I mistaken about the purpose of the meeting that is supposed to take place (or did it happen and I missed it)? Likewise, if I'm not mistaken, Martin even brought it up at the last PLC meeting.
Cheers, Josh
On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 12:01 PM Marc Jeanmougin marc@jeanmougin.fr wrote:
Dear PLC,
*Background:* Jonathan Neuhauser (@joneuhauser at Gitlab and chat.inkscape.org) is submitting a proposal to hire two 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 is a slightly changed version of the one voted on in December; with the main change that one contractor was removed to take into account PLC member remarks asking for a smaller scale first attempt.
The complete proposal is appended; it contains all the details on the selection process, persons, objectives as well as a remark on why the Dev team asserts the opinion that at least two contractors should be hired for this project.
*Proposal:*
Voting is needed on the following items:
- hiring Rafal Siejakowski and Martin Owens as contractors during the
bugfixing season in order to fix known bugs before 1.3 is released,
- allocating a total of USD 22,400 as compensation for the two 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,
-- Mc _______________________________________________ Inkscape Board of Directors mailing list -- inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-board-leave@lists.inkscape.org

With 3(a), 1(c) and 2 abstentions, the motion passes.
participants (6)
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C R
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Josh Andler
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Marc Jeanmougin
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Martin Owens
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tavmjong@free.fr
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Ted Gould