Vote: Affinity License for GSoC student
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
I'm ok with making a quick decision, nevertheless I would like some clarification first:
- Am I right to assume that acquiring a license for Affinity Designer was not part of the original proposal, because otherwise it would've already been bought/provided before the student began their work? Why is it necessary now? Or was it always the plan to buy it in the middle of the project?
- Option "a" is not aligned with the description. This is about Affinity Designer, not the suite.
Am 10.06.2024 um 22:41 schrieb Jonathan Neuhauser jonathan.neuhauser@outlook.com:
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 _______________________________________________ Inkscape Board of Directors mailing list -- inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-board-leave@lists.inkscape.org
Hi René,
Sorry for the confusion. GSoC doesn’t expect that the students incur extra costs, and the stipend is for them to keep. So it wasn’t missing from the GSoC proposal, as it didn’t belong there. It would probably be possible to continue the project without, but much more cumbersome and the results would likely be worse.
For the second point, I should have clarified that. In case only the suite is available in India (I can’t see that here) we would approve of that as well. If both are available, choose the cheaper option.
Best regards Jonathan
Am 10.06.2024 um 23:00 schrieb René de Hesselle dehesselle@icloud.com:
I'm ok with making a quick decision, nevertheless I would like some clarification first:
Am I right to assume that acquiring a license for Affinity Designer was not part of the original proposal, because otherwise it would've already been bought/provided before the student began their work? Why is it necessary now? Or was it always the plan to buy it in the middle of the project?
Option "a" is not aligned with the description. This is about Affinity Designer, not the suite.
Am 10.06.2024 um 22:41 schrieb Jonathan Neuhauser jonathan.neuhauser@outlook.com:
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: …
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With this in mind.
I vote a.
On Mon, 2024-06-10 at 21:14 +0000, Jonathan Neuhauser wrote:
Hi René,
Sorry for the confusion. GSoC doesn’t expect that the students incur extra costs, and the stipend is for them to keep. So it wasn’t missing from the GSoC proposal, as it didn’t belong there. It would probably be possible to continue the project without, but much more cumbersome and the results would likely be worse.
For the second point, I should have clarified that. In case only the suite is available in India (I can’t see that here) we would approve of that as well. If both are available, choose the cheaper option.
Best regards Jonathan
Am 10.06.2024 um 23:00 schrieb René de Hesselle dehesselle@icloud.com:
I'm ok with making a quick decision, nevertheless I would like some clarification first:
- Am I right to assume that acquiring a license for Affinity
Designer was not part of the original proposal, because otherwise it would've already been bought/provided before the student began their work? Why is it necessary now? Or was it always the plan to buy it in the middle of the project?
- Option "a" is not aligned with the description. This is about
Affinity Designer, not the suite.
Am 10.06.2024 um 22:41 schrieb Jonathan Neuhauser jonathan.neuhauser@outlook.com:
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: …
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Thank you, Jonathan.
I vote a.
Am 10.06.2024 um 23:15 schrieb doctormo@gmail.com:
With this in mind.
I vote a.
On Mon, 2024-06-10 at 21:14 +0000, Jonathan Neuhauser wrote:
Hi René,
Sorry for the confusion. GSoC doesn’t expect that the students incur extra costs, and the stipend is for them to keep. So it wasn’t missing from the GSoC proposal, as it didn’t belong there. It would probably be possible to continue the project without, but much more cumbersome and the results would likely be worse.
For the second point, I should have clarified that. In case only the suite is available in India (I can’t see that here) we would approve of that as well. If both are available, choose the cheaper option.
Best regards Jonathan
Am 10.06.2024 um 23:00 schrieb René de Hesselle dehesselle@icloud.com:
I'm ok with making a quick decision, nevertheless I would like some clarification first:
- Am I right to assume that acquiring a license for Affinity
Designer was not part of the original proposal, because otherwise it would've already been bought/provided before the student began their work? Why is it necessary now? Or was it always the plan to buy it in the middle of the project?
- Option "a" is not aligned with the description. This is about
Affinity Designer, not the suite.
Am 10.06.2024 um 22:41 schrieb Jonathan Neuhauser jonathan.neuhauser@outlook.com:
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: …
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(a)
On 10/06/2024 23:39, René de Hesselle wrote:
Thank you, Jonathan.
I vote a.
Am 10.06.2024 um 23:15 schrieb doctormo@gmail.com:
With this in mind.
I vote a.
On Mon, 2024-06-10 at 21:14 +0000, Jonathan Neuhauser wrote:
Hi René,
Sorry for the confusion. GSoC doesn’t expect that the students incur extra costs, and the stipend is for them to keep. So it wasn’t missing from the GSoC proposal, as it didn’t belong there. It would probably be possible to continue the project without, but much more cumbersome and the results would likely be worse.
For the second point, I should have clarified that. In case only the suite is available in India (I can’t see that here) we would approve of that as well. If both are available, choose the cheaper option.
Best regards Jonathan
Am 10.06.2024 um 23:00 schrieb René de Hesselle dehesselle@icloud.com:
I'm ok with making a quick decision, nevertheless I would like some clarification first:
- Am I right to assume that acquiring a license for Affinity
Designer was not part of the original proposal, because otherwise it would've already been bought/provided before the student began their work? Why is it necessary now? Or was it always the plan to buy it in the middle of the project?
- Option "a" is not aligned with the description. This is about
Affinity Designer, not the suite.
Am 10.06.2024 um 22:41 schrieb Jonathan Neuhauser jonathan.neuhauser@outlook.com:
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: …
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Hate giving more money to Adobe, but at least it is half as much :-)
Vote A Ted On Jun 10 2024, at 3:41 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 _______________________________________________ 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 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 _______________________________________________ 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 A)
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----- Original Message ----- | From: "Jonathan Neuhauser" jonathan.neuhauser@outlook.com | To: "Inkscape Board" inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org | Sent: Monday, June 10, 2024 10:41:53 PM | Subject: [Inkscape-board] Vote: Affinity License for GSoC student | | | 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 | _______________________________________________ | Inkscape Board of Directors mailing list -- | inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org | To unsubscribe send an email to | inkscape-board-leave@lists.inkscape.org |
Dear board,
I also vote A.
Closing the vote as everyone has voted. I appreciate Josh's comment. I do see a case for a slippery-slope argument. I've added it to the GSOC Application template wiki page (https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/SOC_Application_Template#Tasks) so we at least know beforehand.
Result: 7/0/0
Jonathan Neuhauser: a Josh Andler: a Marc Jeanmougin: a Martin Owens: a René de Hesselle: a Tavmjong Bah: a Ted Gould: a
Best regards
Jonathan
Am 10.06.2024 um 22:41 schrieb Jonathan Neuhauser:
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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participants (7)
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doctormo＠gmail.com -
Jonathan Neuhauser -
Josh Andler -
Marc Jeanmougin -
René de Hesselle -
tavmjong＠free.fr -
Ted Gould