Hi Luis,
Thank you for agreeing to consider grant funding for software projects.
It sounds like you also plan a broader review of funding for community
needs and growth. I have a list of requests for changes, which boil down to
removing policy barriers and greatly improving communications and workflows
so that community growth is fostered and volunteer time is used wisely. I
imagine that we will have an opportunity to discuss these matters in person
in Berlin. I look forward to seeing you there, and I greatly appreciate
your interest in supporting communities and contributor growth.
Pine
On Feb 21, 2015 6:12 PM, "Luis Villa" <lvilla(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 5:39 PM, Erik Moeller
<erik(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Damon, Luis and members of their teams will need
to weigh in on this,
and will want to think through the implications for their respective
areas, but it's a good conversation to have -- keeping in mind that
Luis is just starting in his new role, so please give him at least a
few days to get up to speed. ;-)
Thanks for at least a few hours of cushion, Erik ;)
I'm a big believer in the power of/need for software tools, and at least
philosophically I'm very open to funding software development outside the
Foundation (though obviously there are lots of pragmatic difficulties -
code review, etc.) So, yes, as part of our broader review of how we support
communities and contributor growth, CE will look at funding code very
seriously.
Luis
--
Luis Villa
Sr. Director of Community Engagement
Wikimedia Foundation
*"Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment."*
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