On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 6:00 PM Paul Boddie <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Monday 6. May 2019 02.56.03 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > > > > not in this case: the application was only rejected because the NLnet > > Foundation needed to tick a single box, "you're one person applying > > for 2 projects, and we have a 1st-project-1st-application limit of EUR > > $50k. is there a 2nd person, living in the EU, who could be the > > front-man, for... um.... EU-bureaucracy-satisfying-political-reasons, > > kinda thing?" > > Well, I don't think I would feel comfortable putting my name on an application > just to enable it to navigate the bureaucracy. Although I am familiar with > this initiative, I am just like many of the other people on this list who are > supporters of it, in one way or another. It would feel dishonest for me to act > as a kind of front figure, especially because that is precisely how I would > perceive my own involvement.
ok. no problem. > [...] > > > mmm... again.... no, not really :) and it's more that you're an > > advocate for success, and your reputation in the software libre world, > > that matters more. > > There must be others you have been working with who might satisfy the > requirements. this may come as a surprise: i am so focussed on what i do, for such prolonged periods of time, that i actually know very few people. plus, olimex ****'d the project's reputation with the sunxi community (lied to them about the contents of private conversations), setting it back about 3 years in the process. > I might also add that I am living in an EEA country that is not > in the EU. I doubt that this would make a huge difference, but it is still > worth noting. Of course, were I living in my country of birth, it would be > anyone's guess as to how long I and my fellow residents might have left in the > EU thanks to factors beyond my control, but that is another sordid story. :) i'm based in taiwan, now, however by giving my mum's address, as a UK citizen this was acceptable :) > As far as reputations go, I don't have any notion of what mine is, besides me > writing a fair amount on a selection of different topics. But I would hope > that being somewhat independent from particular initiatives might be a part of > it. which is precisely why i thought you may be able to help... no worries. > We both have some familiarity with one individual - you more than I, in fact - > who had a reputation for frequently communicating with their audience, having > some kind of following and far more influence than I might have. But after > some unfortunate outcomes with projects, including one which saw $100000 go > via a crowdfunding platform into a Swiss bank account where it has been > resting ever since, we don't hear very much from them any more. (Note that I > don't blame that individual for the continuing inactivity of that sum of > money, but their reputation has not exactly blossomed as a consequence.) *sigh*... y'know... the people that tend to cross me tend to do so because they know that i can see right through them. at one job, one person who treated me badly, i accidentally ended out shouting "this person's a thief and a liar!" and the boss had to demand that i apologise. two years later he called me up and said, "you were right: i caught him helping himself to the cash register and the tools from the shop".... > I do want to see this initiative deliver results because this would empower > everyone who has been waiting for those results. After all, the initial > campaign is, and was always going to be, the start of something more > significant. But my role in this initiative is not significant enough for me > to act in any official capacity, sad to say. no problem paul. i have two long-standing friends from UKUUG days who might be willing to help, i can ask them. l. _______________________________________________ arm-netbook mailing list [email protected] http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to [email protected]
