On 5/10/12 6:01 PM, Andreas Vox wrote: > >> From: Louis Desjardins <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [CREATE] LGM 2012 Travel Expenses >> To: "a.l.e" <[email protected]> >> Cc: Create ML <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: >> <cam9pykbgcrtmciy3v4++dspmm997yseu4pajydmtpmykvfq...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" >> >> 2012/5/10 a.l.e <[email protected]> >> >>> i also have a remark. our policy is to reimburse the travel expenses at >>> the prorata of the money we could collect. >>> >>> while in the past we could always reimburse all the people asking for it, >>> for the first time this year it's likely that we won't be able to full >>> refund the costs (it all depends on who will be asking, so we don't know >>> yet for sure; last year we also thought that the finances were too >>> tight...). >>> >>> personally, i'd like to make a change in that policy and first full >>> reimburse the people that had travel costs which are a multiple of their >>> monthly income (i think that we only have one such case), then reimburse >>> those who had costs that correpsond to a big part of their monthly income >>> (probably 2 or 3 such cases) and finally distribute the rest among the >>> other people asking for a refund. >>> >>> we don't need to ask for income details, we should be able to guess it >>> ourselves for some people and other can tell (and have already told) us >>> that it's important for them to get refundend. > >> ... > >> While I think there is a great heart and a very good intention behind that >> proposal, I would be more encline to stick with what has always been the >> rule. Otherwise it opens the door to arbitrary calls and knowing the >> situation of one or a few people doen?t make the exercice more fair as some >> people might be in a difficult situation as well and won?t tell about it. >> >> Let?s first determine what the needs are. Ony then will we know the height >> of the percentage of the reimbursements for each person asking of it. >> Meanwhile, money is still coming in, slowly but... >> >> It is always up to anyone to ask for a reimbursement. We?ll give until end >> of this month period to fill the form and then we?ll know. > > I have another proposal: ask the applicants in the form for a priority: > > Prio 1: I really need the money, please reimburse me fully if possible. (This > would be the default) > Prio 2: I could use the money, but I understand that people from prio 1 have > greater need and so I want them reimbursed fully before I get any money > Prio 3: I don't need the money, but before it stays sitting in the bank, > please reimburse me > > Then it would be a matter of courtesy for people to pick prio 2 or 3 for > themselves and we don't have to decide or discuss. > > /Andreas
As Louis has said, we are now after the fact. If its going to change, it should change for the following year(s), not the one just past. Craig _______________________________________________ CREATE mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create
