Thanks. I am trying to see how your reply is in any way a response to my post. I know what Outreachy is; I know what a targeted donation is; I know what Whimsy is. None of which applies in any way to my email. If somehow your email was supposed to address, directly, my post and the points it makes, I fail to see how.
On 2019/06/19 17:23:38, Sam Ruby <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 1:12 PM Jim Jagielski <[email protected]> wrote:> > >> > > On 2019/06/19 15:12:42, William A Rowe Jr <[email protected]> wrote:> > > > I am not understanding how other members investing their individual > > > energy>> > > > into a new initiative translates into your valuation or scorn?> > >> > > If that was all, then I agree. I would have no reason nor basis to say > > anything.> > >> > > But that is not it.> > >> > > Instead, they are asking to spend ASF funds and bypass/work-around a long > > standing tenet. It is much more than just investing 'individual energy'.> > >> > > Pretend, for example, that I am interested in learning more Kotlin and > > investing my individual energy in doing so. No big deal right? Now pretend > > in doing so, I want the ASF to pay for someone to train me. At that point, > > it becomes much more than me just investing my own individual energy. It is > > expecting the ASF to fund my education, my learning, my development, my > > knowledge. I would fully expect such a scenario to cause... heartburn.> > >> > > I hope you see the parallels.> > >> > > --> > > Jim (trying to be respectful)> > > I acknowledge that you are trying to be respectful, but some of the basic > facts:> > > 1) Outreachy is an existing program that is well documented and> > aligned with the mission of this committee. If you have questions on> > that, the best place to start is with that documentation. If, after> > reading that documentation, you have specific questions, by all means> > bring them here.> > > 2) There is a targeted donation in progress which could conceivably be> > used to fund this pilot. In its entirety. The committee has sought> > guidance from the board on whether or not that would be appropriate.> > We are awaiting a response.> > > 3) Whether or not the development of a whimsy tool is an appropriate> > choice for an intern is a separate thread. If you have questions> > along these lines, I encourage you to participate in that thread. The> > quick summary: the ASF paid for the development of a "self serve tool"> > by infrastructure contractors. Individuals at the ASF have expressed> > a need for a tool to help with the development and approval of> > incubator reports. Perhaps with the help of the targeted donation and> > the Outreachy program we can satisfy this need.> > > - Sam Ruby> >
