Hey guys, I agree it is very interesting. I am not sure how to approach this. I did see that GNOME got funding, so it is possible we might be able to.
Yours, GC On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 4:01 AM H. Nikolaus Schaller <[email protected]> wrote: > Paul, > > This looks interesting! > > I know about the SPRIND program from consulting a startup but wasn't aware > that there is a special open source subprogram. > > And from a first glance it appears as if they are supporting base > technologies (not applications) so that GNUstep could indeed fit well. > > One factor is the influence on society so that it appears to me that the > technology must help to prevent dependence on an oligopoly of big > companies... > "The two factors most important for our evaluation and discussion are the > relevance and undersupply of a project," > > Well, "undersupply" could become an issue as there are several FOSS > alternatives to GNUstep (even if we consider GNUstep as superior) > > "we look at how well the planning for the project is laid out. Are the > activities well-structured, appropriate and feasible? Another criterion is > the people or team behind the project – does the application state clearly > that the teams or organizations proposed here are suitable to implement the > activities requested? Is there a community behind the technology?" > > The intersting thing is that although it is a German funds it is not > regionally limited. And there are essentially no limitations of the legal > form (company, society, informal work group etc.). > > What is important is to clearly define who will work for the project and > estimates of the work packages and 8 hours working days. > > Generally I interpret that in this way: > - it needs a well defined project and a convincing plan > - Greg or FSF (?) could apply > - there could be funding for a handful of full-time developers (freelance > mode) > - project plan requires at least (yes, not max.) 150.000€ funding > > BR, > Nikolaus > > > Am 11.11.2023 um 15:20 schrieb [email protected]: > > Hello everybody, > > thanks to a notice on Hacker News at > https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38211405 about public funding for > GNOME i found out about the German "Sovereign Tech Fund" at > https://sovereigntechfund.de/en/. > > Apparently this is a very laudable initiative to fund OSI-approved or FSF > Free/Libre license based projects. This obviously applies to GNUstep even > more than to to GNOME due to its added cross-platform advantage. > > In my humble opinion, the only thing that still hinders GNUstep from fully > thriving is the lack of developer time to properly polish both the > underlying framework and the associated software relying on it. It would > thus be great if the Sovereign Tech Fund would be a viable option to > finance dedicated developers to allow for full time focussing on GNUstep > completion and polishing. > > Please have a look at https://sovereigntechfund.de/en/applications/ in > order to verify if this might be helpful for the GNUstep project. > > Regards, > > Paul > > > > -- Gregory Casamento GNUstep Lead Developer / OLC, Principal Consultant http://www.gnustep.org - http://heronsperch.blogspot.com https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=352392 - Become a Patron https://www.openhub.net/languages/objective_c - OpenHub standings
