> > >> > 3) Check if the values spent are okay > >> > >> Here I am unsure what you are asking for. I published summaries in the > >> past regarding to GUADEC, for example (Sorry for my English, it was > >> rustier than now): > >> > >> > http://calcifer.org/notes/2009/05/status-of-guadecs-sponsorship-requests.html > >> > >> > http://calcifer.org/notes/2010/04/guadec-status-of-travel-sponsorship-requests.html > >> > >> If you are asking for details of how much we have sponsored per every > >> individual, it was decided at the very beginning to keep that > >> information private. It was also part of the announcement (see the > >> links below): > >> > >> "Any information you send the TC will be private" > >> > >> If we provide the names and numbers, there will be missing contextual > >> information to explain some things. And this could refrain people of > >> requesting sponsorship. So, there is a trade-off between transparency > >> and privacy. > > > > > > This is the thing that I don't understand. > > Why people would not ask for sponsorship if the reasons are valid? I > mean, > > the transparency should not influence in these cases, right? > > IIRC, GNOME Foundation already asks people to do a blog post saying that > > they were sponsored by GNOME Foundation. So, what would be the problem to > > have a list of names, describing if the person is member or not of the > > Foundation and the motivation to help this person? (I'm not even talking > > about expose how much money they got from Foundation). > > As I mentioned before, in some cultures, disclosing personal > situations can be considered shameful. Asking sponsorship applicants > to detail their personal financial situations publicly is very likely > to discourage applications from some parts of the world.
And what about have a list of sponsored people? As I asked before, GNOME Foundation already asks people to written down a blog post with the stamp, showing that they were sponsored by GNOME Foundation. Considering that it can discourage applications, should GNOME Foundation keep asking people to do this? > It may also > be insensitive in some cases, such as those where there has been some > sort of tragedy or suchlike which leads to a request. > And I guess this is an exception, right? Best Regards -- Fabiano Fidêncio
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