On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Brian Cameron <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Jaap: > > * travel vouchers for x number of employees to attend GUADEC or hackfests >>> >> >> I don't see why we would ask them for sponsoring if afterwards we give >> the money (or at least a signifcant part of it) back >> > > Perhaps instead of travel vouchers, there could be a reduced price for > a certain number of people to attend events that have registration fees, > such as GUADEC? At the very least, people who are on the AdBoard > should not have to pay fees to participate. Especially if our plan is > for the yearly face-to-face meeting is supposed to be at GUADEC. Yes. We could even do both or have it be an either/or. > > > * a mentor from the Board of Directors or community >>> >> Could be an option if they want it. >> > > Might be more useful if we could clarify what the mentor would do or > help with more specifically. It might depend on the company but we could list some options. Help with learning how to work upstream. Technical help with a particular project. Help with someone used to getting things done in the community. Someone to simply help make introductions (like the board did for me when I started.) > > > * access to the GNOME Foundation Executive Director >>> >> Don't they have this already? >> >> * on-site presentations from key GNOME contributors (topics to be >>> determined) >>> >> If they are willing to pay travel+lodging I think it's not too >> difficult to find volunteers >> > > Or, perhaps it might be easier to arrange video-conferencing or > have IRC meetings, or find some other forum to provide presentations > without requiring travel. We could but I bet the on-site ones would be valued more ... > > > * weekly updates on top bug >>> >> They can already subscribe to bugzilla >> > > Perhaps we could provide some service to help generate attention > towards bugs that are particularly irksome for them. Perhaps > a coding contest with reward money to fix a certain number of bugs > highlighted by those who donate money? That's a good idea. > > > * others?? >>> >> >> To summarize my thoughts on "Premium sponsorship" are the following >> Cost: Extra 10K$ per year >> Perks: >> 1) One sponsored hackfest of 5K$ >> 2) Yearly meeting at GUADEC as I described above >> 3) At the top of the sponsor ship page >> 4) Can publish pre approved articles on GNOME news >> 5) Ability to have interviews placed on planet gnome or GNOME news >> >> Any comments? >> > > I think this is a good start, but I think we need to further explore > what sorts of services and benefits the Foundation can provide. > Agreed. My list was the start of a brainstorm ... Stormy > > Brian >
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