Hey everyone, (Sorry this took so long. I have been underwater with other things since the meeting and only now am I getting the chance to follow up...)
I wanted to highlight one point of the discussion we had last week: On Fri, Apr 05, 2019 at 02:48:28AM +0200, Marcus Edel wrote: > * NumFocus: > - NumFocus is an organization that we have talked to at different events. > - They will handle donations, help us to organize workshops and or hackathons. > - Similar to the Apache software foundation. Marcus and I have talked to NumFOCUS representatives in the past, most recently at the MLOSS NeurIPS workshop in December, and so we have discussed the possibility of joining NumFOCUS as an organization. The Shogun toolbox is also a part of NumFOCUS. In short, joining NumFOCUS would not change how we as contributors participate in the project. We can still write code; the license does not change; the copyright holders do not change. Functionally, our lives here do not change, really. NumFOCUS would manage any donations to mlpack or any sponsorship; they would set up the framework for that. It's also possible that they may be willing to give us money for development directly, or provide funding for hackathons or meetups. I understand there are also NumFOCUS conferences that aim to get people from different projects in the same room. You can see details here: https://numfocus.org/information-fiscal-sponsorship We can also expect that we would have access to other NumFOCUS projects and collaboration/visibility would be a possibility. In return, NumFOCUS will take a cut (I think 30%? I have to check again) of any funds donated to mlpack through NumFOCUS. (This would not include GSoC, as we do that individually and will continue to.) Were we to ever part ways with NumFOCUS, it would probably take some paperwork, but I was assured that joining was not an irreversible decision. Here is a list of other organizations that participate in NumFOCUS: https://numfocus.org/sponsored-projects During our meeting, we talked about this, and nobody seemed to have any issue with it and our seeming consensus was that it would be beneficial to us. However, not everyone could join the meeting due to our technical difficulties or scheduling conflicts. :) So I wanted to bring the discussion here to the list so that more people can participate if they like. I think it's reasonable to leave this open for a week, and if there is no objection then I'll start the application process. Please do feel free to contribute to this discussion if you have any questions or concerns---we are all a part of the community and have a say in this decision. Thanks! Ryan -- Ryan Curtin | "Lady, I'm gonna have to ask you to leave the store." [email protected] | - Ash in Housewares _______________________________________________ mlpack mailing list [email protected] http://knife.lugatgt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlpack
