Stéphane Ducasse <[email protected]> writes:

Very cool draft stef!
I really like the fact that even small companies like mine can fit here.

nico


> Hi cameron
>
> right now there is no simple way to give money to pharo but we are working on 
> it. What is the amount that you have in mind.
> here is a sketch about what we are thinking after I gathered the ideas people 
> mentioned during the pharo conference.
>
>
>
>
>
> Individus managed via the association
> =================
>       - Supporter                             40 Euros + cup/goody
>               reduction at conference
>
>       - Ambassador Supporter          99 Euros
>               reduction at conferences + cup 
>
>       - Donation
>
>       - Training sessions cheaper
>
>       - Conference reduction
>
> managed by  INRIA
> =========
>
> A company or an institution can be a consortium member:
>
> The annual fees are 
>       - Bronze       1000  Euros 
>       - Silver       2000  Euros 
>       - Gold         4000  Euros      
>    
> Institutions    1000 Euros
>
> Main advantages for members.
> ==========================
> Non individual members of the consortium get the following advantages:
>       - privileged access to the core development team via a specific 
> mailing-list
>               [email protected]
>
>       - influence priorities of the next development. The member will be able 
> to propose 
>       agenda point and items for the core team. They will be requested one 
> month in 
>       advance before the annual committee meeting. 
>
>       - get access to privileged support
>
>               - Bronze gets one  day of support and platinum sponsor status. 
>
>               - Silver two days of support + one job description for job 
> dashboard and platinum sponsor status. 
>
>               - Gold four days of support + 3 job description for job 
> dashboard and platinum sponsor status.  
>
>       - Training special prices and possibility to become pharo trainer
>       - Member can advertise themselves on the consortium web site
>       - Member can also ask and pay for extra support days at 1000 Euros per 
> day.
>       - The consortium can provide access experts for certain tasks. 
>
> Sponsoring    
> =============  
>                       normal 500 Euros
>                       platinium 1000 Euros
>       - Sponsor will get their logos name exposed to the consortium web site.
>       (the idea is that small companies can pay something)
>
>
> License               500 Euros
> =============
>                       - via a member a non member company can also ask and 
> **pay** for extra support days at 800 Euros per day.
>                       - via a member a non member company can also get 
> privileged access to core dev via a mailing-list.
>               (the idea there is to make it like an insurance or a way to 
> people to donate)
>
> Job offers dashboard
> =============
> External entities can post job offers to the consortium job offers for 
>                       1000 Euros for one job
>                       2000 Euros for an undefined number
>
>
> Gouvernance: steering committee
>
>       • A steering committee is composed of one representative of each member 
> (except individuals)
>
>       • The chairman of this committee will be Inria
>
>       • Agenda : will be established by Inria on proposals of the members 
> (the members will be queried a month in advance)
>
>       • Meeting : at least once every year
>
>       • Role :
>               -Follow the execution of the PHARO R&D Team
>               -Validate and give input about the task list
>               -Identify members of the executing commitee
>               -Prepare, organize conferences, seminars or other animations to 
> promote PHARO and have new members
>               -Revise the annual fee
>       • Decisions making : after consultation and collect of representative 
> member points of views, Inria takes the final decision.
>
>
> Technical Executing Committee (akaR&D task)
>       •Members proposed by the steering board and RMOD Team
>       •Study, analyse and validate external contributions for PHARO
>       •Report to the steering commitee
>       •Propose, schedule and implement tasks in conformance with the tasks 
> list presented and approved the steering
>       •Coordinate the release Pharo and its VMs
>
>
> Stef
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 14, 2012, at 9:34 PM, Cameron Sanders wrote:
>
>> I am under the impression that I can donate money to the Pharo group
>> through gforge.inria.fr. Is it possible to donate with a credit card
>> right through their website? If so, can you please share the link to
>> that page? [My tired eyes are not seeing it today and my searches
>> are failing too.] Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> -Cam
>
>

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http://nicolas-petton.fr

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