So, I heard back from the NetBSD Board. In a nutshell: they turned me down.
The reason they gave was that there are a limited number of slots available as part of the SoC, and if nmh got one of those slots assigned to NetBSD, that would take away from a SoC project that benefited NetBSD ... and since the NetBSD Project is intended to advance NetBSD ... well, it's not something they would want to dedicate resources toward. And I guess I can't argue with their reasoning. So, unless there is an "umbrella" organization we could get under ... and from looking at the 2009 list, I don't see any likely candidates, I think we have only one option available to us: go it ourselves. Now, I've thought about this, and ... I may regret this, but I'm willing to be the point man for the Google SoC effort. But I can't do it alone; I'll need a backup, and mentors for individual projects (assuming we get accepted). Let's talk about the money: last year the mentoring organization received $500 USD. What I would suggest is that it be split equally between all of the people involved in the administration of the SoC effort. Sounds fair? There has to be one person who receives the money (and has to fill out the tax paperwork); I'm willing to do that, and I guess everyone involved will just have to trust me that I'll give you the money at the end. Now, if someone _else_ wants to be the point man ... hey, now's your time to speak up. I'll gladly turn over the reins to someone else if they want it. --Ken _______________________________________________ Nmh-workers mailing list Nmh-workers@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nmh-workers