[Twisted-Python] Plan/Goal for GitHub Sponsors

[Ian Haywood]

I think having a project coordinator as   a *first* priority isn't a 
good idea (not saying it isn't down the track)

Currently there's little to coordinate as the core team aren't active in 
planning or review. can the team be expanded ? (I'm not angling for a 
role myself)

Ian

On 4/01/2021 11:59 am, Adi Roiban wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 at 00:54, Glyph <glyph at twistedmatrix.com 
> <mailto:glyph at twistedmatrix.com>> wrote:
>
>     It’s complicated and I’m not a lawyer, so maybe it is indeed not a
>     problem. But in brief it’s like trademark protection, kind of, in
>     that it becomes SFC’s problem to be aware that you’ve said these
>     things and tell you not to say them. The twisted project (which is
>     a bit of an amorphous concept to begin with) has authorized SFC to
>     be its fiscal sponsor, the SFC has gone through  the rigamarole
>     with the IRS to ensure this is an exempt-able public benefit
>     activity, and now someone is making claims about the project
>     hiring, which they’re on the hook for. How does the IRS know your
>     status of affiliation with the project or the conservancy for
>     sure? Somebody has to investigate it, investigating means asking a
>     bunch of questions and sucking up the SFC’s time and energy, even
>     if no enforcement action is ever formally taken.
>
>     In short: talk to the SFC first about the project’s status, get an
>     actual official recommendation and not my random opinion about
>     what may or may not be a problem, before doing anything related to
>     fundraising. I can’t say anything authoritative about what is
>     allowed, because as far as I understand it, *nothing* is allowed
>     without untangling the PLC/approval process first. :-)
>
>     (Except to raise money for the already-authorized expenses related
>     to the continued hosting of twistedmatrix.com
>     <http://twistedmatrix.com>, of course.)
>
>
> Thanks for the info and sorry for the trouble :)
>
> I will try to send a (private) message to SFC these days to untangle 
> the PLC team and I will add you to CC.
>
> Until we solve the PLC issue, I would consider this discussion blocked.
>
> Cheers
> -- 
> Adi Roiban
>
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