[Twisted-Python] Plan/Goal for GitHub Sponsors

[Jean-Paul Calderone]

On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 10:00 PM Ian Haywood <ian at haywood.id.au> wrote:

> 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)
>

Since Glyph has asked that this discussion move to a different forum, I
won't respond to this counter-proposal here.

Jean-Paul


> Ian
> On 4/01/2021 11:59 am, Adi Roiban wrote:
>
>
>
> On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 at 00:54, Glyph <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, 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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