[IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOB] Motion (1 of 2) GSoC Stipends

[Dave Crossland]

On 4 June 2016 at 08:08, Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 9:36 AM, Tony Anderson <tony_anderson at usa.net> wrote:
>>
>> I second the motion and approve it.
>
>
> I hope we all work together to find a way to compromise, but in any case my
> opinion is already well-known, as stated a month ago:
>
> Mentors/tutors/teachers are insufficiently recognized, just like the
> Mentoring organization is insufficiently recognized.
>
> My personal belief is that *both* need to be recognized far more, likely
> starting equally with a 50/50 split or some such/similar distribution of
> funds, inspired by Lionel Laske's thoughtful articulation of the many social
> infrastructure / accounting infrastructure / mentoring infrastructure /
> constructionist infrastructure investments OLPC France has very successfully
> achieved.  Among many other organizational infrastructures (technology and
> non-technology community tools) backstopping the lives of
> volunteer-community-hackers-of-all-kind increasingly far easier, as we can
> do too!  Underlying a much stronger future for all~

I believe this is an 'abstain' vote, since it wasn't sent to the SLOBs list...?