[IAEP] [SLOBS] Technical Service Request - Project: Sugar Network

[Walter Bender]

This document helps clarify what work needs to be done. What is not clear
to me is why this is work that needs to be funded as opposed to being done
by volunteers.

-walter

On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 8:42 AM, Laura Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> As per SLOB's request in yesterday's meeting, I'm attaching the Sugar
> Network urgent maintenance project proposal.
>
> I hope this documents covers all the information required by SLOB's to
> make a decision.
>
>
> Regards from the Peruvian Amazon forest,
>
> Laura
>
>
>
> 2017-04-02 23:58 GMT-05:00 Laura Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org>:
>
>> Dear Community members, Oversight Board Members and Free Software
>> Conservancy Staff,
>>
>>
>> I would like to add the following request to the upcoming April's Sugar
>> Labs Oversight Board meeting:
>>
>>
>>
>> Our dear *Sugar Network is in #urgent need of maintenance*.
>>
>> Due the the recurrent *spam attacks *we have had during previous months,
>> and due to the fact that we are serving a large group of active users
>> during the local school year, I'm hereby requesting funds to perform the
>> following technical services:
>>
>>
>> -  The addition of a "Captcha" identifier for the 3 main forms.
>> -  Clean the Spam comments
>>
>> Active users this could help: +40,000
>> Name of who is actually doing the work: Luis Sebastian Silva, Laura
>> Victoria Vargas
>> Funds required:  USD $500
>>
>>
>> I openly declare the existence of conflict of interest associated with
>> any funding request presented by me and/or my husband as long as I continue
>> serving as a Sugar Labs Oversight Board member.
>>
>> Notwithstanding the above, I understand Conservancy acknowledges that
>> many PLC (Project Leadership Committee) Persons are technical service
>> contractors and therefore it would be doable for the Sugar Labs Oversight
>> Board to approve the required funds.
>>
>> According to the Software Freedom Conservancy Conflict of Interest
>> Policy, a conflicted PLC Person must abstain from and must not hear nor
>> read the pre-vote discussions of the matter.
>>
>> Therefore* I will not vote nor participate in any pre-vote discussions
>> of this matter.*
>>
>>
>> Blessings and thanks in advance!
>>
>>
>> Attachment 1: Artwork shared at Sugar Network - English Class Prof. Hilda
>> Attachment 2: Official Conflict of Interest Policy of Conservancy
>> Attachment 3: Spam Comments on Sugar Network
>>
>>
>> --
>> Laura V.
>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org*
>>
>> “No paradox, no progress.”
>> ~ Niels Bohr
>>
>> Happy Learning!
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Laura V.
> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org*
>
> “No paradox, no progress.”
> ~ Niels Bohr
>
> Happy Learning!
>
>
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Walter Bender
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