<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Sugar Labs is by its statement <b>volunteer</b>-driven project. We are volunteers. We work for the idea of the free and open software and not for own financial profit. <br></div><br>I can't agree with the idea of monthly stipends (salaries) being paid to some members. <br><br></div>Not only breaking something I considered to be a fundamental principle, it is also dividing the community. Our funds deserve to be spent in more orgnization-beneficial way. <br></div><div><br>Additionally, I don't want to accuse anyone personally, but current situation in our discussion could meet the definition of <i>conflict of interest</i> for some members involved... <br></div><div><br></div>Best,<br></div>Tymon<br><div><div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">sob., 25 lut 2017 o 23:46 użytkownik Chris Leonard <<a href="mailto:cjlhomeaddress@gmail.com">cjlhomeaddress@gmail.com</a>> napisał:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 2:21 PM, Laura Vargas <<a href="mailto:laura@somosazucar.org" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">laura@somosazucar.org</a>> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
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> 2017-02-24 13:51 GMT-05:00 Caryl Bigenho <<a href="mailto:cbigenho@hotmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">cbigenho@hotmail.com</a>>:<br class="gmail_msg">
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>> Hello Again....<br class="gmail_msg">
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> Hola Caryl,<br class="gmail_msg">
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>> The "Badge" proposal is a totally inappropriate use of SL funds and could<br class="gmail_msg">
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> Please do elaborate on this. We have already allocated stipends for active<br class="gmail_msg">
> members in the past. As I recall Chris Leonard had an 8 month stipend of US$<br class="gmail_msg">
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> What would be difference?<br class="gmail_msg">
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To clarify, I had negotiated a contract with Sugar Labs / SFC for a<br class="gmail_msg">
monthly stipend to support the Translation Manager position. I did<br class="gmail_msg">
NOT submit a single invoice for that work (which I have been doing)<br class="gmail_msg">
and allowed the contract to lapse. I have not received a dime from<br class="gmail_msg">
Sugar Labs funds in in the 10 years I have been volunteering and I<br class="gmail_msg">
have come to regret that I opened the door to the current effort to<br class="gmail_msg">
drain those funds into members pockets.<br class="gmail_msg">
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I believe the funds (the majority of which come from the TripAdvisor<br class="gmail_msg">
grant obtained by Walter) should go to their intended purpose,<br class="gmail_msg">
supporting TurtleArt promotion and internationalization and<br class="gmail_msg">
localization efforts. I understand that for legal reasons the funds<br class="gmail_msg">
are officially considered fungible and in a general pool, but I<br class="gmail_msg">
believe we should honor the original intent of the donor.<br class="gmail_msg">
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cjl<br class="gmail_msg">
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I now regret having opened the door to paid efforts<br class="gmail_msg">
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IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)<br class="gmail_msg">
<a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br class="gmail_msg">
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