From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [170.10.129.124]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A3FF43858C83 for ; Thu, 1 Sep 2022 19:47:20 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org A3FF43858C83 Received: from mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (mimecast-mx02.redhat.com [66.187.233.88]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-271-E7EB0ohqOXm_2oZH4Wi_ZQ-1; Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:47:18 -0400 X-MC-Unique: E7EB0ohqOXm_2oZH4Wi_ZQ-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx07.intmail.prod.int.rdu2.redhat.com [10.11.54.7]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 19A49101A54E; Thu, 1 Sep 2022 19:47:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from redhat.com (unknown [10.2.17.198]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F0EE61410DD5; Thu, 1 Sep 2022 19:47:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fche by redhat.com with local (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1oTq9l-0005Co-2k; Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:47:17 -0400 Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2022 15:47:16 -0400 From: "Frank Ch. Eigler" To: Overseers mailing list Cc: Marc , pono@sfconservancy.org, mark@klomp.org Subject: Re: proposing Sourceware as Software Freedom Conservancy member project Message-ID: <20220901194716.GA19631@redhat.com> References: <87zgfi6gzd.fsf@kataplop.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <87zgfi6gzd.fsf@kataplop.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.12.0 (2019-05-25) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.85 on 10.11.54.7 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Spam-Status: No, score=-8.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_NONE, TXREP, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: overseers@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Overseers mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:47:21 -0000 Hi - > Thanks for everything! As a (very minor) contributor of the GCC-Rust, I > can see how the CI is really helpful. The public-inbox looks also very > interesting (Mark listed some of the nice features this tool offers, > I've already looked at piem), thanks! Our pleasure! > > There are a few small-ticket items that we would dearly welcome > > community assistance with. [...] > > I understand that the best would be to offer manpower, but you also > mention funding. It's not clear (at least for me) how it's currently > working Basically, Red Hat has been covering all the direct costs, and folks inside and outside the company have been working together to keep things running. > and how it would work if/when the project is accepted by the SFC. This arrangement would let outside donors, even very small ones, pool contributions toward future infrastructure projects. > I don't feel qualified for any of the small-tickets you list but > would still like to help if possible. If there's a way to donnate to > the project, could you explain how? If the SFC proposal is accepted, this will be straightforward. > I guess this will be discussed during the upcoming Cauldron during > Mark's presentation? I believe so. - FChE