Re: Sustainability fund application ongoing

[John Kehayias]

Hi Maxim, Ludo’, and everyone,

On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 01:52 PM, Maxim Cournoyer wrote:

> Hi Ludovic,
>
> Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> Hi Maxim,
>>
>> Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> skribis:
>>
>>> It was pointed to us that the "Free and Open Source Software
>>> Sustainability Fund" [0] is currently receiving applications.  The fund
>>> aim to sponsors free software projects for their
>>> maintenance/organisational activities.
>>
>> Nice!  You forgot the link but I guess it’s
>> <https://www.opentech.fund/funds/free-and-open-source-software-sustainability-fund/>.
>> Deadline is May 17th.
>
> Indeed, thanks for pointing it out.
>

Thanks Maxim for sending this out, this looks like a great opportunity
(I'm sure quite competitive though)!

>>> I'm tempted to apply myself, but I thought I'd share it here: the more
>>> submissions they get the more likely Guix is to receive support.
>>
>> Agreed, it’s great to have people apply there (even better if it works,
>> of course).
>>

I'm still looking into the details of this group and their process,
but would it make sense to have small teams in applying (or in mind as
part of a proposal)? I'm thinking in terms of some input and
responsibility, for instance, in a proposal that wants to improve
things like new contributions, community, and related infrastructure
(Cuirass, Mumi, interfacing with debbugs more generally). I guess one
person applies, but in trying to figure out scope and who might be
involved should a proposal get funded it could be good to have some
people in mind.

>> Maybe we should provide a contact point for people who want to
>> coordinate when applying for Guix-related funding, to avoid overlapping
>> or competing applications?
>
> I guess we can use guix-devel for that purpose; the traffic would not justify 
> a new
> mailing list I guess (and we already have too many to keep track of :-)).

I am very interested in this and would love to discuss with some
people for needed information, input, things like scope and what would
have the most impact for Guix. So, I may be soliciting some help on
IRC, here, and reach out individually, but would love to put in a
strong proposal. (I'm at a time where I'm contemplating a career
shift, so this could fit in particularly nicely should I be so lucky.)

Thanks again Maxim for sending this!
John