Participating in Outreachy

[Marcus Meissner]

On Wed, Feb 08, 2017 at 11:12:08AM -0700, Erich E. Hoover wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 11:00 AM, André Hentschel <nerv at dawncrow.de> wrote:
> > ...
> > The website says 6500$ or sponsored by another org:
> > https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy/Admin/InfoForOrgs#Action
> 
> Clearly I should have read further ;)  I don't know how our benevolent
> funding overlords feel about this, but it seems like a good idea to
> me.  We did spend a lot of time at WineConf trying to figure out ways
> to get more people to participate, maybe this project can help.

If the 6500 US$ figure is the minimum amount of money, then I would say no.

While I am not sure about our current balance, this amount would definitely
be a huge chunk of our funds. These can be used better, e.g. the usual travel
support and conference sponsoring.

If we can assist with public statements or some program or help offers
that might be the better approach.

Ciao, Marcus