Hi, On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 09:07:31PM +0200, Tanguy LE CARROUR wrote:
> what exactly is a "community and outreach manager"?! Basically, someone who takes care of all the non-development tasks that need to be done, but usually are not adequately handled through volunteer work alone: making sure goals are defined and worked on, decisions are made an followed through, and releases happen; mediating disputes; welcoming and encouraging new contributers; making sure patches and questions don't fall through the cracks; taking care that the web site and documentation are in good order; submitting news stories; organising and/or giving interviews; organising conferences; organising participation in programs such as GSoC; and so on and on. > Anyway, the money is still there... we just have to find something to > do with it! Unfortunately, I can't think of any way to spend small sums (in the order of a few hundred or thousand dollars) in a way that would actually advance the Hurd :-( At some point I considered spending such money on organising conferences. However, conferences only require money if we rent a venue on our own, and/or remimburse travel costs for attendees. However, this requires someone to actually take care of these things -- so without a community manager, it just won't happen. The cheapest thing I can think of that would actually have an impact on the Hurd's progress -- namely hiring someone part-time for Hurd-related work -- would require something in the order of $15,000 a year I'd say. Call me a pessimist: but I just don't see this kind of money coming in through individual donations :-( -antrik-
