[Grants] Grant Application from Lachlan de Waard for Ampache, ampache-docker, python3-ampache

[Kathy Reid]

Hi everyone,

Firstly, to be clear, I don't know Lachlan, and have no experience with 
the Ampache project, but from a governance point of view, this grant 
application is well thought through, costed in detail, has clear 
deliverables and furthers Linux Austraia's values of free and open 
technology. I am therefore in support of this Grant request.

Kind regards,

Kathy


On 10/12/19 5:10 pm, Linux Australia Website wrote:
> Your Email Address: lachlan.00 at gmail.com
> Project name: Ampache, ampache-docker, python3-ampache
> Aim of the project: The Ampache project [https://github.com/ampache] has suffered from it's long history and it's old codebase.
> After a few years of general inaction; the code had become insecure and out of date after the last active developer disappeared from the project in Dec 2018.
> Summary of goals:
> I am seeking to purchase equipment to provide resources to all Ampache projects.
> I am seeking to purchase marketing and developer help redesigning the Ampache website
> Finally, I am seeking purchase of software and security analysis tools such as [https://www.ripstech.com] to enable security testing
> What I would like to deliver with this grant:
> - Market Ampache to Linux sites and pages advertising the project development and goals
> - Advertise a bounty to update the existing [http://ampache.org] website.
> - Integrate the wiki [https://github.com/ampache/ampache/wiki] into the dev site
> - Purchase equipment for the test environment to provide resources to all Ampache projects
> - Use the test environment to provide full unit testing for Ampache PHP and API code.
> - Use test environment to host a "demo" site for developer and interested users
> - Provide full documentation for API developers with full examples and code demos
> - Purchase of the ampache.dev domain for the demo site and API documentation
> - Purchase access to RIPS [https://www.ripstech.com] to monitor for security issues
> - Purchase of PHPStorm that integrates with RIPS
> - Partially automate the release process using the test environment
> Estimated cost breakdown of the project: I am able to fund hosting and bandwidth for the demo site and other content that can't be hosted on ampache.org.
> I have split the cost into the following items:
> - Hardware: hardware for demo.ampache.dev and for testing environment (ampache.dev)
> - Software: Domain Registration, RIPS, PHPStorm
> - Marketing: Small advertising and marketing campaign,
> - Development: 20 hours of web development to restructure ampache.org
> Estimated Costs (AUD):
> Hardware - $1200
> Software - $900
> Marketing - $400
> Development - $1100
> I am requesting a total of $3600 to complete this project and will fund continuing subscriptions and development costs after completion.
> Project team details: Lachlan de Waard [https://github.com/lachlan-00/]
> I have been working as the sole developer for the Ampache project from the beginning of 2019.
> My first contribution to the project was in 2017 and I have been an Ampache user since about 2009 and I have been a Linux user since high school.
> During my time as developer of Ampache I have:
> - Made the first major release in over 12 months
> - Closed 3 major CVE's
> - Released a python library for the Ampache API
> - Updated the API while working with developers of the existing API to develop further function
> - Brought in ~6 regular contributors to the project during 2019 up from a single dev in 2016-2018
> First Name: Lachlan
> Last Name: de Waard
> Email Address: lachlan.00 at gmail.com
> A statement including a willingness to provide regular project updates on the project: I would like to contribute progress updates in any form required from blogs/whitepaper reports or articles following project progress.
> I would really like to show that Australia in particular, has a strong free software following and want to contribute to that any way possible.
> I have been a free software user for almost 20 years now and would love the opportunity to make a project that is special to me even better.
>
>
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