[Linux-aus] Grant Inquiry: Open Food Web Foundation

[Kirsten Larsen]

> Hi Josh,
>
> Thanks for your consideration - and appreciate the approval of the first
> half of the request :)
>
> I had responded to Brianna and the group last week (see below) - happy to
> provide more information than this if it is not enough?
>
> Do you have any idea when the request might be reconsidered and/or
> decision made?
>
> Thanks very much
> Kirsten
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Kirsten Larsen <kirsten at eaterprises.com.au>
> Date: 22 April 2013 20:02
> Subject: Re: [Linux-aus] Grant Inquiry: Open Food Web Foundation
> To: Brianna Laugher <brianna.laugher at gmail.com>
> Cc: linux-aus at linux.org.au
>
>
> Hi Brianna (and all :)
>
> answers inside text . .
>
> On 18 April 2013 22:45, Brianna Laugher <brianna.laugher at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Kirsten,
>>
>> It seems like you guys are really organised, which is awesome :)
>>
>
> Getting there . .
>
>>
>> The in-kind/infrastructure support from LA seems like a no-brainer to me,
>> but I am a little unclear about the scope of work to be funded as
>> "developer time".
>>
>> I am a bit confused about the software OFWF is proposing to develop.
>> There is a graphic about the Open Food Network at
>> http://openfoodweb.org/foundation/ofn/ . Is the CollabCo wiki intended
>> to be the basis of the OFN? Or is it being set up to make a space to start
>> developing a separate piece of software which is the OFN?
>>
>
> The OFWF will ultimately support multiple software platforms. Open Food
> Network is the first 'flagship' project that we are actively developing and
> using (code at https://github.com/eaterprises/openfoodweb). It is already
> underway (and precedes the formation of the OFWF). The CollabCo wiki will
> support the community involved in developing this project, as well as
> others to come.
>
>>
>> Do you have/expect to find volunteer developers to lead work on the OFN,
>> or are you intending to fund that work in some way as well?
>>
>> Yes we have some volunteers contributing to development of the OFN and
> are always open to more. We are also pursuing funding from a range of
> sources to accelerate development and use of OFN.
>
>
>> What state are CollabForge releasing CollabCo in? Is it a case of "dump
>> and run" open source release, with work needed to make it generic,
>> standardise installation, documentation etc? (is this work intended as part
>> of OFWF's application or would you just be doing the work to get it going
>> for your own needs?)
>>
>
> CollabCo does need some work, but it's certainly not 'dump and run' -
> Collabforge are committed to releasing it in a form that will be useful for
> lots of people. We would not be taking on all this work ourselves, but
> setting it up for us will contribute to that effort. It will also help to
> demonstrate the value of the platform outside of a typical 'policy'
> environment and hopefully help to attract other people and resources to
> help :)
>
> Thanks for your thoughtful questions!
> Kirsten
>
>
>>
>> cheers
>> Brianna
>>
>>
>> On 8 April 2013 21:52, Kirsten Larsen <kirsten at eaterprises.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> As a new member of Linux Australia, I firstly say hello :)
>>>
>>> Secondly, please find attached some information about our new
>>> organisation (the Open Food Web Foundation) and a request for some support
>>> to get established.
>>>
>>> More information is in the attached document, but in summary we are an
>>> Australian non-profit, established in October 2012 with the express aim to
>>> develop, accumulate and protect open source knowledge, code, applications
>>> and platforms for fair and sustainable food systems.
>>>
>>> We are requesting assistance from Linux Australia, in the form of:
>>>
>>>    - Infrastructure - potential VPS hosting of the OFW Foundation
>>>    collaborative community, as well as production and development applications
>>>    of Open Food Network software and sys admin support if possible /
>>>    appropriate; and
>>>    - $2,000 for developer time to translate and set-up the CollabCo
>>>    system for our organisation. We will then have a collaborative online space
>>>    from which to build the Open Food Web Foundation community and projects
>>>    (see attached explanation).
>>>
>>> We anticipate that the second item would be completed and launched
>>> within two months. We will prominently acknowledge Linux Australia as a
>>> partner on the website and provide the link to the Linux user group.
>>>
>>> Thanks to those who have provided guidance and support so far, and we
>>> look forward to comments and suggestions from others
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Kirsten
>>> Director, Open Food Web Foundation
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment:
>> http://modernthings.org/
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