[Linux-aus] Proposal: LA to donate to the Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize

[David Lloyd]

Would a fund donator of this size (which may be large or small, I don't have the info on this and am quite aware that 'size' is relative :P) be eligible to be listed as a sponsor or donor? Does the fund work this way?

DSL

On 25/09/2013, at 8:24 AM, Joshua Hesketh <josh at nitrotech.org> wrote:

> Hi guys,
> 
> The council was aware of the Memorial Prize and discussed it last night in our teleconf.
> 
> From our draft minutes: 
> MOTION by Joshua Hesketh that Linux Australia support the Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize to the value of $AUD1500 on the understanding that funding for future years for the Prize would be assessed on a case by case basis. SECONDED by Kathy Reid. Passed unanimously. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Josh
> 
> On 25/09/13 08:44, Michael Davies wrote:
>> +1 
>> 
>> I agree.  It would be good to recognise Malcolm's efforts in our community in this way.
>> 
>> Michael...
>> -- 
>> Michael Davies   michael at the-davies.net
>> Rackspace Australia
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 7:14 AM, Mary Gardiner <mary at puzzling.org> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> The Django Software Foundation has announced the Malcolm Tredinnick
>> Memorial Prize, in honour of Malcolm and remembering his death in March:
>> 
>> """
>> Malcolm Tredinnick joined the Django project as a core developer in
>> early 2006. He was deeply involved in many part of Django - most
>> notably, the ORM, but many other internals bear his fingerprints.
>> Django’s support for unicode, and autoescaping in templates can both be
>> almost entirely attributed to Malcolm.
>> 
>> But his contributions weren't just code. He was also a prolific
>> communicator. He logged thousands of messages in django-users, helping
>> people learn Django, sharing his expertise freely and openly. He also
>> logged thousands of messages in django-developers, helping shape the
>> framework we all use today[…]
>> 
>> With Malcolm’s memory in mind, the Django Software Foundation is proud
>> to announce that with this blessing of his family, we will be
>> establishing an award in Malcolm’s name.
>> 
>> The award will be a monetary prize, awarded annually, to the person who
>> best exemplifies the spirit of Malcolm’s work - someone who welcomes,
>> supports and nurtures newcomers; freely gives feedback and assistance to
>> others, and helps to grow the community. The hope is that the recipient
>> of the award will use the award stipend as a contribution to travel to a
>> community event -- a DjangoCon, a PyCon, a sprint -- and continue in
>> Malcolm’s footsteps.
>> """
>> 
>> https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2013/sep/16/announcing-malcolm-tredinnick-memorial-prize/
>> 
>> Since Malcolm was a long-time Australian Free Software community member,
>> in particular attending and speaking at LCA several times as well as
>> PyCon AU, I'd like to propose that LA make a donation to this fund, of a
>> size that suits Council's budget.
>> 
>> This isn't really a grant request in the normal sense (
>> http://linux.org.au/projects/grants ) but I'm sending this to this list
>> for member feedback in the same spirit.
>> 
>> I guess the major negative I can see is that while Australians would be
>> eligible to receive the prize, realistically it's likely that the funds
>> would be awarded to someone elsewhere.
>> 
>> Note re conflicts of interest: I am not a member of the Django Software
>> Foundation, nor did the DSF ask me to make this request (in fact, they
>> don't know about it). I'm not a Django contributor or community member
>> and am therefore exceptionally unlikely to benefit personally from the
>> prize in the foreseeable future.
>> 
>> -Mary
>> 
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