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Hi Derren,<br>
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My apologies for the delay in returning to you. The council
discussed this during our teleconf on the 4th of November.<br>
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We wish you the best of luck with your project and hope that this
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Kind regards,<br>
LA Council<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 18/10/15 22:23, Derren Desouza
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<pre wrap="">No problem, thank you for the info :)
On 18/10/15 21:15, Joshua Hesketh wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hello Derren,
Thanks for the extra details. I have seen them come through the
list. The process is to allow for a minimum of 2 weeks of feedback
from the community. After that the council will deliberate and get
back to you in due course. Please allow 3-4 weeks due to our
meeting timetable.
Cheers, Josh
On 15/10/15 20:31, Derren Desouza wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hello Joshua,
I have also sent my request to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:linux-aus@linux.org.au">linux-aus@linux.org.au</a> as you
suggested however if possible I would like my original grant
application to be reconsidered if it was simply missed last time.
The second time around I applied only for an advertising budget
since I assumed I had been rejected.
The need for funding to support hosting, ssl certificates, url
registration etc did not change it just came out of my own
pocket. Also android and ios application development, multisig
support, additional hosting resources, peer review, platform
migration, I need to host my own bitcoin node rather than rely on
the blockchain.info api and undoubtedly numerous other milestones
that are not occurring to me on the spot right now are still to
be implemented which are all additional to the publicity budget.
My project is built on 100% opensource software, it provides a
valuable service to the community by protecting them from
counterfeiting and lets them verify who the original producers of
their products are.
Other solutions being floated in the 3D printing space involve
exotic ideas like "quantum dots" and "imperfect crystals" which
glow a particular colour when light at a certain frequency is
shined upon them.
I am incorporating cryptography and blockchain technology in one
go and it's all built on top of and powered by linux.
On 13/10/15 12:54, Joshua Hesketh wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hello Derren,
Firstly my sincere apologies that we appear to have missed your
previous grant application. I don't recall seeing an email so
it's possible it got lost in the storm of moderated emails
sorry.
Thank you for your grant request, the council will deliberate
over it. In the mean time, would you mind sending your request
to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:linux-aus@linux.org.au">linux-aus@linux.org.au</a> for the wider membership to provide
feedback? The process is documented here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://linux.org.au/projects/grants">http://linux.org.au/projects/grants</a>
Thanks, Josh
On 08/10/15 15:01, Derren Desouza wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hello again,
Allow me to begin by by thanking the council for completely
ignoring my previous grant application lodged six months ago,
had I asked for funds to print t-shirts or inflate balloons I
expect I may have had more success.
I would like to apply for a grant for advertisement revenue.
I have developed my website explained in my previous email
which may be viewed below to a usable level but my aims have
not changed.
I would humbly request funding for 1000 impressions per day
for the next 180 days on coindesk.org, at $35 (US) CPM, which
would be $8820 (AU) or $1470 per month for the next six
months.
On 14/05/15 13:39, Derren Desouza wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Date: 14/05/2014
Project Name: CPOP - Cryptographic Proof Of Production
Aim of Project: Produce a service for the general public
whereby normal people will be able to verify to an
exceptional hight degree of certainty that products or
services provided to them originated from the source that
they expect with ease.
A prototype is already available for testing at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://cryptoproof.info">http://cryptoproof.info</a>
Please see attached proposal for further details.
Person Responsible for Request: Derren Desouza (myself)
Request: $2000 per calendar month for the next 12 months.
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mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:committee@lists.linux.org.au">committee@lists.linux.org.au</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/committee">http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/committee</a>
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