[okfn-discuss] Setting up 2 Funds (for F/OSS and Open Knowledge)

Fri Jul 21 20:11:35 UTC 2006

<quote who="Rufus Pollock" date="Wed, Jul 19, 2006 at 02:24:01PM +0100">
> At the same time I would expect the sums disbursed, at least at any
> one time to any given group or individual, to be low -- 500 euros or
> less.

Fair enough.

> Thus many of the questions addressed in the essay would be left to the 
> project and not to us -- though the sums involved might encourage their 
> usage for the 'low-risk' uses you mention such as:
> 
>   * hardware
>   * capacity building (accounting systems etc)
>   * sponsoring events and code sprints

That document was written for folks in decision-making positions
within project, not necessary for funders except insofar as funders
attach those strings (which some frequently do). :)

Regards,
Mako

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