Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Sponsorship

Timestamp:

Oct 16, 2010, 8:18:09 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

venka

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Sponsorship

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+'''Sponsoring ZOO-Project'''
+
+Development and maintenance of ZOO-Project is supported by volunteer
+time and also organizations contracting developers, organizations
+contributing improvements, users contributing improvements, and volunteers.
+
+Many tasks such processing bug reports, writing documentation, testing,
+translations, web site updates and user support often require more than
+purely volunteer effort and time. Some new features of broad interest
+are not implemented because of they may not be the immediate priority of
+core-developers.
+
+In order to provide funding to support the maintenance, improvement, and
+promotion of ZOO-Project, the Project Steering Committee (PSC) is
+seeking sponsors to provide financial support via the ZOO-Project
+Sponsorship program. Funds will be held by the PSC and disbursed at the
+discretion of the ZOO-Project PSC.
+
+Sponsorship should not be seen as a way to control the development of
+the project directly, but rather a way of ensuring the longevity and
+overall health of the project, by funding work that is regarded as vital
+but otherwise undersupported by the contributions of core-developers.
+
+'''Sponsorship Uses'''
+
+The primary intended use of the sponsorship funds is to hire a
+maintainer on a contract basis. The responsibilities would include:
+
+ * Addressing bug reports - reproducing then fixing or passing on to another developer.
+ * Extending programming language support, and running the compliance
+  tests for international standards.
+ * Improving and translation documentation.
+ * Other improvements to the ZOO software as well also related
+  libraries and software.
+ * General user support on the mailing list.
+
+Sponsorship funds may also be used to contract for specific improvements
+to ZOO-Project, provision of resources such as web hosting, funding code
+sprints, or funding project promotion.
+
+'''Sponsorship Benefits'''
+Sponsoring ZOO-Project provides the following benefits:
+
+  * Ensures the sustainability and health of the ZOO project.
+  * All sponsors will be listed on the project Credits page, ordered by contribution class (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze) with a link back to the sponsor. 
+  * Sponsors will be permitted to indicate they are project sponsors in web and other promotional materials, and use the ZOO-Project logo.
+  * Sponsor input on project focus and direction will be solicited via a survey.
+ * Sponsors will received a degree of priority in processing of bug reports by any maintainer hired with sponsorship funds.
+ * Sponsors will receive a detailed report annually on the use of sponsorship funds.
+
+'''Sponsorship Process'''
+Sponsors can sponsor ZOO for any amount of money of at least 500 Euro. At or above the following levels a sponsor will be designated as being
+one of the following class:
+
+ * 1000+ Euro: Platinum Sponsor
+ * 2000+ Euro: Gold Sponsor
+ * 1000+ Euro: Silver Sponsor
+ * 500 + Euro: Bronze Sponsor
+
+Sponsorships last one year, after which they may be continuing with a
+new payment, or allowed to lapse.
+
+Organizations or individuals interested in sponsoring the ZOO project
+should contact PSC Chair (gerald.fenoy at geolabs.fr, +33 670-082539)
+with questions, or to make arrangements.