On Jun 15, 2012, at 4:50 AM, St�phane Ducasse wrote:
> Hi cameron
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> right now there is no simple way to give money to pharo but we are working on it. What is the amount that you have in mind.
> here is a sketch about what we are thinking after I gathered the ideas people mentioned during the pharo conference.
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> Individus managed via the association
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> � � � - Supporter � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 40 Euros + cup/goody
> � � � � � � � reduction at conference
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> � � � - Ambassador Supporter � � � � �99 Euros
> � � � � � � � reduction at conferences + cup
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> � � � - Donation
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> � � � - Training sessions cheaper
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> � � � - Conference reduction
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> managed by �INRIA
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> A company or an institution can be a consortium member:
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> The annual fees are
> � � � - Bronze � � � 1000 �Euros
> � � � - Silver � � � 2000 �Euros
> � � � - Gold � � � � 4000 �Euros
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> Institutions � �1000 Euros
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> Main advantages for members.
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> Non individual members of the consortium get the following advantages:
> � � � - privileged access to the core development team via a specific mailing-list
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pharo-core-team-for-members@lists.gforge.inria.fr
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> � � � - influence priorities of the next development. The member will be able to propose
> � � � agenda point and items for the core team. They will be requested one month in
> � � � advance before the annual committee meeting.
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> � � � - get access to privileged support
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> � � � � � � � - Bronze gets one �day of support and platinum sponsor status.
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> � � � � � � � - Silver two days of support + one job description for job dashboard and platinum sponsor status.
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> � � � � � � � - Gold four days of support + 3 job description for job dashboard and platinum sponsor status.
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> � � � - Training special prices and possibility to become pharo trainer
> � � � - Member can advertise themselves on the consortium web site
> � � � - Member can also ask and pay for extra support days at 1000 Euros per day.
> � � � - The consortium can provide access experts for certain tasks.
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> Sponsoring
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> � � � � � � � � � � � normal 500 Euros
> � � � � � � � � � � � platinium 1000 Euros
> � � � - Sponsor will get their logos name exposed to the consortium web site.
> � � � (the idea is that small companies can pay something)
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> License � � � � � � � 500 Euros
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> � � � � � � � � � � � - via a member a non member company can also ask and **pay** for extra support days at 800 Euros per day.
> � � � � � � � � � � � - via a member a non member company can also get privileged access to core dev via a mailing-list.
> � � � � � � � (the idea there is to make it like an insurance or a way to people to donate)
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> Job offers dashboard
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> External entities can post job offers to the consortium job offers for
> � � � � � � � � � � � 1000 Euros for one job
> � � � � � � � � � � � 2000 Euros for an undefined number
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> Gouvernance: steering committee
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> � � � � A steering committee is composed of one representative of each member (except individuals)
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> � � � � The chairman of this committee will be Inria
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> � � � � Agenda : will be established by Inria on proposals of the members (the members will be queried a month in advance)
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> � � � � Meeting : at least once every year
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> � � � � Role :
> � � � � � � � -Follow the execution of the PHARO R&D Team
> � � � � � � � -Validate and give input about the task list
> � � � � � � � -Identify members of the executing commitee
> � � � � � � � -Prepare, organize conferences, seminars or other animations to promote PHARO and have new members
> � � � � � � � -Revise the annual fee
> � � � � Decisions making : after consultation and collect of representative member points of views, Inria takes the final decision.
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> Technical Executing Committee (akaR&D task)
> � � � �Members proposed by the steering board and RMOD Team
> � � � �Study, analyse and validate external contributions for PHARO
> � � � �Report to the steering commitee
> � � � �Propose, schedule and implement tasks in conformance with the tasks list presented and approved the steering
> � � � �Coordinate the release Pharo and its VMs
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> On Jun 14, 2012, at 9:34 PM, Cameron Sanders wrote:
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>> I am under the impression that I can donate money to the Pharo group through
gforge.inria.fr. Is it possible to donate with a credit card right through their website? If so, can you please share the link to that page? [My tired eyes are not seeing it today and my searches are failing too.] Thanks in advance.
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>> -Cam
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