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Re: [LUG] UKFSN Grants programme

 

Henry Bremridge wrote:
> Self explanatory
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Jason Clifford <jason@xxxxxxxxx> -----
> 
> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:26:08 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Jason Clifford <jason@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: users@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [UKFSN Users] Idea on UKFSN Grants programme 
> 
> I've been giving some more thought to this today and had an idea I'd like 
> some feedback on.
> 
> Firstly it now seems to me that the idea of a grants programme in the 
> format currently envision (via AFFS) just isn't working for whatever 
> reason. Maybe it's because, as others have suggested, there just isn't 
> enough money to interest people.
> 
> Looking around at the more prominent people in the UK Free Software 
> communities (well the Linux communities anyway) it seems that almost all 
> became involved while at school/college/uni. Many if not all were writing 
> code for or otherwise contributing to Free Software projects.
> 
> How about the idea of part time employment for college/uni students to do 
> just that - write code or otherwise contribute to FS projects?
> 
> If I budget to pay each of them £4,500 during the year UKFSN could do this 
> for 2 students in 2007 rising to 3 or 4 in 2008 and about 10 in 2009.
> 
> These figures are based upon fairly conservative estimates of UKFSN income 
> from ADSL over the next 3 years.
> 
> Any thoughts?

I'm in my first year of computer science at bristol uni. I would 
definitely be interested, but as usual this all depends on the other 
work I have at the time- both paid and uni work.

Simon

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