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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 17/08/2017 16:53, Benjamin Kerensa
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAGOdq5=3uznZEHc7=1ND7nHD8wEe2-en9R9E44GbVEbfutOF3Q@mail.gmail.com">"<span>In
fact, if reviewed now, we'd have to remove some people from the
list :-("</span>
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<div dir="auto"><span>So wait your admitting that more frequent
review might be better oversight? Why would you want to wait a
year and yet entitle people to grants of hardware which you
say if reviewed now they wouldn't be eligible for.</span></div>
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<div dir="auto"><span>Seems more frequent reviews or a review upon
the time of request would be a more accountable way of
spending donations?</span></div>
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<p>Dear Benjamin,</p>
<p>thanks for writing and voicing your concern.</p>
<p>First and foremost let me assure you that the Thunderbird Council
is spending income from donations in a transparent, accountable,
professional and best possible way.</p>
<p>As for the hardware for developers issue: The list was
established at the end of March 2017 as you can see from the
history of the Wiki page. It was established after some discussion
in the Council and after running an analysis tool to count
checkins. That was five months ago.</p>
<p>The list is under constant informal review, as I do most of the
sheriffing on comm-central. I would of course call for an update
of the list should the occasion arise and we would also then
re-run the analysis tool. As far as I'm aware, the list is
up-to-date, however, one person on the list has departed the
project, apparently for personal or work-related reasons. We will
adjust the list accordingly in due course, but please understand
that we can't kick someone off should they fail to contribute for
a while after years of solid contributions. Of course all requests
for grants will be carefully checked. I am sad to say that there
haven't been any new arrivals who contribute on a weekly basis,
however, we have a few new promising new contributors and also
come-backs or seasoned contributors, so we will repeat analysis
and discussion towards the end of the year.</p>
<p>Perhaps I can give you some background information on why the
idea of a hardware grant was established in the first place. One
of our developers who devotes time to the project ever day and
maintains a module on three platforms desperately needs hardware
for a platform that cannot be run as a virtual machine. Another
one works on some old hardware where a simple build takes one to
two hours to complete. The Council is of the opinion that these
people who give their time freely to the project shouldn't also
have to buy their own hardware to keep doing so.</p>
<p>One final word about add-on developers. The hardware grant is for
Thunderbird core developers only. Once an add-on gets integrated
into Thunderbird core, like has been discussed, for example, for
Enigmail, the author would become a core developer and would be
part of the periodic review of entitlements.</p>
<p>Thank you for your trust in the Thunderbird Council.</p>
<p>Kind regards,</p>
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