#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokto 2015 ---------------------+------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Keywords: ---------------------+------------------- Hi Council members.
Need your inputs for Globalization FAD proposal. Detailed information available on https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD_G11N_2015
Email regarding same has been sent to council list for discussion https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/council- discuss/2015-July/013480.html
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by mattdm):
Remy is going to check with OSAS about the budget. We're concerned because the request is higher than generally allotted. (We're generally in favor of the concept overall, though.)
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by pravins):
Thanks Council for supporting G11N FAD :) One update is we have got an approval from RH G11N group for accommodation support.
If we get requested budget from OSAS that will be best case. If less than that we will try to prioritize our spendings.
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by pravins):
One update on requested budget. One attendee Alex Eng is going to attend Open Stack summit and has got airfare budget from other sources. It reduces our total budget.
Presently request budget from Fedora is $6230. /We waiting for final approval. Once it done we can actually start working on next items.
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by jwboyer):
Thank you for the update. We'll review the budget next week and get back to you.
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by pravins):
As you know we are working on very tight budget as well as schedule 1-3Nov (Due to aligning with OpenStack summit)
Will be very helpful if we can get soon update, so we can start working on VISA and ticket booking.
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by pravins):
Adding discussions from council meeting: 25th Aug.
17:21:39 <decause> I have spoken with rsuehle, who suggested that historically, we keep our FADs between 3-5K, but in this extraordinary circumstance, if the project thinks this is a prioirity, and the FPL gives blessing, then we can find budget 17:21:58 <decause> since mattdm isn't here, I can't speak for him, but in the past he has voiced support 17:22:22 <decause> so, I would say start getting ducks in a row on booking things if you haven't already, so that when he can give the OK, we can move forward 17:22:40 <pravins> yeah, FPL has been big support for G11N. 17:22:56 <decause> pravins: thank you for your patience, this has been a particularly busy time for OSAS peeps, and I'm hopeful the FAD can move forward 17:23:00 <jwb> i'm not sure we really need to wait for mattdm but whatever 17:23:29 <decause> jwb: nod nod 17:23:59 <decause> pravins: move forward as though you have approval, as mattdm has said so in the past, and we can get a formal ok from him later
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by pravins):
Since FPL is away [https://apps.fedoraproject.org/calendar/meeting/2289/ this week] and due to less time remaining for planning. Will move ahead on #comment2 basis. Hoping will get formal approval soon. Thanks again Remy :)
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by mattdm):
Yeah, as per https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_organize_a_FAD#Approval, the formal approval comes from the Council at large and does not need to wait for me. The open question is the greater-than-5k budget. I do think this is overall high-value for Fedora, since it brings some cohesiveness to a previously-tangled part of of the project. I don't think there are competing FAD requests for the budget, so I'm +1, but would like to hear the rest of you weigh in on the extra expenditure. I'd be particularly concerned if this leaves us with, for example, a shortfall in reaching our university outreach objective.
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by mattdm):
Okay, so, let's wrap this up. We've had a long period for comments and no outright -1s, but we don't have enough +s either. Since we're talking about a big chunk of money, this needs the full consensus process, which is 3 +1s and no -1s.
As above, I'm +1. Do we have two more?
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Comment (by jwboyer):
I would have liked a stronger statement on "the budget can support this" to be honest. Assuming "we can find budget" means "we won't do this at the expense of some other important thing", then I'm +1.
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by decause):
+1 from decause --RemyD.
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by mattdm):
Remy, do you have (or can you get) more insight into the state of the budget? Josh's +1 is still conditional on that.
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by rdieter):
Consider me +1 conditional same as Josh (else, a reasonably informed decision is... difficult)
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by decause):
Ruth's response seemed to me to be in the affirmative, but nonetheless I have reached out again for a finer-grained post-FLOCK/FUDCon picture of the budget. Will respond here as details (and wifi in LATAM) avail. --RemyD.
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by mattdm):
I spoke with Ruth. She says that nothing else will be hurt. We can't regularly start making $6-7k the FAD budget, but in this case it is okay.
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by pravins):
That is great news. !! Thanks :)
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+---------------------
Comment (by rdieter):
thanks for the update, consider me fully +1
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+----------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: closed | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: approved Keywords: | ---------------------+----------------------- Changes (by mattdm):
* resolution: => approved * status: new => closed
#39: Required approval for Fedora Globalization FAD at Tokyo, Japan 2015 ---------------------+----------------------- Reporter: pravins | Owner: Status: closed | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: approved Keywords: | ---------------------+-----------------------
Comment (by pravins):
I wrote conclusive post few days back https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-globalization-g11n- activity-day-november-2015/
Happy to say we closed all things related to Fedora Globalization activity day successfully.
Thanks to council for support. Thanks Ruth for helping to clear all finance related stuff.
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