A Modest FOSCo Proposal

[Matthew Miller]

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 01:08:02PM -0500, inode0 wrote:
> As one of the original credit card holders I just want to point out
> that this at the higher end seems outdated. IIRC now any purchase in
> excess of $1000 is supposed to be made by PO so community credit cards
> aren't used for any expenses of that magnitude any longer. In my
> experience they are used for small reimbursements for ambassadors to
> attend events on occasion, shipping costs in North America at least,
> and less often for actually purchasing anything. Expenses in excess of
> $1000 are handled directly by Ruth or someone else from Red Hat.

So, what about putting _all_ of these decisions at the local level as
long as they stay with an agreed on annual (semi-annual? quarterly?)
regional budget, with OSAS/Ruth/Remy as a check on any of these
big-ticket expenses?

> I can't imagine there is any burden on FAmSCo now although often
> things are harder in other regions so there may still be some
> involvement with FAmSCo. The Council could fill that role although it
> seems better suited to FOSCo/CommArch or something where perhaps the
> decision is made closer to the work it is supporting.

I guess I wouldn't mind the Council being a little closer to the work,
and vice versa, especially for the larger expenditures.

-- 
Matthew Miller
<mattdm at fedoraproject.org>
Fedora Project Leader