[FAmSCo] Recommendation letter for Izhar

[Alejandro Pérez]

Lets move on with Robyn version, thanks Robyn.



El mié, 18-12-2013 a las 20:45 +0700, Truong Anh. Tuan escribió:
> Thanks for the letter, my friends.
> I have not connected to the Internet all this day so now I am just
> able to reply with this short message.
> 
> Rgds,
> Tuan
> 
> Christoph Wickert wrote:
> 
> Am Mittwoch, den 18.12.2013, 11:36 +0100 schrieb Robert Mayr:
> > 2013/12/18 Robyn Bergeron :
> >
> > > Slightly revised version:
> > >
> > > Dear Red Hat Finance people,
> > >
> > > Please be so kind as to give Mohd Izhar Firdaus Ismail a Fedora
> community
> > > credit card, that he can use to make payments on behalf of Red Hat
> for the
> > > Fedora APAC community.
> > >
> > > Here is why:
> > >
> > > 1. Izhar is a long time member of the Fedora Project. He joined
> over 61⁄2 years
> > > ago and has been active as a translator, tester, packager and
> ambassador ever
> > > since. He is the driving force behind the Fedora Malaysia
> community.
> > >
> > > 2. As such, he was the lead organizer of FUDCon Kuala Lumpur 2012.
> He not
> > > only did the website and most planning, but also managed a budget
> of $15,000 (USD), which covered travel and hotel expenses for selected
> Fedora Project contributors, as well as costs associated with
> chartered transportation, venue costs, catering, and other typical
> event expenses. In doing this he proved his capabilities in managing
> money, even with large budgets, as well as spending responsibly and
> within the approved limits. He also fronted nearly a month's worth of
> his own salary to ensure the event occurred as planned, as during this
> time there were ongoing issues for contributors in receiving money in
> a timely fashion.
> > >
> > > 3. The problems of the Fedora Ambassadors in APAC in making
> purchases or receiving reimbursements continue to occur, and this is
> the primary reason we are requesting an additional community credit
> card. Having a person in APAC that is familiar with regional financial
> customs, and that is able to communicate with other APAC community
> members within the same "time zone" can help us to ensure that our
> contributors are receiving their reimbursements in a timely fashion.
> This ultimately helps the Fedora Project to continue to grow its
> worldwide community, and also helps us to retain existing community
> members, rather than lose them due to process issues.
> > >
> > > 4. FAmSCo continues to believe that the community credit card
> program is mutually beneficial for both contributors to the Fedora
> Project community and Red Hat. It prevents a single point of failure
> on the Red Hat side in processing purchases or reimbursements, and
> also helps to reduce the burden that a person would carry in being the
> only person available to make purchases. FAmSCo, and the Fedora
> Project in general, is comprised of many community members who work
> tirelessly in their spare time to advocate on behalf of Fedora, as
> well as to manage the resources provided to Fedora in a responsible,
> detail-oriented fashion. The community credit card program has proven
> to be extremely helpful in our advocacy, and believe that extending
> this to the APAC region will help us to continue to grow the scope of
> our Ambassadors program in that part of the world.
> > >
> > > Therefore, I ask you to approve Izhar as a new credit card owner.
> We trust him to
> > > not abuse his powers but use the card in thh project's favor.
> > > Please enable us in supporting our contributors; this helps us to
> help you.
> > > Respectfully,
> > >
> > > (feel free to take whatever you want out of that, or none at all..
> just trying to apply a bit of sugar :D)
> > >
> > 
> > I think this letter is even better and doesn't take out too much of
> > what Christoph (and FAmSCo) wanted to say. The facts are pretty
> clear
> > and everyone understand what is going on in APAC, now and in the
> past.
> > So I'm +1 for this version, thank you Robyn for your help.
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I agree with Robert and think that we should use Robyn's version. 
> Thanks a lot for your help, Robyn. I attached your revised version to
> the ticket.
> 
> Best regards,
> Christoph 
> 
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