Dear XSF members and beyond,
as I wrote we respectively we as XMPP community or "XMPP project" were not
elidgible to participate in the recent Outreachy program round.
Two weeks ago I spoke with Sage and Tilda from Outreachy. They explain the following
points to me:
- Every project, so every XMPP project needs to sign-up as community on their own.
- That also means each project needs to acquire the $8,000 funding. There is no umbrella
organsiation possible.
- Outreachy suggest and looks for setups that serve a community in general. They recommend
us to have a program around for example an XMPP library or, as how I see it, an XMPP
server.
Some points make it potentially difficult for the current nature of our community. But
there are also other options that I believe we should review. First of all, Outreachy is
not only about software development. It could also be non-technical community projects
being financed and worked on. Then, it could also be protocol work we could propose for
this. And that is another interesting thing.
From here I would like to invite you to come up with ideas. I would not worry too much
about the funding at this point. If we have some good ideas maybe even beyond software
development, we will find a way to finance it. I don't think it needs to come from
only one source.
Some I ideas out of my mind:
- XMPP Academy: Something like a learning program for newcomers. Could be educational.
- Series of professional videos: Similar as the idea above
- Improved press kit and promotion material
- Protocol works: "Your ideas" :-)
I am also very new to this, so please assume that my statements come with some
uncertainty. I will do my best to move on.
Looking forward to hear back from you and see if we find a way in. I think it has lots of
potential.
Have a nice 1st May,
Eddie
21 feb 2024 21:17:55 E.M. <emus(a)mailbox.org>rg>:
Hey all,
Unfortunately, we are not able to participate the Outreachy program this year as Umbrella
organisations are not allowed and I was informed one day before the deadline 😕
Sorry, my bad also. I will try next year again.
Eddie
On 28.01.24 23:15, E.M. wrote:
> Dear all,
> we have successfully signed-up at Outreachy as community:
https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/xmpp-extensible-messaging-and-pre…
> We are slowly getting familiar with the program which differs in several parts from
e.g. Google Summer of Code.
> With the support of JMP.chat we have also a funding for one project. This allows us
to apply for Outreachy funding as well.
> So, by this message I invite to sign-up with project ideas on our Outreachy page.
Please read the guidelines before you are engaging in this and make yourself familiar with
the program:
https://www.outreachy.org/mentor/#mentor
> If you have questions feel free to reach out and I will try to answer for you.
> Other then that, the Google Summer of Code 2024 application is pending and you can
engage in this program, too.
> Best regards,
> Eddie