On Fri, 2014-06-06 at 08:51 +0200, Fabiano Fidêncio wrote:
3) Check if the values spent are okayHere I am unsure what you are asking for. I published summaries in the past regarding to GUADEC, for example (Sorry for my English, it was rustier than now):http://calcifer.org/notes/2009/05/status-of-guadecs-sponsorship-requests.htmlhttp://calcifer.org/notes/2010/04/guadec-status-of-travel-sponsorship-requests.htmlIf you are asking for details of how much we have sponsored per every individual, it was decided at the very beginning to keep that information private. It was also part of the announcement (see the links below): "Any information you send the TC will be private" If we provide the names and numbers, there will be missing contextual information to explain some things. And this could refrain people of requesting sponsorship. So, there is a trade-off between transparency and privacy.This is the thing that I don't understand. Why people would not ask for sponsorship if the reasons are valid? Imean,the transparency should not influence in these cases, right? IIRC, GNOME Foundation already asks people to do a blog post saying that they were sponsored by GNOME Foundation. So, what would be the problem to have a list of names, describing if the person is member or not of the Foundation and the motivation to help this person? (I'm not even talking about expose how much money they got from Foundation).As I mentioned before, in some cultures, disclosing personal situations can be considered shameful. Asking sponsorship applicants to detail their personal financial situations publicly is very likely to discourage applications from some parts of the world.And what about have a list of sponsored people?
I think a list of just sponsored could be done, maybe in the annual report. FWIW, when I replied, I supposed you were asking some data aggregated (like names and numbers). I was unsure what you were asking and I stated that. From the thread, it seems there is a confusion between secrecy and privacy. To make it clear: when you go to the washroom, everybody knows what you are going to do, and yet you close the door. That is privacy. When people apply, they sometimes add information that might not be secret, but still private. For example, when somebody gets or it is going to get unemployed, and still might want to participate in an event. Or if someone ask for a single room (which is more expensive) because of some disability. Or many other explanations. -- Germán Poo-Caamaño http://calcifer.org/
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part