Re: You might get funding from NLnet

[Arne Babenhauserheide]

Hi Nala Ginrut,

I think it took a few weeks, but I also think you should ask whether
they received your application. Would be really annoying if a technical
error caused you to lose that.

Best wishes,
Arne

Nala Ginrut <mulei@gnu.org> writes:

> Hi Arne!
> Maybe it's out of the topic here, but I want to ask how long did you get the
> reply from nlnet after you applied. I've applied for GNU Artanis since 20th 
> Nov, but no
> reply so far. I don't know if I should ask positively.
>
> Thanks!
> Best regards.
>
> Arne Babenhauserheide writes:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> I wrote a small proposal to NLnet[1] for adding sound-support for the
>> Hurd (with ~5 hours per week; I don’t have more free time), and it was
>> granted. When we talked last week to start with a concrete project plan,
>> the responsible person asked me about the other blockers for adoption of
>> the Hurd. I named USB support, from our what we need list[2], and they
>> said that it would be likely that such projects would succeed, too, and
>> encouraged that others would write Hurd proposals, too.
>>
>> So hereby I’m sharing that: Please have a look at the PET page!
>> https://nlnet.nl/thema/NGIZeroPET.html
>>
>> Funding comes from the EU Horizon 2020 program, and you can write a
>> proposal in an evening.
>>
>> So if you want to get paid for working on the Hurd, give it a go!
>>
>> For me the project was one of two proposals, so I’ll only be able to
>> start after several months (after I finish a Freenet one).
>>
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Arne
>>
>> [2]: 
>> https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/community/weblogs/ArneBab/what_we_need.html
>>
>> [1]: https://nlnet.nl/thema/NGIZeroPET.html


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