Re: LoMuS

[Janek Warchoł]

On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 3:14 PM, David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:
> Janek Warchoł <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Huh?  I get $5000 (of which i'll spend quite a lot on Lily
>> development, either directly or indirectly), and John Marchesi, GNU
>> admin, gets $500 and gives it to whomever he decides - in our case
>> most probably FSF.
>
> Depends on whether he gets a different request on behalf of the
> project's mentor if I understand correctly.

that's interesting, i haven't heard that we have some choice.

> Anyway, the principal point of the $5000 was not to "spend it on Lily
> development".  The point was to make it possible for you to focus on
> spending your _time_ on LilyPond.  For the course of the project, and
> for giving you a jumpstart to stay on the project.
>
> The project will profit by
>
> a) the work you do,
> b) the difference in Janek skills at the end of the project,
> c) you not being burnt out financially and emotionally by having to
>   juggle other responsibilities in addition to LilyPond just for
>   survival and CV reasons.
>
> So don't think of spending the $5000 on LilyPond: spend your time.
> That's what this is supposed to enable.

Of course.  They give me money to enable me spending time on LilyPond
instead of doing some other summertime job.  The lucky thing is that
my costs of living are currently quite low (since i'm living with
parents, and outside of Euro zone).  Thus, some/a lot of [1] money
will remain - kind of a bonus.  Since there are loads of things that i
need in Lily, and i cannot code them all myself, i think i'll pay
someone to do them :)

cheers,
Janek

[1] depending on how much tax i'll have to pay