[FFmpeg-devel] Call for SOWs [due Feb 10 at 23:59 UTC]

[Michael Niedermayer]

Hi all

just a reminder, please submit your SoWs!

thx

On Wed, Feb 07, 2024 at 10:02:43PM -0800, Pierre-Anthony Lemieux wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Below is a proposal for creating a proposal to the STF -- I offered to
> Michael to help, and here we are.
> 
> The objective, as I understand it, is to unlock funds for individuals
> that are interested in contributing to the FFMPEG codebase, subject to
> the STF criteria [1].
> 
> The suggested approach is that interested individuals email me, no
> later than Feb 10 at 23:59 UTC, a completed SOW using the template at
> [2].
> 
> It is important IMHO that there is a developer and a defined amount
> attached to each SOW, otherwise it creates uncertainty and thus
> increases the management burden and reduces the chances that the
> proposal is accepted. It is also important that the aggregate value of
> the SOWs is greater than €150,000 (minimum STF funding). This call for
> SOWs is completely voluntary, there is no guarantee that all SOWs are
> accepted by SPI, and the chances of success are unknown (to me). The
> SOWs (minus personal information and amounts) will be published.
> 
> I am happy to collate the SOWs and forward them to SPI, who would
> handle the submission to STF and payments to contributors as the case
> may be. I am also happy to be educated and proven wrong. I am also
> happy to do nothing.
> 
> Best,
> 
> -- Pierre
> 
> [1] https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/programs/applications#evaluation-criteria
> [2] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1unVsF5nwvKQ8rKbrEHN9NZIEvL73CV5zpB9OK0DrSG8
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