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Henry Bremridge wrote: > Self explanatory > > ----- Forwarded message from Jason Clifford <jason@xxxxxxxxx> ----- > > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:26:08 +0000 (GMT) > From: Jason Clifford <jason@xxxxxxxxx> > To: users@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: [UKFSN Users] Idea on UKFSN Grants programme > > I've been giving some more thought to this today and had an idea I'd like > some feedback on. > > Firstly it now seems to me that the idea of a grants programme in the > format currently envision (via AFFS) just isn't working for whatever > reason. Maybe it's because, as others have suggested, there just isn't > enough money to interest people. > > Looking around at the more prominent people in the UK Free Software > communities (well the Linux communities anyway) it seems that almost all > became involved while at school/college/uni. Many if not all were writing > code for or otherwise contributing to Free Software projects. > > How about the idea of part time employment for college/uni students to do > just that - write code or otherwise contribute to FS projects? > > If I budget to pay each of them £4,500 during the year UKFSN could do this > for 2 students in 2007 rising to 3 or 4 in 2008 and about 10 in 2009. > > These figures are based upon fairly conservative estimates of UKFSN income > from ADSL over the next 3 years. > > Any thoughts? I'm in my first year of computer science at bristol uni. I would definitely be interested, but as usual this all depends on the other work I have at the time- both paid and uni work. Simon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html