Re: GNU LilyPond and GSoC

[Janek Warchoł]

Hello Rodrigo,

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Rodrigo Rodrigues da Silva
<address@hidden> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2012-02-23 at 00:57 +0100, Janek Warchoł wrote:
>> my name is Janek Warchoł and i'm a GNU LilyPond (www.lilypond.org)
>> contributor.  We (LilyPond Team) want to participate in GSoC 2012, but
>> we don't have legal body to accept $500 that goes to the mentoring
>> organization. [...]
>
> For projects participating in GSoC under the GNU umbrella, FSF is the
> legal body behind the process.
>
> AFAIK, according to the terms of the program, it is up to the
> organization (GNU in our case) to decide where the mentor payment goes
> to.
>
> Currently the money goes to FSF, but I assume we can discuss that.

As Graham (LilyPond project administrator) said, it's a bit late and
we don't want to risk our application by arguing about this.  We'd be
happy if GNU decides that part of the "mentor money" will go to the
mentor, but we don't insist and will agree to whatever you decide.

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Graham Percival
<address@hidden> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 06:46:52PM -0200, Rodrigo Rodrigues da Silva wrote:
>> For projects participating in GSoC under the GNU umbrella, FSF is the
>> legal body behind the process.
>
> Thanks!  The GSoC application requires an IRS W8-BEN tax form from
> the organization.  Should we fill out part of that, then send it
> to you for a signature or whatever needs to be done?  Or do you
> have "ready-made" forms filled out, since there are a number of
> GNU projects that will be applying to GSoC?

Also, answers for which parts of
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2012/faqs#mentoring_application
should we send to you?
As for LilyPond Ideas List, i understand it will be published on
gnu.org (like in 2011
http://www.gnu.org/software/soc-projects/ideas-2011.html); shall i
send it
to this mailing list or some specific person?  Do you require that
every idea has a dedicated mentor from LilyPond Team?
What else information shall i send?

thanks,
Janek