Summary of KDE 4.2 Release Party in Zurich

[Mark Kretschmann]

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Leo Franchi <lfranchi at kde.org> wrote:
> On 30 Jan 2009, at 02:36, Gregory Meyer wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Mark Kretschmann <kretschmann at kde.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> * Further on we went to a dinner with Aaron Seigo, Alexandra Leisse
>> from Nokia, the president of the FSFE, and others. We did have food
>> and good conversations about social and technical issues surrounding
>> KDE, Amarok, and Free Software in general. I'm asking the treasurer of
>> Amarok for reimbursement of the costs of this dinner, as I consider it
>> a business dinner and important for the project (this cost is
>> moderate).
>
> I personally have no philosophical problem with stuff like this, it is a big
> part of creating goodwill and cooperation, as well as cultivate
> relationships that will prove handy for technical matters.   But here's
> where I always have some trouble, and not specifically with Mark.  As
> custodian of funds, I don't think I should necessarily approve any
> disbursements.  Only carry them out based on someone else's approval.  This
> is just good business practice and it isn't about not trusting anyone in
> particular, and as I said I think this is legitimate for reimbursement.
>
> I understand the difficultly. This is the reason that Casey and I would like
> to ask for some reimbursement for Camp KDE, but are waiting for the board to
> be created before asking. We do not wish to put you again into a position of
> deciding who gets the money. As it is a matter of a week and a half or so
> until the board is complete, I don't see the big problem (for me) in
> waiting.
> So, if you prefer, this could be dealt with by the to-be-created board in 10
> or so days.

Yeah I understand this too. I have absolutely no problem with waiting
with the reimbursement stuff until the board is created; it's not that
urgent.

-- 
Mark Kretschmann
Amarok Developer
www.kde.org - amarok.kde.org