Funding opportunity for your projects

[Scarlett Moore]

On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 12:30 PM Albert Astals Cid <aacid at kde.org> wrote:
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> El divendres, 28 d’octubre de 2022, a les 14:22:06 (CEST), Scarlett Moore va
> escriure:
> > Would packaging all the apps in the different formats ( snap, appimage,
> > flatpak ) be considered a project?
>
> I can't speak for what NLnet will or will not decide to donate to, but I can
> speak about the fact that your project needs attainable goals, because you
> only get donated once you meet the goals you originally said you'd meet.
Oh ok
>
> So "Package all the apps for different formats" seems like a bad idea since
> it's an almost impossible to achieve milestone ;)

Challenge accepted

>
> As an example, the 5 goals i set when i did some Okular project earlier this
> year
>
> 1. Support for signing unsigned signatures
> 2. Support digital signatures in the Okular Windows version
> 3. Make signature text support all character sets
> 4. Write Okular-mobile user interface to show signature status
> 5. Support digital signatures in the Okular Android version
>
> Cheers,
>   Albert
>
> P.S: Of course each of the goals/milestones had some more description that
> just 1 sentence, but I hope you get the idea that you need to be a bit more
> precise in what you're going to do.

Ok thank you very much for the insight. I am having trouble finding
employment and thought this would be a good option and with the added
bonus of doing what I love. Back to the drawing board.
Scarlett
>
> > Scarlett
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 27, 2022, 5:03 PM Nate Graham <nate at kde.org> wrote:
> > > Hello KDE community members and developers!
> > >
> > > I'm writing to everyone about something very exciting: the NLnet
> > > Foundation (https://nlnet.nl) has made us aware that they have
> > > substantial quantities of funds available for FOSS projects that KDE is
> > > eligible for: up to 50000€ per project. If you have an idea for a big
> > > project or feature you've always wanted to do but lacked the funding
> > > for, here's your chance!
> > >
> > > If you're worried that your idea doesn't meet the criteria, don't be;
> > > practically everything KDE does is eligible for funds in the Open Call
> > > (https://nlnet.nl/news/2022/20221001-call.html) which ends on December
> > > 1st, so there's still plenty of time for you to apply to get your
> > > project funded. Click that link for details.
> > >
> > > Remember: what KDE does is good for the digital world. So if it's good
> > > for KDE and you can articulate its benefits, it's a worthy project!
> > >
> > > If the process seems intimidating, you'd like someone to review your
> > > grant proposal, or you need guidance or assistance for any other reason,
> > > the KDE e.V. stands ready to help your grant proposal succeed. Email
> > > kde-ev-board at kde.org and we can help!
> > >
> > >
> > > Nate
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > P.S. This information can also be found on
> > > https://community.kde.org/Make_A_Living
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