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v2 v3 1 1 '''Sponsoring ZOO-Project''' 2 2 3 Development and maintenance of ZOO-Project is supported by volunteer 4 time and also organizations contracting developers, organizations 5 contributing improvements, users contributing improvements, and volunteers.3 The development and maintenance of the ZOO-Project is supported by 4 volunteer time and also by organizations contracting developers, by 5 organizations, users, and other volunteers contributing improvements. 6 6 7 Many tasks such processing bug reports, writing documentation, testing,7 Many tasks such as processing bug reports, writing documentation, testing, 8 8 translations, web site updates and user support often require more than 9 9 purely volunteer effort and time. Some new features of broad interest 10 are not implemented because of they may not be the immediate priority of11 core-developers.10 are not yet implemented because of they may not be the immediate priority 11 of core-developers. 12 12 13 13 In order to provide funding to support the maintenance, improvement, and 14 promotion of ZOO-Project, the Project Steering Committee (PSC) is15 seeking sponsorsto provide financial support via the ZOO-Project16 Sponsorship program. Funds will be held by the PSC and disbursed at the14 promotion of the ZOO-Project, the Project Steering Committee (PSC) is 15 '''seeking sponsors''' to provide financial support via the ZOO-Project 16 Sponsorship program. Funds will be managed by the PSC and disbursed at the 17 17 discretion of the ZOO-Project PSC. 18 18 19 19 Sponsorship should not be seen as a way to control the development of 20 the project directly, but rather a way ofensuring the longevity and21 overall health of the project , by funding work that is regarded as vital20 the project directly, but rather as a way of '''ensuring the longevity and 21 overall health of the project''', by funding work that is regarded as vital 22 22 but otherwise undersupported by the contributions of core-developers. 23 23 … … 27 27 maintainer on a contract basis. The responsibilities would include: 28 28 29 * Addressing bug reports - reproducing the n fixingor passing on to another developer.30 * Extending programming language support, and running the compliance29 * Addressing bug reports - reproducing them, then fixing them or passing on to another developer. 30 * Extending the programming language support, and running the compliance 31 31 tests for international standards. 32 * Improving and translation documentation.32 * Improving and translation of documentation. 33 33 * Other improvements to the ZOO software as well also related 34 34 libraries and software. 35 35 * General user support on the mailing list. 36 36 37 Sponsorship funds may also be used to contract for specific improvements38 to ZOO-Project, provision of resources such as web hosting, funding code 39 s prints, or fundingproject promotion.37 Sponsorship funds may also be used to contract personal for specific 38 improvements in the ZOO-Project, or for the provision of resources 39 such as web hosting, funding of code sprints, or funding of project promotion. 40 40 41 41 '''Sponsorship Benefits''' 42 Sponsoring ZOO-Project provides the following benefits:42 Sponsoring the ZOO-Project provides the following benefits: 43 43 44 44 * Ensures the sustainability and health of the ZOO project. … … 47 47 * Sponsor input on project focus and direction will be solicited via a survey. 48 48 * Sponsors will received a degree of priority in processing of bug reports by any maintainer hired with sponsorship funds. 49 * Sponsors will receive a detailed report annuallyon the use of sponsorship funds.49 * Sponsors will receive a detailed annual report on the use of sponsorship funds. 50 50 51 51 '''Sponsorship Process''' … … 62 62 63 63 Organizations or individuals interested in sponsoring the ZOO project 64 should contact PSC Chair (gerald.fenoy at geolabs.fr, +33 670-082539)64 should contact the PSC Chair (gerald.fenoy at geolabs.fr, +33 670-082539) 65 65 with questions, or to make arrangements.