On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 08:58:35PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Neil McGovern <neilm@debian.org> [2015-03-20 19:39 +0100]: > > However, let me be clear: I intend on spending /more/ than that > > surplus. I would like our reserves to be at a lower level than > > they are now. > > Why? What target level are you aiming for and what's the rationale? > Hopefully https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2014/03/msg00308.html helps explain :) > Also, you intend to spend more than surplus, which at the moment you > could. What about next year's DPL, or the year after that? > Future DPLs could chose to also fundraise, or spend in different areas. I'm not going to carry a large reserve now, because there may be future unspecified needs, especially when history has shown that we're not that these future needs don't seem to occur... Perhaps for clarity: This is /not/ a sustainable funding stream. We have reserves which I believe are too high for our income/expenditure, and I believe that should be spent to further the project. This isn't something that should be used for long term commitments with a unavoidable recurring cost. Neil --
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