Re: Q to all candidates: future of Debian finances
Hi Lucas,
Am Thu, Apr 03, 2025 at 01:17:48PM +0200 schrieb Lucas Nussbaum:
> > For a long time, financial decision-making was relatively
> > straightforward. In his Bits from the DPL talk, Neil once mentioned at
> > DebConf15 that he approved every single funding request he received, and
> > Debian's financial reserves still grew during his term. Unfortunately,
> > these simpler times seem to be over, and the need for careful financial
> > planning has increased. I'd love to be in Neil's shoes, and I hope that
> > future DPLs will see those times return.
>
> Do you see this as a problem?
Yes.
> What solutions do you envision, and what
> will be your strategy as DPL when dealing with finances?
Just a few quick ideas:
1. Coordinate with the Partners team to explore new sponsorship
opportunities and strengthen relationships with both existing and
potential partners.
2. Trust the DebConf team to continue looking into ways to increase
sponsorship for the conference.
I admit that fundraising isn't my strongest skill - but I'm very open to
suggestions and happy to support others who are better at it.
> For example,
> identify where costs can be reduced?
I must admit that finding sensible places to cut the budget is something
I personally find difficult.
> Instead, increase revenue (how?)?
I'm definitely in favor of increasing revenue - but I have to admit I
don't have better answers than the ones I already mentioned above.
> Both?
>
> Also, why do you think we aren't anymore in the comfortable situation we
> were in ten years ago?
See PEBs answer about two expensive DebConfs in a row (for different
reasons).
Kind regards
Andreas.
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