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    FYI<br>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Subject:
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            <td>[OpenWrt-Users] Request for Feedback - prplwrt Software
              Support Program - initial draft</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Date: </th>
            <td>Thu, 3 Mar 2016 15:07:22 -0600</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
            <td>Eric Schultz <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:eschultz@prplfoundation.org"><eschultz@prplfoundation.org></a></td>
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            <td>OpenWrt User List
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:openwrt-users@lists.openwrt.org"><openwrt-users@lists.openwrt.org></a></td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">To: </th>
            <td>openwrt-devel <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org"><openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org></a>,
              <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:openwrt-users@lists.openwrt.org">openwrt-users@lists.openwrt.org</a>, OpenWrt Internal
              Developer List <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:openwrt-hackers@lists.openwrt.org"><openwrt-hackers@lists.openwrt.org></a></td>
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                          <div>As discussed in prplwrt meetings, prpl is
                            interested in funding development work on
                            OpenWrt. In order to make this as fair as
                            possible, I'm proposing a process which I'm
                            tentatively calling the prplwrt Software
                            Support Program (PSSP)<br>
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                    PSSP will fund innovative OpenWrt development work
                    that is responsive to the needs of the OpenWrt
                    community and industry. To make sure the process
                    benefits the community as much as possible, I'm
                    asking for your feedback. Please look through the
                    document I've linked below and provide feedback,
                    either as comments on the document or as a reply to
                    this message.<br>
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                  As a quick summary, the process would go as follows:<br>
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                * prpl and its members, as funders, would set initial
                themes that all projects would be expected to fit into.<br>
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              * the community, prpl members, and others would submit and
              comment on ideas for projects that fit those themes<br>
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            * potential implementers would then submit proposals for
            implementations, including a budget, timeline and general
            plan for implementation<br>
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          * an OpenWrt community committee, the prpl TSC and prpl Board
          would finalize which implementations are selected and funded.<br>
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        <div>More details are in the linked document. I want to make
          sure everyone in the OpenWrt community has had a chance to
          provide their thoughts on the program so please provide your
          feedback as soon as possible and no later than March 17.<br>
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        <div>Thanks,<br>
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          Eric<br>
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        PSSP proposal: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b5LwqNPUasSafP-3NLwnV7rXRRUPDfj5yrU772dkpoc/edit?usp=sharing"
          target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b5LwqNPUasSafP-3NLwnV7rXRRUPDfj5yrU772dkpoc/edit?usp=sharing</a><br
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          <div dir="ltr">Eric Schultz, Community Manager, prpl
            Foundation<br>
            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://www.prplfoundation.org" target="_blank">http://www.prplfoundation.org</a><br>
            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:eschultz@prplfoundation.org" target="_blank">eschultz@prplfoundation.org</a><br>
            cell: 920-539-0404<br>
            skype: ericschultzwi<br>
            @EricPrpl</div>
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