
The Edinburgh Fund
About the Edinburgh Fund
This is a fancy name for the small amount of money left over from
the name change settlement with Microsoft, after legal fees, tax,
and labour fees have been deducted.
Julian Smart is administering this as a separate fund from SPI donations
to avoid 'contaminating' other funds with money that
a small number of people consider offensive, due to its
source. It also makes for quick decisions about allocation
and rapid transfer of funds to people who need it. You
can help keep this fund topped up by clicking on the button below.
What the funds will be spent on
The fund is divided into the following areas:
- tools;
- development tasks;
- publicity and legal tasks.
All claims must be directly relevant to improving
or promoting wxWidgets.
Example tools: compilers, debugging tools,
developer network subscriptions.
Example development tasks: printing fixes, accessibility,
native widget wrappers. In particular, buying in expertise
we don't have.
Example publicity and legal tasks: advertising, logo
design, patent checks. (Though I would be happy to
never spend money on lawyers!)
So far, Edinburgh Fund money has been spent in this way:
- The wxWebKit browser control for wxMac.
- A book on Symbian development to help with the wxSymbian port.
- A bounty for fixing a bug in Tex2RTF.
How to apply
Please send an email to
julian@wxwidgets.org,
detailing the expense, and how it will help you help wxWidgets.
If approved, I will transfer funds by PayPal, cheque or
(if necessary) wire transfer. Decisions and payment will
normally be made quickly.
Here are some guidelines when making a claim.
- Funds are very limited, so please consider a partial
grant where you pay perhaps 25% to 50% of the cost.
This will help stretch the fund. However, don't be put off
from applying if you really need 100% funding.
- Similarly, if suggesting a piece of development work,
consider reducing your normal rate if possible.
- You may wish to subscribe to Microsoft's MSDN.
However, instead of buying a conventional MSDN subscription,
please consider a much cheaper option: becoming a
Certified Microsoft
Partner, which entitles you to a Universal subcription
for a year.
- Claims for books are discouraged unless absolutely
necessary, since it's hard to evaluate their relevance
and quality, and most technical information is available
online.
- Try asking companies to donate licenses to reduce
pressure on the fund.
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