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About 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:
  1. tools;
  2. development tasks;
  3. 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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