Gentoo Foundation Funding Request The purpose of this form is to allow the foundation to keep track of funding requests in an organized fashion, instead of having a collection of e-mails, IRC conversations, etc. This form has a specific format. All of the sections start at the left side of the form. They have a short name and a description. Insert your responses after the examples, one tab in. A sample form is available at . File a new bug in the Infrastructure product and assign it to trustees@gentoo.org. Attach the request form, and make sure all lines are wrapped at 80 columns so it's easily viewable in a browser. Summary: One-line summary of your request Booth for Gentoo at Florida Linux Show 2008 Requesters: Names and nicks of people involved in this request. At least one of them must be a manager. If the foundation cannot directly purchase the request, the first requester will receive access to funding. William L. Thomson Jr. (wltjr) Deadline (optional): Day Month Year. This may not be applicable in all cases. 15 October 2007 Priority: Urgent, High, Medium or Low (select one) Medium Amount requested: This must be in U.S. dollars. $400 USD Funding type and duration: One-time or ongoing budget. If ongoing budget, put the budget's ending date as well as the reason it must be ongoing. One-time, might become annual if successful Funding disbursement: Will the foundation directly purchase the equipment, or must the funds be given to a requester? If they must be given to a requester, state why. Requester or paid directly Problem: Describe the problem this funding would solve. If the problem is actually a set of mostly unrelated problems, please file a separate request for each one. Puts Gentoo at the fore front of the evolving IT industry in Florida Solution: Describe the solution for the problem. Also justify why this solution is the best solution and which alternative solutions have been considered. Justification: Provide any available information to show that your requested funding will be sufficient for your problem. It's the first state wide, state specific Linux show. Held at a local University and would provide additional exposure for Gentoo. To an area that is very conservative and tends to lean towards tried and proven technology, rather than being on the forefront. The area is growing rapidly and the old mindsets and ways of doing things are changing. Itemized expense list: Money Item ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 400 Booth at the Florida Linux Show 2008 Supporting information: Put any additional relevant things here. If this is a hardware purchase, put the URL of the product. http://www.floridalinuxshow.com/