On 04/22/2020 05:34 AM, Thierry de Coulon wrote:
> Well the question is: who's in charge?
> I can hardly discuss this with Gabor Kum for TDE, being only a TDE user. 
> Should I ask him to make a proposal, and then who's supposed to receive this 
> proposal?

What we have done in the past is everybody kick in money to Tim and he has
taken care of what was needed from a funding standpoint for TDE (2012-2015/16
timeframe - much of the actual funding had just been Tim to that point). I
understand Tim is taking a well earned break. The t-shirt issue sounded like
an opportunity to augment or supplement whatever funding is needed for the
miscellaneous expenses TDE has.

Since that time I also see that TDE has garnered a few sites and sponsors that
help with mirroring, etc.. which was what the bulk of what the original funds
were used for (as well as hardware). Between, Kate, Slavek, and one or two
others I still recognize, there should be a way to either get direction from
Tim or make a decision on how and what is needed going forward.

I haven't checked if TDE has any formal organization behind it that was
created in the past few years, but if not, doing a quick non-profit may make
sense. That would at least provide continuity as key folks come and go given
the demands they have in the working world. And would provide a bit of
structure to coordinate where effort is needed and to help offload the folks
that now wear all the hats at once.

So "Who's on first?", I don't know at this point, I've had just a peripheral
presence since I stopped building for Arch, but I can provide this as
food-for-thought as something that would provide a long-term answer to that
question as well as a way to perhaps streamline and coordinate all of the
various efforts that are required for TDE to be TDE.

-- 
David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.