[Gpg4win-devel] Apply for grant to maintain Gpg4win?

[Bernhard Reiter]

Am Montag, 10. Dezember 2012 21:46:06 schrieb Bernhard Reiter:
> Dear friends and soon-to-be contributors to Gpg4win!
>
> Recently 	Samir Nassar pointed out that we there may be some funding we
> could apply for. We would like you to help, finding more places
> and to write and support our applications for grants.
>
> Samir found out that https://www.informsec.net/techgrants2/
> as a "Small Technology Grant" that Gpg4win may apply for.
> He wrote:
>
> "The Small Technology Grants support one of the ISC’s two program
> ojectives – founding and supporting a coalition of expert organizations
> and individuals who are creating information security systems, tools,
> and research in support of civil society organizations, independent
> media, and human rights activists located in countries around the world
> (except for China, Iran, and North Korea which are not covered by this
> program). Due to funding restrictions, technology grants may not be
> issued for direct software development of original products or marketing
> of existing or new products. Grant applications should match at least
> one of the four Small Technology Grants categories:
>
>  1. Technical and field testing of existing tools
>  2. Linguistic translation of software interface, documentation, or
>     training materials
>  3. Creation of product documentation or training materials
>  4. Customization or improvement of existing tools
>
> The amount of the grants varies between 5000 USD and 75000 USD. I don't
> know if I have any influence, but if I knew that the GPG4Win team
> applied I would lobby informsec.net hard.
>
> I believe GPG4Win could come into categories 1 and 4 if not all four
> criteria."
>
> The deadline given on the webpage is
>  Deadline for Submission of Questions:  January 15, 2013
>  Application Deadline:  January 25, 2013
>
> So we don't have much time.
> What do you think? Can you help us craft an application?

Anyone?
ps.: Please join gpg4win-devel@ then. :)

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