^What can (the DSF | I) do for (me | the DSF)\?$ with Chaim Kirby

Join Chaim Kirby, President of the Django Software Foundation, as he discusses the importance of community involvement and efforts to protect intellectual property and ensure the long-term viability of the Django framework.

Key takeaways
  • Chaim Kirby, president of the Django Software Foundation (DSF), highlights the importance of community involvement and efforts to protect intellectual property and the framework’s long-term viability.
  • The DSF is a nonprofit organization that supports the development of Django, and its goals include protecting the IP, advancing the state of the art in web development, and promoting the use of Django.
  • The DSF has a small staff, including Marius and Natalia, who help keep the foundation running. Catherine is the assistant to the board.
  • The foundation’s budget is less than a quarter million dollars a year, and it relies on donations and fundraising efforts to support its activities.
  • The DSF has a working group structure to better manage and give better insight into its activities.
  • The DSF has a code of conduct, and it is looking to establish a clearer definition of what constitutes meaningful contributions to the community.
  • Chaim Kirby emphasizes the importance of community involvement and encourages people to get involved and contribute to the foundation.
  • The DSF has a lot of internal committees and working groups, but it is looking to streamline these structures and make them more effective.
  • The foundation is interested in recruiting new members and has a process for doing so. It is also looking to establish a fundraising committee to help support its activities.
  • Chaim Kirby encourages people to get involved with the foundation and to propose their own working group ideas.
  • The DSF is looking to establish a more formalized process for determining what constitutes a meaningful contribution to the community.
  • The foundation is interested in promoting the use of Django and is looking to establish a working group to help with this effort.
  • Chaim Kirby encourages people to use Django for their work and to share their experiences with the community.
  • The DSF is looking to establish a more formalized process for evaluating requests for funds and is interested in establishing a more proactive fundraising process.
  • The foundation is interested in establishing a clearer definition of what constitutes a meaningful contribution to the community.