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NLnet (@NGIZero) Grant Application for Domain Rejected

https://ar.al/2022/10/20/nlnet-grant-application-for-domain-rejected/

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NLnet Grant Application for Domain Rejected

Our NLnet Grant Application for Domain has been rejected.
Aral Balkan
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Ryuno-Ki
Ryuno-Ki
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When you write that there is code to be written, I always wonder whether you would accept contributions.

Feels pretty much like a one-man-show to me. I'm worried about the sustainability of this endeavour.
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Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan
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@RyunoKi Iā€™m not :) Throwing more people at the problem isnā€™t always the right answer at every point in a project.

Will we accept contributions down the line? Sure. Of course. Is now the right time? No. But soon :)

(Believe me, I canā€™t wait for that either. But right now the bottleneck isnā€™t fingers on keys; itā€™s making sure the core design is sustainable longer-term and meets our success criteria. Maybe I should have made it clearer but itā€™s not _just_ code that needs to be written.)
@Ryuno-Ki
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Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan
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@RyunoKi PS. Itā€™s hardly a one-man-show. Goodness, there are hundreds, if not thousands of peoplesā€™ work that Iā€™m building on. All Iā€™m doing is trying to put the right Lego pieces together (ok, and sometimes having to make my own) :)
@Ryuno-Ki
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Ryuno-Ki
Ryuno-Ki
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I see.

Well, perhaps a communication issue on my end.
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Ryuno-Ki
Ryuno-Ki
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Yeah, especially if you have so many hands that it creates an organisational overhead.

On the other hand, bus factor of 1 isn't best either.
Can't wait to see this thing lift up!
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Gert V šŸ‡µšŸ‡ø
Gert V šŸ‡µšŸ‡ø
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The fate of all mankind is in the hands of fools.
-- King Crimson
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