[Libre-soc-dev] unauthorised payments made by nlnet

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, Cesar Strauss <cestrauss at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Luke,
>
> On 09/10/2024 05:49, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
>>
>> were you consulted - were you made aware that nlnet made
>> a payment to you where they had not in any way consulted me,
>> or informed me, as project lead, and it is not on the MoU?
>
> I admit that NLNet offered me a donation of EUR 1,300.00 as compensation
for work on the summary pages. I was pleasantly surprised, as I didn't
expect to be payed for this unfunded task.

it should have been discussed publicly, a bugreport raised,
and a budget allocated. i was in far too much medical distress
(caused by NLnet's shocking maltreatment) to do anything.

> It was offered to me after the fact, I didn't ask for it. Neither did I
submit an RFP for it. I assumed the money came from discretionary funds
they had the rights to spend,

no, they took it away from the total budget, with zero
consultation or discussion. it should have been an entirely
public discussion: the Project's Charter has been blatantly
ignored and the full transparency requirements as well.

> I didn't even conceive it might have come from our grants. I mean, after
your tasks were finally payed, there was nothing left, was it? As such, I'm
afraid I didn't gave it a second thought. But, thinking better about it, I
guess the project lead does need to know about donations made to their team
members,

basically NLnet seized total administrative control of the
project. the financial records are now a complete mess, not
in any way reflecting the state of the project.

> lest veiled interests arise. I'm sorry about that.
>
> Furthermore, reflecting more on it, you did make critical contributions
to the summary pages.

indeed. you notice that michiel congratulated everyone except
me for creating those pages, yet it was me that provided the
information and you finished them off?

again this is a Charter Violation - making statements claiming
credit for other people's work is prohibited.

> It wasn't right of me to receive the full amount for this task, you
deserve at least half of it. What do you think if we split it? If so, can
you send me your bank details in private?

sure. that would be really appreciated.

> Regards,
>
> Cesar
>
>

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