<div dir="ltr"><div>I agree on getting Phil credit back for that charge. </div>I don't have the login for the kubuntu account on linode to see that ticket we had open for the sponsorship, but I think Phil does. </div><div class="gmail_extra"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 6:55 AM, Rik Mills <<a href="mailto:rikmills@kubuntu.org" target="_blank">rikmills@kubuntu.org</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I very much agree that Phil should be reimbursed all expenses he has incurred as a result of this. Aaron, can you please update us on the status of the Linode sponsorship? Can this be extended? I fear as Phil has remarked on IRC that paying full price for the linode services we have now is prohibitively expensive, so I would suggest investigating alternatives with some urgency if this is the case and sponsorship cannot be re-established. Rik <div><div class="h5"> On 04/10/17 12:55, Clive Johnston wrote: > Hi folks, > > Last night we had a hiccup with one of the Kubuntu Continuous > Integration (KCI) slaves (linode-01), which reminded me to mention this. > > With all the excitement surrounding the Kubuntu Council elections and > getting ready to release Kubuntu 17.10, we seem to have overlooked the > fact the server used for packaging work and also KCI provided by Linode > has actually expired (We received sponsorship via Aaron Honeycutt). > > To avail of this sponsorship, someone had to provide credit card details > in order to setup an account. Phillip (yofel) kindly agreed to this in > order to get the services online as soon as possible. However, since > the sponsorship has lapsed, I believe that the full fee is now being > charged to Philip's card and wanted to bring this to the attention of > the Kubuntu Council. > > We receive donations via our website and have a healthy sum in the bank, > therefore I propose that Phillip is refunded any expenses he has > incurred by this act of kindness. I would also like the KC to approach > Linode about further sponsorship, if possible in order to keep the > services we have or even a reduced rate paid from the Kubuntu fund directly. > > Can someone look into this as soon as possible please? > > Clive > > </div></div>. -- Mailing list: <a href="https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-council" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-council</a> Post to : <a href="mailto:kubuntu-council@lists.launchpad.net">kubuntu-council@lists.launchpad.net</a> Unsubscribe : <a href="https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-council" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-council</a> More help : <a href="https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp</a> </blockquote></div> </div>