<div dir="ltr">Hi all<div><br></div><div>First thanks Sam for the precision; although for those interested you might have an easier time figuring out who wapix is at <a href="http://wapix.co">wapix.co</a> ;) </div><div><br></div><div>In any case, they are offering 950$/10 hours. They will also be rolling out a new monthly plan (TBA in October) that will include a few development hours over the course of the plan. Depending on the price I believe that might be a (more) interesting solution for us. In any case I keep you informed of that new thing as soon as I have the information. And then we can put that on the agenda for Montreal. </div><div><br></div><div>Best, </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 1, 2019 at 11:08 AM Sam Lanfranco <<a href="mailto:sam@lanfranco.net">sam@lanfranco.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#800000">For those who are new,
or were not at the Marrakesh meeting,
<a href="http://wapix.br" target="_blank">WAPIX.BR</a>
has been hired to help better develop a CIVICRM Database
management
system to improve our membership approval processes, and
better manage our
membership database. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#800000">Sam L. <br>
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<div class="gmail-m_3101023391911167328moz-cite-prefix">On 8/31/2019 4:19 PM, Raphaël
Beauregard-Lacroix wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Dear all,
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<div>I hope this email finds you well and that you are enjoying
the last days of August. </div>
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<div>Wapix is now done developing the backend application that
tracks requests for information that are routinely sent out by
Maryam during the new members' review process. We are now out
of development blocks with them, meaning they will not develop
additional features for us until we buy more blocks. </div>
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<div>There was a discussion in Marrakech regarding an eventual
change of provider, given the price of our current one. I
think there would be substantial risk in doing something like
that, while also giving up on a relatively good working
relationship we now have with Wapix.</div>
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<div>So I will now reach out to Josh (our contact) to see what
can be done re development blocks; how much could they offer
us and at what price. Once he comes back with something, I
will be back to you here. </div>
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<div>We would have some use for such blocks, notably for the
front-end part of the thing they just developed, as well as
for various updates to core components of the back-end.</div>
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<div>In the meantime:</div>
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<div>-If someone wants to embark on the great journey of
figuring out an alternative that would be cheaper, please
declare yourself and do so! </div>
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<div>-Who would pay for such an additional expense? We just
"bill" ICANN like we do now? Something else?</div>
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<div>As an aside, I think the question above is also highly
relevant for those of you who may support changing provider,
as surely such an operation would involve a non-negligible
amount of money to be paid to such new provider for due
diligence and other types of preliminary assessments. </div>
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<div>The only option not involving any further money is doing
nothing, which is also an option. I.e. we pay the monthly fee
and Wapix fixes the small things that break here and there. </div>
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<div>And finally, thank you again Stephanie for accepting to
literally lend money to ICANN by making your credit card
available for our provider's recurring fee and patiently
waiting for refunds... </div>
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<div>A nice day to all of you, </div>
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<div>Raphael </div>
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