{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/valnet/valuenetwork/issues/448","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/valnet/valuenetwork/issues/448/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/valnet/valuenetwork/issues/448/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/valnet/valuenetwork/issues/448/events","html_url":"https://github.com/valnet/valuenetwork/issues/448","id":112260960,"number":448,"title":"Some work as contribution, some not","user":{"login":"fosterlynn","id":3776081,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3776081?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn","html_url":"https://github.com/fosterlynn","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":4,"created_at":"2015-10-20T00:44:20Z","updated_at":"2015-10-20T13:01:40Z","closed_at":null,"body":"From Fabio on loomio:\r\n\r\nSome contributors such as researchers will contribute to the project while doing it as part of a paid job.\r\n\r\nShould this kind of contributions be registered in the VAS ? How should this be taken into account for our value equation (financial acknowledgment of former contributions) ?\r\n\r\nfrom Lynn\r\n\r\nJust FYI: One way to differentiate in the VAS is to create a different type of work for work that won’t be part of a value equation, or will need a different formula in a value equation - such as work paid from another source. Then you can filter by type of work and apply different formulas in a value equation.\r\n\r\nAnother thought: We have a flag on the economic events (so this includes work, financial contributions, etc.) saying whether the event is a contribution or not. We mostly haven’t exposed this flag, we just make assumptions. We could expose the flag (which we need to do for payments anyhow now) and then people could select if it should be a contribution for payback or not.\r\n\r\nThere might be other ways we could deal with it in the software, could think about it more.\r\n\r\nThis is if people would like to record all the work done, whether it will be paid or not, which there are reasons to do. Like to be able to accurately understand what it took to do a project, for future estimates, looking for where process improvements can be made, etc.\r\n\r\nfrom Fabio:\r\n\r\nThat seems a very good solution, so that we both try to capture all work done and have differentiated acknowledgments. Thanks !"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/valnet/valuenetwork/issues/comments/149561154","html_url":"https://github.com/valnet/valuenetwork/issues/448#issuecomment-149561154","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/valnet/valuenetwork/issues/448","id":149561154,"user":{"login":"fosterlynn","id":3776081,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3776081?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn","html_url":"https://github.com/fosterlynn","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fosterlynn/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-10-20T13:01:40Z","updated_at":"2015-10-20T13:01:40Z","body":"@ahdinosaur yes VAS = Value Accounting System.  This software has had a lot of names, we're hoping to get a new \"permanent\" one soon.  Now it is mostly NRP for Network Resource Planning, but some people still call it VAS and some call it NRP/VAS, seeing the resource planning and the accounting as possibly distinct.  Nobody calls it valnet any more.  :)\r\n\r\n@gcassel yes many complex issues.  We're basically supporting peer production groups as they make these decisions for themselves.  In terms of getting oriented, there's a lot of info on the wiki here, maybe way more than you want. :)  "}}