Sponsoring Pharo won't affect other potential sponsoring (unless we get 5 times more sponsoring requests than last year in which case we might not positively answer to all of them). I invite all representatives of other dialects to send the board sponsoring requests. But we can't wait for all dialects to ask for money before spending part of it.
Which is fine. And perhaps there is a really simple answer then: First, sponsor all the projects that apply to ESUG. If, at the end of year, there is money left, donate it based on the relative distribution of projects over the year.
No we did not work like that and we will not work like that. People send their requests and we evaluate the impact for the community.
But how does this statement go together with you proposing to send 4000EUR a year to Pharo automatically and without anyone applying for it? Where is the difference to what I just proposed? It seems to me that you've just said that the very proposal you have been making is not "how we did work and we will not work like that". And that's quite all right with me. I'm all right with leaving the status quo, sponsoring specific projects after they make their requests, and not have automated lump sum contributions. But IF ESUG wants to make such contributions I expect them to be done fairly and transparently, and not to favor one project at the expense of other projects.
I will not continue this nice discussion because you like too much to twist our arms.
And you still haven't learned how to have an insightful discussion with someone who has a different opinion. Fortunately, Damien is less preoccupied. Cheers, - Andreas