Re: Re : Re: Funding StumpWM

2021-04-04 Thread Roland Everaert
Thank you for the clear answer. I understand that in such situation, it can be to much trouble. On the other end, didn't any of you setup an account on liberapay or similar platform? It could be a way to get around such impediment. Roland Everaert --- Use the F.O.S.S., Luke Sent with

Re: Re : Re: Funding StumpWM

2021-03-22 Thread David B
There have been a few times when this request has come up. The short answer is no. The longer answer is there is no fair way to distribute funds. Issues for bounty suffer from complicated problems where multiple developers contribute: how do you measure each individuals contribution? How do you

Re: Re : Re: Funding StumpWM

2021-01-01 Thread Roland Everaert via
I am not fond of the bountysource approach. Bounties can linger for year, because it is solely dependent on the will of someone to work on the task. With the more conventional approach of funding the project, at least, the handling of feature addition can be organized and prioritized. This,

Re: Re : Re: Funding StumpWM

2020-12-25 Thread Elias MÃ¥rtenson
One alternative could be the approach taken by McCLIM where the money is set aside for rewards for specific work. Anyone can claim it who does the work, not just team members. For example, a reward of some amount could be put for the implementation of Freetype support. Once the feature is merged