sophie wrote:
Hi Drew,
Drew Jensen wrote:
sophie wrote:
[...]
Hi,
I know this is a little off topic, but it isn't just the consultants
list that is a little 'stale'. The same can be said for the list of CD
distributors.
You're not off topic :) This is exactly what we're talking about. Make
this list accurate and representative of the support that exist on OOo.
I've just gone further saying that it should not be only a listing, but
an interaction with the project.
However, what Peter pointed is real, we need resources and energy to
drive a real bizdev project, that it seems we have not currently.
[...]
In other words, from the first 10 entries only 2 either have anything to
do with OOo or go any where and 1 actual tells people to not use the
package.
My point being that there really must be some way to check these lists,
any lists, that the main site puts out to the public.
And you're right and it's not about the main site only, but with all the
OOo sites that provide that kind of lists, we are trying to find the how
and with what tool it could be feasible :)
independent of any tool that can help to check at least broken links. I
think charging to get listed is still a good idea. Ideally a small
amount of money per year. I am sure that we will get only serious
consultants when we do it this way.
The software is free but that doesn't mean that everything else is for
free as well. We all know that this is the only way to make money with
an open source project. Consultants make money with a free software and
can build a business in any way around this product. I think it is only
fair to pay such a little fee to sponsor the project. Independent of any
other potential activities in the community (ux, extensions,
sponsorship, ...)
A well defined process/mechanism how to get the money is useful anyway.
I am sure we can use it in a slightly different way in other places as
well (e.g. conference fees, ...)
Juergen
Kind regards
Sophie
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