[email protected] (Michał Masłowski) writes: >> this would be a problem, to me, if the donations don't >> come from the community, who ideally would pay to develop features >> useful for everyone, but from a company, who ultimately pays to develop >> features that are commercially useful to them. > > This highly reminds me of [0]. > > [0] http://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2014/12/03/conservancy-supporter.html > >> i think this list is a self-organized commitee and should stay that way, >> no need for bureaucratic management. > > +1; self-organized committee of both developers and users. (While > scheduled IRC meetings might be useful.) > >> * accepting funding and donations would require to form a non-profit >> organization? >> >> * if so where would it be located? we're all over the world >> >> * will be accept which currency/ies? or only cryptocoins?[0] >> >> * will be have a bank account? > > Or get a fiscal sponsor, leaving the same questions. > >> * or, will parabola hackers accept personal donations? if so, how will >> be keep track of how much everyone is receiving and if the return in >> development is fair? > > There is at least one person who says they would donate only if there > was a Parabola Project that shared the money between developers in a > fair way. > >> my fault, i'll fix it when you pay me!! >:) >> >> ↑ my third issue with donations... > > +1
<#secure method=pgpmime mode=sign> Money is the seed of most of trouble. What will prevent users in front :: *pay me if you want me to fix it?* -1 If people want to give, they could give material, mirror, server space ... time. What happen suddenly that we *absolutly need* to change what have been be established on start of the project? -- Aurelien DESBRIERES _______________________________________________ Dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.parabola.nu/mailman/listinfo/dev
