Updated again the Contributing page for better visibility: http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Community/Contributing#HSponsoringissues
Thanks, Eduard On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 6:46 PM, Eduard Moraru <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks to Vincent, we have installed the Jira plugin and we should be good > to go. > > Issues on jira.xiwki.org now have a "Sponsor This!" section and a link to > start sponsoring that issue. > > The only downside is that instead of having 1 XWiki project for all > issues, we have 1 project for each Jira project on jira.xwiki.org. This > means that, as issue will be sponsores/promoted, we`ll start seeing XWiki > Platform [1], XWiki Enterprise, XWiki Commons, etc... as different projects > on the FreedomSponsors.org website. Also, every contrib project will have > their own FreedomSponsors.org project, just like they do on jira.xwiki.org > (e.g. Poll Application [2] for which we proposed an issue as a test). > However, if you want to look for all xwiki related issues on > FreedomSponsors.org, you can use the search feature (look for "xwiki") [3] > and it will work (match) because all projects (including contrib ones) have > the same issue tracker URL base (jira.xwiki.org) and official site ( > xwiki.org). > > I have also updated the Contributing [4] page and listed the sponsoring of > issues as an option there, under the Testing section. > > Let's see how this goes and don`t hesitate to try an promote this wherever > possible ;) > > Thanks, > Eduard > > ---------- > [1] https://freedomsponsors.org/project/276/ > [2] https://freedomsponsors.org/project/277/ > [3] https://freedomsponsors.org/search/?s=xwiki > [4] http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Community/Contributing#HTesting > > > > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 12:18 PM, Marius Dumitru Florea < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> +1 to try it out. >> >> Thanks, >> Marius >> >> On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Eduard Moraru <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Hi devs, >> > >> > Reviving this thread since I`ve stumbled upon this again while looking >> for >> > Fundry alternatives after a user asked on IRC for ways to donate to the >> > XWiki project. >> > >> > The stats [1] on this website look promising and, since the vote was >> > positive on this matter, I suggest we go ahead and install the JIRA >> plugin >> > [2] that adds the link to sponsor an issue. >> > >> > While going again through the website`s documentation, it`s very clear >> that >> > this is not a way to sponsor the project, but only to sponsor particular >> > issues and the developer that implements them. This way we have no >> issues >> > with the lack of an XWiki foundation for receiving money, since it's the >> > particular dev that gets the money. >> > >> > Also, this is not a complete solution to the sponsorship/donations >> issue, >> > as other solutions can be implemented along side it (e.g. actually >> donating >> > to the project, maybe through a foundation), but it is IMO a good first >> > step into accepting financial contributions from the community. >> > >> > As an added bonus, since contrib projects can use XWiki's jira as well, >> > this means that contrib projects can also benefit from this and have >> > sponsored issues. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Eduard >> > >> > ---------- >> > [1] https://freedomsponsors.org/stats/ >> > [2] https://github.com/freedomsponsors/freedomsponsors-jira-plugin >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Eduard Moraru <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> >> From Vincent's link[1], I see that this is intended, as it is actually >> the >> >> system's philosophy which is OK in theory, but it is also obvious that >> it >> >> can be abused. >> >> >> >> "Once the issue is officially solved the sponsors can verify whether >> their >> >> problem is really gone (according to the established criteria) and pay >> the >> >> developer - otherwise they can just walk away. >> >> >> >> *This is very important*: there is nothing on the system forcing >> anybody >> >> to pay anything. There are no escrows and no pre-paid credits >> whatsoever. >> >> This is not an implementation detail – it’s by philosophy. >> >> >> >> The whole thing is *voluntary* to begin with. We want sponsors to pay >> the >> >> developers because they feel grateful for their work, tipically after >> their >> >> problem is actually solved." >> >> >> >> Of course, if they did try to handle this issue technically, it would >> have >> >> been pretty complex to decide when the task was complete according to >> the >> >> sponsor's intention and established criteria. I guess they preferred to >> >> have a (hypothetical) frustrated dev that was expecting a payoff for an >> >> issue rather than having a (hypothetical) frustrated sponsor that >> payed for >> >> something that was not quite what he wanted :) >> >> >> >> Anyway, I still think it would not hurt to try it and see how it goes. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Eduard >> >> >> >> ---------- >> >> [1] http://blog.freedomsponsors.org/about/ >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 3:57 PM, Ludovic Dubost <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Isn't there a control mecanism once the person ready to fix it says >> "start >> >>> working on it" ? >> >>> At that point if the site does not block the money then it's risky >> >>> >> >>> Ludovic >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> 2013/3/5 Eduard Moraru <[email protected]> >> >>> >> >>> > Hi, >> >>> > >> >>> > Yes, I really like the fact that it's integrated with jira and that >> >>> > everything is contextualized. >> >>> > >> >>> > However, I am a bit reserved about the success it is going to have, >> >>> since, >> >>> > AFAIU, there is nothing stopping people from spam-funding issues >> they >> >>> want >> >>> > fixed, but in the end decide that they are not going to fund any of >> the >> >>> > work that has been done. Hope that will not be the case and that >> devs >> >>> will >> >>> > be aware of this possibility and will primarily do it for the fun :) >> >>> > >> >>> > Anyway, I like the idea and I`m definitely +1 for trying it out. >> >>> > >> >>> > Thanks, >> >>> > Eduard >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:37 PM, Vincent Massol <[email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > On Mar 5, 2013, at 5:20 PM, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) < >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> > > >> >>> > > wrote: >> >>> > > >> >>> > > > This seams very similar to Sergiu's ideas some time ago when we >> >>> tried >> >>> > > > with Fundry. >> >>> > > >> >>> > > Indeed, the idea is the same but the implementation different and >> I >> >>> think >> >>> > > the link from the jira issue can make a difference. >> >>> > > >> >>> > > Thanks >> >>> > > -Vincent >> >>> > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > Thanks, >> >>> > > > Caty >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:13 PM, Thomas Mortagne >> >>> > > > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> > > >> On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Vincent Massol < >> [email protected] >> >>> > >> >>> > > wrote: >> >>> > > >>> >> >>> > > >>> On Mar 5, 2013, at 5:03 PM, Thomas Mortagne < >> >>> > [email protected]> >> >>> > > wrote: >> >>> > > >>> >> >>> > > >>>> Looks interesting. >> >>> > > >>>> >> >>> > > >>>> But who get the money exactly ? >> >>> > > >>> >> >>> > > >>> Anyone who implements what's asked. >> >>> > > >> >> >>> > > >> +1 then >> >>> > > >> >> >>> > > >>> >> >>> > > >>> See http://blog.freedomsponsors.org/about/ for details. >> >>> > > >>> >> >>> > > >>> -Vincent >> >>> > > >>> >> >>> > > >>>> Can contributors be assigned to issues >> >>> > > >>>> or is it only for the project itself (in that case it's not >> >>> going to >> >>> > > >>>> be very simple since we don't have any entity yet) ? >> >>> > > >>>> >> >>> > > >>>> On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 4:56 PM, Vincent Massol < >> >>> [email protected]> >> >>> > > wrote: >> >>> > > >>>>> Hi devs, >> >>> > > >>>>> >> >>> > > >>>>> WDYT of doing like Jenkins is doing and adding a "Sponsor >> this >> >>> > > issue" button on JIRA? >> >>> > > >>>>> >> >>> > > >>>>> For example: >> >>> > > >>>>> https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-9030 >> >>> > > >>>>> >> >>> > > >>>>> When you click it redirects to >> >>> > > >>>>> >> >>> > > >> >>> > >> >>> >> http://www.freedomsponsors.org/core/login/?next=/core/issue/sponsor%3FtrackerURL%3Dhttps%3A//issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-9030 >> >>> > > >>>>> >> >>> > > >>>>> You can check >> >>> > > >>>>> http://www.freedomsponsors.org/ >> >>> > > >>>>> >> >>> > > >>>>> It could be interesting to try it and see how it goes. >> >>> > > >>>>> >> >>> > > >>>>> WDYT? >> >>> > > >>>>> >> >>> > > >>>>> Thanks >> >>> > > >>>>> -Vincent >> >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> > > >>> devs mailing list >> >>> > > >>> [email protected] >> >>> > > >>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >> >>> > > >> >> >>> > > >> >> >>> > > >> >> >>> > > >> -- >> >>> > > >> Thomas Mortagne >> >>> > > >> _______________________________________________ >> >>> > > >> devs mailing list >> >>> > > >> [email protected] >> >>> > > >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >> >>> > > > _______________________________________________ >> >>> > > > devs mailing list >> >>> > > > [email protected] >> >>> > > > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >> >>> > > >> >>> > > _______________________________________________ >> >>> > > devs mailing list >> >>> > > [email protected] >> >>> > > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >> >>> > > >> >>> > _______________________________________________ >> >>> > devs mailing list >> >>> > [email protected] >> >>> > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> Ludovic Dubost >> >>> Founder and CEO >> >>> Blog: http://blog.ludovic.org/ >> >>> XWiki: http://www.xwiki.com >> >>> Skype: ldubost GTalk: ldubost >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> devs mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > devs mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >> _______________________________________________ >> devs mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >> > > _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
