On 1/2/06, Kari Anne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > I have an idea for a program that I know many companies and private > persons would be very interested to buy and use. People really really > wants this program , and it does not exist. > > I don't like Microsoft so therefore I contact Open Office. > I belive my idea is so good that this program can be sold to > companies and private persons, and they will buy it. > . > My idea will: > 1. be timesaving for the users > 2. easy to use > 3. and easy to sell because there is a growing demand > > Why don't you go for a program that Microsoft don't have? > > I am interesting to sell my Idea, either for money or for a job at Open > Office. > > I'm looking forward hearing for you. > > > Kari Anne R. Andersen
lol Okay - I promise you that if you tell us what your program is,, and are willing to sign the JCA - you can work as much as you want on OpenOffice.org . Look, OpenOffice.org doesn't pay anyone for anything. It's an open source program. The workers here are volunteers - we don't *sell* OpenOffice.org - we *give it away*. If you are looking to cash in on your idea - write the program and sell it - or try to sell it to software companies - not open source projects. Sun Microsystems - http://www.sun.com/ - hires a lot of people to work on the OpenOffice.org code, and their own propritary version called Star Office. Sun might be interested in hiring you - but OpenOffice.org cannot. If you want to make a career in software development - you might want to start by learning what Open Source is, and how it works, and how to make money with it - I can tell you that trying to pitch money making ideas for improvements to open source projects is *NOT* it. There are plenty of people with ideas on how to improve OpenOffice.org already. Sometimes I'd pay someone to stop them from sending in ideas - but I'm surely not going to pay someone to give us another one. What's your idea? An Outlook-like PIM for OOo? A Media Player? A Web browser? An Anti-virus program? An operating system? A personal finance program? We've heard them all. Heck, I've suggested a few of those myself. (and still do in some cases) If your idea is truly valuable, then you should have no problems making money with it - and I wish you luck with that. But don't try to extort a job out of an open source project with it. There is plenty of work here - but no jobs. If you'd like to help - welcome aboard. If you are looking to make a quick buck by suggesting we add something we have neither the desire nor resources to add - thanks, but no thanks. -- - Chad Smith http://www.gimpshop.net/ Because everyone loves free software!
