Thanks guys, I suppose it became known that I am active in this field.
I'm quite busy at programming, but one of the first problems I'm solving is called "the volunteer's dilemma". You can see my prototype on https://prizeforge.com. It's just a more advanced Kickstarter funding threshold right now. There's a range of more advanced techniques that I have planned. The goal of my company is to move off into digital media and other spaces, which have very similar production and distribution dynamics, but before I go there, I will work on open source production finance. Since there's no IP considerations in open source, it is the simplest market. On Fri, Aug 8, 2025 at 5:57 AM Pyromania <pyroma...@disroot.org> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 07 2025, Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> wrote: > > > * Pyromania <pyroma...@disroot.org> [2025-08-07 20:34]: > >> On Thu, Aug 07 2025, Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> wrote: > > >> > * Pyromania <pyroma...@disroot.org> [2025-08-07 19:43]: > >> >> I want to add that, I hope to see more donation based > >> >> things. I guess FSF is one example, right? > > >> > Here are 5 well-known donation-based free software projects: > > >> > 1. FSF (Free Software Foundation) – Promotes software > >> > freedom, funded by individual donations. 2. GNOME Foundation > >> > – Supports the GNOME desktop; funded by donations > >> > and sponsors. > > >> Some say that GNOME is mostly funded by RedHat and IBM, but, > >> I’m not sure about this. Anyway, I’m not so much happy about > >> the decisions the new RadHat was making in recent years. I’d > >> not like that company to be the main sponsor of Gnome. > >> Besides, I think the recent decisions Gnome has made was not so > >> much user-friendly either. > > > You may contribute and improve whatever you wish. Look there are > > different forks of Gnome. > > My or a few others’ contribution to Gnome and/or GTK doesn’t > change the direction they are heading to. However, that’s > another topic. > > […9L…] > > >> > Totally fair — a donation-based system sounds noble, but > >> > let’s not forget: Selling free software is 100% ethical. > > >> Sure. In my mind, buying free software with an emphasis on ‘it > >> being a free/libre product’ has similarities to donation. > >> Perhaps, it’s even better than donation, I don’t know. > > > I look at it as "transactions" involving exchange. > > > A donation constitutes a transaction involving an > > exchange. Unlike direct purchasing where consumers receive goods > > or services immediately, donors give with a broader > > perspective - considering not just personal benefit but the > > welfare of society as a whole. Donations are contributions made > > by individuals who prioritize general wellbeing over immediate > > self-interest, understanding that their act is intended to > > support and uplift communities at large. > > True. > > > When assisting certain students through challenging > > circumstances, I am aware that their experiences foster learning > > not only for them but also equips them to extend such support to > > others in the future. This perspective shifts my focus from an > > individualistic viewpoint ("me") towards a society's one ("us"). > > You explain all that very well. Excellent and thanks. > > -- English is not my native/mother language. I can read and > understand English well, but I have problems expressing my > thoughts in it. Please, bear with me. Sincerely, Pyromania. > > PGP fingerprint = 2B24 291E 0637 4D2E 0D14 9EFC D7B3 10D4 5C9D > 5892 > > () ASCII ribbon campaign - against HTML e-mail /\ > www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments > -- Only the Future is Certain
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