On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 11:40 PM, Andy Brown <a...@the-martin-byrd.net>wrote:
> Simon Phipps wrote: > >> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 11:08 PM, Ian Lynch<ianrly...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 8 June 2011 22:50, Noel J. Bergman<n...@devtech.com> wrote: >>> >>> Dave Fisher wrote: >>>> >>>> Your donation will go directly towards helping this project. Some of >>>>> >>>> the >>> >>>> ways >>>> >>>>> in which your funds might be used include: >>>>> • Hiring independent developers to work with OpenOffice.org. >>>>> • Paying for participation at trade shows and conferences. >>>>> • Paying for organization and staff at annual OpenOffice.org >>>>> >>>> Conference, >>>> OOoCon. >>>> >>>>> • Marketing banners, collateral, CDs and brochures. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Clearly there ought to be changes to the page and process when/if the >>>>> >>>> podling >>>> >>>>> happens. This is probably at the ASF Board level... certainly the >>>>> >>>> "hiring >>> >>>> developers" part doesn't fit... >>>>> >>>> >>>> Well ... that's an interesting question. While hiring could happen >>>> >>> outside >>> >>>> of the ASF, AFAIK there is nothing to stop us from accepting funds and >>>> having a group (analogous to our Travel Assistance process) that offered >>>> payment, a la Google Code or other. >>>> >>>> I do agree that I'd like to see the Board and Membership weigh in on >>>> that >>>> discussion if/when it ever becomes one. >>>> >>>> >>> Presumably it would also be possible to have a group outside ASF called >>> eg >>> Friends of Open Office ( FOO) that raised money and put it to code >>> development or marketing or whatever. Not saying that is the best way >>> just >>> its a possibility. >>> >>> >> Doesn't one of those already exist? >> >> S. >> >> > I think your referring to Friends of OpenDocument INC, based out of > Queensland Australia. See http://www.friendsofopendocument.com/newsite/ > I was actually thinking of Freies Office Deutschland e.V. primarily, http://www.frodev.org/ S.
