> > Multiple great ideas have already been suggested in this thread. Is > > this the first time they've been conceived and shared? Why hasn't > > work begun on them? Why isn't work completed on them? Because living > > costs money and Gentoo doesn't pay. > > > I've been in business for 7 years and I'd like to take a shot at > > designing a system that would pay Gentoo developers to develop. > > > Oh, I've taken this approach several times. My simple idea was to for > an individual or company to solicit specific things they want, > like a meta package for secure E-commerce. I'd 'Poney' up the funds and > the greater community benefits. > > > No takers. I'd throw a few thousand dollars at such a venture. > I'm sure other would donate to. Anyone interested? (serious doubts > among the dev ranks)..... > > > Gentoo is a 'boys club' and any mention of using it formally to make money > (for the greater gentoo community) sends the squirrels with their "nuts" > running for cover.
How about this. You create an account on the Program's website and choose which herd or project you want to support. Your selection can be changed as often as you like, and you can view a report corresponding herds and historical support. The Program's maintainers set up affiliate accounts with as many websites as possible. Amazon, Buy.com, etc. When you want to make a purchase from one of these sites, you first log into your account and use the provided affiliate link. The Program distributes the associated affiliate payouts as you have specified. Each affiliate payout and support payout would be trackable on the website to ensure integrity. Of course there are details to be worked out, but I can't think of anything that would block the project. I've made three purchases from Amazon in the last week or two. Those should have benefited the portage devs. This is very simple and, of course, applicable to a lot more than Gentoo, which makes me wonder if it has already been implemented somewhere. - Grant -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
