> > > 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
What do you think fellows? Good idea? Bad idea? Am I the only one who thinks monetary support would stimulate Gentoo development? - Grant -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
