Moin,
Please do not full quote.
On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:42:45 -0800
Ray Heasman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, what do we want from contributors? I think we want, at the very
> least:
>
> 1) HDL code
> 2) Drivers for Linux
> 3) BIOS code
> 4) Layout/Schematic design
> 5) Documentation for all of the above
> 6) Documentation for users
7) Testing
Never underestimate the number of bugs that are still hiding.
And never underestimate the number of bugs that are hidden
by other bugs.
> I like the idea of rewarding people for documentation. It is
> traditionally a weakness in open source projects.
Documentation comes nearly by itself when a projects becomes mature.
> > The other question is, for some people who cannot afford the retail
> > price, how would they get the initial retail amount to spend so that
> > they can get the rebate form to send in? Instant rebate for some
> > people? :)
>
> Hm. I see this as almost a separate problem. I think some sort of patron
> program in addition to rebates makes sense. Basically a patron would
> adopt a developer, and their money would go to reducing the cost of that
> developer's card. If there is any overflow, it would be up to OGP to
> decide what to do with it: either pay the developer per hour if it makes
> sense, or use the money to sponsor another developer.
I'd say we should rather make a big donation pot from where we
could distribute the money as we like. From my experiance, a lot
of people do not care who gets their money, but rather that
someone who can make use of it gets it.
> How many people do you think would pay money to sponsor a card for Linus
> Torvalds or Alan Cox? :-)
Only if they'd help us developing ;)
Attila Kinali
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