Some of us are already spending our time producing open source software. The time spent on this is far more valuable than any monetary contribution (to the contributor and to the community).
It is important for people who are merely consumers of the software to help out with bug reports, community building, donations, etc. but I think it's a bit much to guilt developers into spending money on infrastructure. I'm definitely for spending money getting features that I want or need faster, but I don't see the point in paying just to "show support" when I'm already writing code. -bob On 10/20/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You know I find it interesting the way people start to think when it comes to > money. There is more to it than infrastructure. If you were to read my e-mail > about putting the money into a paypal account and deciding what registered > OSFlash project to give the money to. > > I come from the point of not having funding for my business and projects when > I needed it. I don't think the donate button is enough. I would like to see a > concerted effort here. Doe not anyone else see this or is everyone just > saying this is too much work and hassle just everyone go home? > > I would like to see some effort towards this. I will start by doing my part > then from there we will see what happens. > > On Friday 20 October 2006 4:11 am, Ray Chuan wrote: > > I think it would be better to pay for the "infrastructure" of osflash, > > instead of funding/pay-rolling individuals/individual projects. > > > > I can only think of osflash and cvsdude hosting as part of the > > infrastructure. > > > > If you want to pay individuals/individual projects, then just use the > > "donate" button like in sourceforge and elsewhere. That way we > > wouldn't have to decide who should get what and how much, we can be > > counterproductive(such as in terms of conflicts). > > > > On 10/20/06, David Rorex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > How do you decide who to donate to? Only the OSFlash maintainers? Some > > > projects you find interesting? Or will you try to split evenly between as > > > many people as possible? The OSFlash community has become quite large > > > nowadays. > > > > > > Either way, I commend you on your generosity. > > > > > > -David R > > > > > > On 10/19/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > In order to see the OSFlash community thrive and grow it is necessary > > > > to provide financial support for the primary source of Open Source > > > > Flash development. > > > > > > > > I am purposing that everyone give a one time donation of $50 Canadian > > > > (why Canadian? well because I live there) or the equivalent. Then try > > > > to make monthly donations of around $25 dollars. > > > > > > > > It may seem like a little but with lots of people doing so it would > > > > > > provide > > > > > > > the necessary money to keep OSFlash going solid. > > > > > > > > I am transferring money to my Pay Pal account and will make my first > > > > > > transfer > > > > > > > as soon as possible. > > > > > > > > Chris Cherrett > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > osflash mailing list > > > > osflash@osflash.org > > > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > osflash mailing list > > > osflash@osflash.org > > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > > _______________________________________________ > osflash mailing list > osflash@osflash.org > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > _______________________________________________ osflash mailing list osflash@osflash.org http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org
