Maybe this add something to the discussion (so I hope): from platoniq and openp2pdesign groups
http://www.youcoop.org/en/goteo/p/7/financiacion-colectiva-para-proyectos-de-codigo-abierto-primer-capitulo-open-hardware/ cheers husk On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 3:12 AM, Pedro Lopes <pedro.lo...@ist.utl.pt> wrote: >>FLOSS is not an economic model, it's a set of licenses (and of potential >> future licenses with the same basic characteristics). > I agree with you Mathieu. Furthermore I leave this quote, that helps to pave > a clear understanding > In the context of free and open-source software, free refers to the freedom > to copy and re-use the software, rather than to the price of the software. > The Free Software Foundation, an organization that advocates the free > software model, suggests that, to understand the concept, one should "think > of free as in free speech, not as in free beer". > > > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 2:03 AM, João Pais <jmmmp...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I have been considering making a donation since i've been using Pd >>> extensively for a few years now. But could someone tell me exactly how it >>> works? Who gets the money? How is it split between the different >>> developpers? For instance, i'm assuming that Miller Puckette should get a >>> fair share of the donations since we're all using Pd vanilla at least, >>> but i >>> use HID a lot in my patches, so Hans should get his share too. And i >>> never >>> use GEM or Gridflow (cause i have no need for it at the moment), so i >>> don't >>> see why part of my donation should go to Mathieu or GEM's author(s). Yet >>> i m >>> sure that thousands of people use GEM, and these developpers should be >>> supported as well. In short, how does it work, and how do we make this >>> sustainable? >> >> As said by someone else, whoever you send money to, gets it. There's no >> bank account, or anyone controlling who is getting what. Since Mr. Puckette >> has (what seems to be) a nice job, I wouldn't worry much with him, but more >> with other younger developpers who are much busier working in Pd nowadays. >> If you want to share your wealth, these people should be more in need. >> >> João Pais >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pd-list@iem.at mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > > > > -- > Pedro Lopes (MSc) > contact: pedro.lo...@ist.utl.pt > website: http://web.ist.utl.pt/Pedro.Lopes / http://pedrolopesresearch.wordpress.com/ | http://twitter.com/plopesresearch > > _______________________________________________ > Pd-list@iem.at mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > > -- when Art become pratical we call it technology. When Technology become useless we call it Art www.estereotips.net _______________________________________________ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
