On 06/11/2015 23:08, Nyall Dawson wrote: > > On 7 Nov 2015 12:22 AM, "Hugo Mercier" <hugo.merc...@oslandia.com > <mailto:hugo.merc...@oslandia.com>> wrote: > >> - if a company with no core developer wants to ensure a new feature is >> accepted, it should pay another core developer for the reviewing part. >> Ideally the money should go to the project and the project would decide >> what core developer(s) to pay. >> The details of this process are not very clear. It still has to be >> discussed. But the goal is to make clear for everyone that if you want >> guarantee: you have to pay for it and there is a clear process to handle >> that. > > In general I like the way this discussion is going. But I disagree > strongly with this point. It effectively kills off any contributions > from organisations/individuals who want to contribute via code but can't > contribute financially (eg universities, etc). We don't want to lose that.
It does not. The idea is to pay if you want a guarantee. It does not change anything for people who contribute via code without money: they will wait that someone review / merge their contribution. > > It also means the entire project becomes 100% dependant on financing. At > the moment a huge chunk (probably the majority) of QGIS work is > volunteer or via non-funded contributions. The goal is to improve the sustainability of the project. What if our free workers get sick, retired or just want to do something else ? > > Couldn't this just be worked out by sponsored devs/companies on a case > by case basis? Eg if timing is critical then line up a reviewer for > speedy review prior to quoting for work and factor into their original > quote the cost for this. Exactly and this was part of the discussion. It will probably be done by direct hiring in a first step if needed. But ideally something should be done to ensure each contribution is not tied to a specific need (from the funder) but improve the common good of the project. This is why a "neutral" point of view from the project should be needed. _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer