Hi, Sometimes a project need time more than money. And receiving money takes time! (Somebody needs to manage the money + any legal around it, somebody need to hire the testers and managed them, etc...) Jean-Michel
On Wed, 7 Mar 2018, at 10:32, Ashton Hogan wrote: > > What if my time is more productive elsewhere? I think there's an > element of assigning the right people to the right jobs. I have more > money than time at the moment, that's all I can offer.> > On Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 09:57:25 GMT, Geertjan Wielenga > <geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com> wrote:> > > Nope. That excuse does not compute. :-) When you participate in > NetCAT, you get step by step instructions for what to test, how, > and where.> > We don’t want your money, we want your time. > > Gj > > On Wednesday, March 7, 2018, ashtonho...@ymail.com > <ashtonho...@ymail.com> wrote:>> I would love to but I just don't have the > necessary knowledge and >> skills to do a good job at it. If we had a piggy bank, it would come >> in handy to pay for skills when contributors are running low though, >> surely?>> >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Re: Long Live NetBeans! >> From: Geertjan Wielenga __ >> To: users@netbeans.incubator. apache.org[1] >> CC: >> >> >>> Well, for the moment, the very best way to contribute back to Apache >>> NetBeans is to be involved here:>>> >>> https://cwiki.apache.org/ confluence/display/NETBEANS/ NetCAT[2] >>> >>> In fact, that's more useful at this stage than money. :-) >>> >>> Gj >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 8:46 AM, ashtonho...@ymail.com >>> <ashtonho...@ymail.com> wrote:>>>> It's available >>> https://www.name.com/domain/se >>>> arch/netbeansfield.com[3]>>>> >>>> Sent from my Huawei Mobile >>>> >>>> >>>> -------- Original Message -------- >>>> Subject: Re: Long Live NetBeans! >>>> From: John Muczynski __ >>>> To: ashtonho...@ymail.com.invalid >>>> CC: users@netbeans.incubator.apach >>>> e.org[4],geertjan.wielenga@google mail.com[5]>>>> >>>> >>>>> Maybe a NetBeans field -- BeanField -- as in a field where beans >>>>> are grown.>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Johnny Muczynski >>>>> 734-262-2045 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 12:13 PM Ashton Hogan >>>>> <ashtonho...@ymail.com.invalid > wrote:>>>>>> >>>>>> I like it, I like it a lot. Let's do it! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 17:01:20 GMT, Geertjan Wielenga >>>>>> <geertjan.wielenga@googlemail. com[6]> wrote:>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for the enthusiasm. :-) As an Apache project, NetBeans >>>>>> will not be able to earn money directly -- all money coming into >>>>>> Apache goes to the foundation as a whole:>>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.apache.org/foundati on/sponsorship.html[7] >>>>>> >>>>>> However, potentially, there could be an organization that we set >>>>>> up together comparable to Tomitribe (tomitribe.com), i.e., Apache >>>>>> TomEE (tomee.apache.org) has an external organization that >>>>>> provides support and so on -- and also receives money. I.e., we >>>>>> could have a NetBeans Tribe or something like that, which could >>>>>> offer advanced features or maybe fix bugs on demand or something >>>>>> like that, in exchange for money.>>>>>> >>>>>> Just a thought, though something for the future, if at all. >>>>>> >>>>>> Gj >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 5:50 PM, Ashton Hogan >>>>>> <ashtonho...@ymail.com.invalid > wrote:>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Like all of you, I use NetBeans to build my own projects. Lately >>>>>>> I've noticed a particular competitor IDE being demanded more on >>>>>>> job specs and wondered how they managed to grow so big so quick. >>>>>>> Turns out they sell licenses as well as offering a free version. >>>>>>> I, myself, as a user feel guilty benefitting as much as I do >>>>>>> from NetBeans and never having to pay a dime for it, even though >>>>>>> I would absolutely do so in a heartbeat given the opportunity. >>>>>>> Is there any way that NetBeans can make some income to support >>>>>>> its longevity?>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ashton Links: 1. mailto:us...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org 2. https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/NetCAT 3. https://www.name.com/domain/search/netbeansfield.com 4. mailto:us...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org 5. mailto:geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com 6. mailto:geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com 7. http://www.apache.org/foundation/sponsorship.html
