Sounds like Capitalism (raising money, investors, etc.) with a Communist ending. :-) Except for the *donation to a charity* part (people who put up money, should get it returned, if no tool is produced, so that they can put that same money towards another project, that is close to threshold) it sounds interesting...
For example, I just requested a quote from someone to produce what's called a Browser Helper Object (BHO) external for Rev. The price was a little steep for me at this time, but if there were several people who could use this now, and were willing to share the development cost, I certainly wouldn't mind if it were released to the entire community on completion. Seems like a way to get what you need now and make it available to others, who may not have an immediate need, but may have in the future. If you have no clue as to what a BHO is, you can see the definition here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_Helper_Object. Jim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Shafer Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 6:01 PM To: Revolution List Subject: [Slightly OT] Ransomware as a Model for Rev Toolmaking? A friend of mine pointed me to an intriguing business concept called "RansomWare" and as I thought about it, it seemed there might be some possible use for it in the Rev developer community. Under this model, a developer offers to produce a given product, sets a development price threshold for it, and asks people to commit what they would be willing to pay for such a product if he were to produce it. In one model, these people provide concrete evidence of their willingness to participate by actually paying the amount they commit to; in another model, they simply promise to do so when the product is finished and released. Once the threshold is reached, the developer completes and releases the product free to the entire community. If the threshold isn't reached, meaning the community doesn't find the need for the tool compelling enough to fork over the threshold amount, the moneys that have been contributed, if any, are donated to a charity announced in advance. References: http://www.danielsolis.com/meatbot/ransom.html http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/random-bits/2002-November/ 000979.html Just an intriguing thought for a lazy summer evening. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dan Shafer, Revolution Consultant and Author http://www.shafermedia.com Get my book, "Revolution: Software at the Speed of Thought" From http://www.revolutionpros.com, Click "My Stuff" _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
