Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > Derek Hohls a �crit : > > > ...I if had the odd, spare $10k or even $100k lying around > > the first thing I would do is offer to hire some people (tech expert > > + writer/editor) to redo all the documents... > > Even if it's a dream, I like the idea: a hundred users times a hundred > dollars is $10k actually. > > If we could get some form of "street performer protocol" [1] setup to > allow users to get together and finance such work, I'm sure some of us > would be willing to take the job (I definitely would). > > We'd have to check with the ASF guidelines and make sure this is done > in a healthy way, but finding an easy way for people to sponsor work on > our projects is one of my top five dreams today.
This is very timely. This concept will surely get some discussion at the upcoming ApacheCon. --David > Having the "easily sponsor someone else" option for fixing things, in > addition to "doing it yourself" or "waiting for someone to do it" could > be a very powerful addition to our collective toolbox. > > So we're at two dreams now ;-) > > -Bertrand > > [1] http://www.schneier.com/paper-street-performer.html - read "4 Our > Solution: The Street Performer Protocol", in particular. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
