Actually, Apache also accept donations but I think the standard policy is that it isn't then directed back to a specific project.
I think in general we would be in favor of doing this so long as it was done well - and most of us wonder whether we have the time to market/advertise it well. I also suspect that having a well-defined goal (like what JUnit 5 did to some degree) greatly helps to attract some one-off investment interest. Cheers, Paul. On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 10:16 AM, Jochen Theodorou <blackd...@gmx.org> wrote: > On 14.02.2018 22:58, MG wrote: > >> I have asked this before but have not received any reply, so with regards >> to Groovy Champions: What are thoughts on crowd funding (at least) some >> part of Groovy development ? >> >> Giving someone honors is good, but giving someone money is also nice. It >> would not necessarily mean that it is actual payment as such, but could >> also be a thank you that would e.g. allow a major contributor to take his >> significant other out for a nice dinner. >> >> Is this frowned upon (or even forbidden) by the Apache foundation ? Does >> someone of the main devs not like the idea ? >> > > It is not frowned upon or forbidden by Apache, as long as it does not > involve Apache directly. For example you won't be able to give money to > Apache and Apache gives the money to the guys to be paid. We can set > something like this up through other means. The problem is the modalities. > Who gets how much? In the past we did get some small money here and there > for different things, which usually have been used to finance developer > meetings and such. Maybe a "prize money" for a specific issue would be an > option. > > bye Jochen >
