There is also BountySource https://www.bountysource.com/ I would love to see Groovy there!
On 22 February 2018 at 00:00, MG <mg...@arscreat.com> wrote: > Hi Mario, > > thank you for the input. If I interpret the information on the webpage > correctly, the system works for one-on-one funding of tasks between e.g. a > developer and a stakeholder for specific tasks of a project. I don't know > if this would work in the case of Groovy, because here we would probably > have a larger number of people giving smaller amounts to fund a > development goal together... > > Cheers, > mg > > > > On 21.02.2018 15:50, Mario Garcia wrote: > > I thought this could be worth sharing. > > The company I work for developed some time ago, Tribe ( > https://tribe.taiga.io/) > > Tribe is a task-based employment marketplace for product development. It > was created with software development in mind. The tasks can be managed > through the open sourced Taiga management platform (https://taiga.io/). > So tasks could be managed in the context of a project. > > More details about Tribe (how it works, payments...) : > > https://tribe.taiga.io/help/how-it-works > > I hope this helps > Mario > > 2018-02-18 17:17 GMT+01:00 MG <mg...@arscreat.com>: > >> Hi Eric, >> >> thank you for the suggestion. Do you know how much money they take for >> their service and if they accept Paypal (I just thought about this, and not >> accepting Paypal is imho close to a knockout, to keep the entry barrier as >> low as possible; that would exclude Kickstarter according to their FAQ, but >> here one could probably assume that many potential Groovy backers would >> already have an account...). >> >> Do they support specific funding foals also (which typically attract more >> funding), or is a subscription only model ? >> >> Cheers, >> mg >> >> >> >> On 18.02.2018 14:15, Eric Kinsella wrote: >> >> I know of some indie game developers and podcasters that are using >> Patreon. A possible alternative to something like KickStarter/Indiegogo >> with more of a subscription model which could even be $1/month. >> >> https://www.patreon.com >> >> What is Patreon? - video >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=rwvUjAv6pxg >> >> Cheers, >> Eric Kinsella >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 12:37 PM, MG <mg...@arscreat.com> wrote: >> >>> That should be no problem, I would be happy to do a Groovy "thank you" >>> mug o.s. :-) >>> >>> >>> On 16.02.2018 17:11, Mario Garcia wrote: >>> >>> +1 but also keep in mind that sometimes could be also something as >>> simple as a "grateful box pack" with a T-shirt, sticker or a mug. I would >>> love that too. >>> >>> Mario >>> >>> El 16 feb. 2018 11:49 a. m., "Jochen Theodorou" <blackd...@gmx.org> >>> escribió: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Am 16.02.2018 um 03:27 schrieb Paul King: >>>> >>>>> Actually, Apache also accept donations but I think the standard policy >>>>> is that it isn't then directed back to a specific project. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I actually am of the impression that this is the only policy... might >>>> be wrong here. >>>> >>>> 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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> +1 >>>> >>>> bye Jochen >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
