I like it, I like it a lot. Let's do it!
On Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 17:01:20 GMT, Geertjan Wielenga
<[email protected]> 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/foundation/sponsorship.html
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 <[email protected]>
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
