One of the advantages of Kickstarter, is that you get nothing if you don't get enough. This is good if you want to start a commercial project. It also has a deadline, so new users can't contribute. For us I would have though donations via paypal would be just as suitable. On the other hand, if there was a specific thing we needed (e.g. we needed a specific bit of hardware) then it might be worth it, because we would know the cost in advance.
Scott On 01/09/2012, at 1:05 PM, Morgan Hall <morh...@gmail.com> wrote: > XCSoar is a fine example of a creative project serving the soaring community. > It seems like some R&D funds for hardware platforms for the core developers > would be a fantastic contribution. I don't know what the team needs, but a > wish list of hardware and a Kickstarter project might be a great way to get > the user community to help contribute. Given the years of support already put > into the product I have no problem contributing to a fund for the developers > to use for hardware acquisition. > > Something to think about. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/_______________________________________________ > Xcsoar-user mailing list > Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Xcsoar-user mailing list Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user
