[GEM-dev] financing Gem development
me.grimm
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Thu Nov 30 18:40:10 CET 2017
>> I'm aware that thing moves slowly, but at least they are moving!
agree!!!!
>> So, don't worry about the money already in the bounty system : it will
not be useless.
so.... do we then keep lobbying for bountysouce funding? again, we could
have this pinned on the facebook group (12k subscribers) which could
generate greater donations.
m
On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 9:29 AM, cyrille henry <ch at chnry.net> wrote:
> hello,
> sorry for being unresponsive. I don't have lot's of free time.
>
>
> All money put on a bounty can be moved to an other bug, and there are
> lot's of bugs to fix :
> https://www.bountysource.com/trackers/1046360-umlaeute-gem
> So, don't worry about the money already in the bounty system : it will not
> be useless.
>
> I put money on the 4 issues that prevent a new release. But I talk to
> Iohannes and it appear I may have made some mistake. Iohannes should
> organize a bit the github issue soon. We may have to moved some founding
> from 1 issue to an other after that. So, let's wait that Iohannes spend few
> time on github before we announce this bounty to a bigger audience.
>
> About New Blanket, I fail to find a good way to go, since I already start
> the bounty system, and that I don't have enough free time.
> But having this new release in only a 1st steep : there is lot's of other
> bugs and feature request that are waiting for to long.
> So, next time, with a better organization, we will find a way to have NB
> help us on the founding.
>
> I'm aware that thing moves slowly, but at least they are moving!
>
> cheers
> Cyrille
>
>
> Le 30/11/2017 à 02:54, Alexandre Torres Porres a écrit :
>
>> Hi, so, what's up?
>>
>> we already have 385$ thrown at bountysource, ditching it would mean
>> throwing about 40$ in the thrash, plus taxes to paypal... it'd be weird and
>> silly, not to mention a disrespect to some who felt like they wanted to
>> help (I, for one, would feel like that and regretful I helped). Any word or
>> idea on what's going on there?
>>
>> I guess multiple sources could be a good way to go if you feel there's
>> also a better parallel option, but please don't just do this without
>> consulting people who have already pledged money, and while this is still
>> out there in the air and others could give yet more money to it.
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> 2017-11-26 0:03 GMT-02:00 Antonio Roberts <antonio at hellocatfood.com
>> <mailto:antonio at hellocatfood.com>>:
>>
>> > and also what might prevent multiple funding sources?
>> Depending on how the money is being used maybe that wouldn't be a bad
>> thing.
>>
>> Using this Patreon as an example https://www.patreon.com/pippin the
>> funding is to support the developer, not necessarily the GIMP software
>> (even though the aforementioned person is a major developer of GIMP).
>>
>> So, if we look at bountysource/this funding drive as a way to fund
>> developers rather than the software (semantics, i know!) does that get
>> over these potential issues?
>>
>> On 25 November 2017 at 19:49, me.grimm <megrimm at gmail.com <mailto:
>> megrimm at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >>> And if that's not it, what prevents anyone from sharing this
>> campaign on
>> >>> facebook, the pd list and whatever?
>> >
>> > and also what might prevent multiple funding sources?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sat, Nov 25, 2017 at 9:32 AM, Alexandre Torres Porres <
>> porres at gmail.com <mailto:porres at gmail.com>>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 2017-11-23 7:14 GMT-02:00 cyrille henry <ch at chnry.net <mailto:
>> ch at chnry.net>>:
>> >>>
>> >>> hello,
>> >>> I'm in discussion with joe deken from newblankets around an
>> other/better
>> >>> way to deal with donation.
>> >>> So maybe we should wait a bit before making a wider announce of
>> this
>> >>> bounty.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hi, can you give us some more information about it? I don't
>> understand
>> >> what you mean.
>> >>
>> >> Do you mean you will change the donation system from "
>> bountysource.com <http://bountysource.com>"? I
>> >> don't think so, cause, well, people already gave money to that...
>> (me, for
>> >> instance, gave 30$). But if that's the case, how do we deal with
>> that (like,
>> >> how to get the money back)?
>> >>
>> >> And if that's not it, what prevents anyone from sharing this
>> campaign on
>> >> facebook, the pd list and whatever?
>> >>
>> >> cheers
>> >>
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