[GEM-dev] financing Gem development
Nicolas Montgermont
list at nimon.org
Thu Nov 30 19:24:09 CET 2017
Hello William,
Iohannes is still organizing things concerning the bugs to fix before to
make a release.
So the idea is to wait a bit before to announce the link.
You can follow this thread if you want uptodate infos.
n
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Le 30/11/2017 à 19:16, William Huston a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> I am an admin of the Pd Facebook group.
>
> People have been asking for a sticky-post announcing this funding for
> GEM development.
> A poll confirmed this was overwhelming supported.
>
> Can someone give me a SINGLE link which is best for the entire project?
> It should have some narrative about WHO is running the project and
> WHAT it is, and HOW people can contribute funds.
>
> Also, is there a way people can contribute funds to the entire project,
> and not towards fixing specific bugs? (I am unfamiliar with this
> funding model).
>
> I want to satisfy the request for a sticky post, but I'm not sure how
> to proceed.
>
> Thanks,
> BH
>
>
>
>
>
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> On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 12:40 PM, me.grimm <megrimm at gmail.com
> <mailto:megrimm at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> >> 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
> <mailto: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
> <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>
> <mailto: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>
> <mailto: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>
> <mailto: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> <mailto: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>
> <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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