Will you be doing something similar to charter members? to give financial support?
Bob
Bob
When we need funds we'll figure it out. We aren't doing this for money -- the real money is not in free software. I come from a business world where money is everything. Meh.
I honestly don't know.
I always had the impression that the SMF team hated it because they actually had some reasonably responsibility to those who had donated, which is sort of at odds with the whole 'volunteer community' thing they keep pushing. And, FWIW, I don't like feeling as though I owe anything to anyone. I build, because I enjoy building, and anything else tends to grate at me.
I always had the impression that the SMF team hated it because they actually had some reasonably responsibility to those who had donated
When we need funds we'll figure it out. We aren't doing this for money -- the real money is not in free software. ...
Sad but true. Well, if I end up using Wedge, I wouldn't mind donating a bit when you need it. :DQuote from Nao/Gilles on June 6th, 2011, 10:08 AM When we need funds we'll figure it out. We aren't doing this for money -- the real money is not in free software. ...
+1 :cool:
One should not expect to be singled out for special treatment simply because of offering a donation. That would more or less be considered payment for services, not a donation.
1. | I'm not sure whether I'd consider access to pre-release builds as being a reward for a donation or part of something better described as a service, because there's more going on than a simple exchange of money for builds, invariably bugs and so on are reported, which means they can be fixed. It's almost a form of contribution *back*, especially from people who are actually invested and thus more likely to give back. It's certainly an interesting topic for debate. |
I really wouldn't consider the SMF Charter program a form of donation acceptance.
A donation is a form of presenting a gift or contribution without the expectation of receiving something in return. Other than some form of acknowledgement, if desired, nothing else should be expected from the result of donating.