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Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:04:21 -0400
From: "Dave McGuire (mcguire AT neurotica DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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On 07/13/2015 03:27 PM, Bert Timmerman (bert DOT timmerman AT xs4all DOT nl) [via
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>>    I think what we need to motivate actual development, rather than
>> conversation, is cold hard CASH.  I'll kick in a few bucks for the next
>> round of development, whatever it may be, for gschem and PCB.
>>
>>    Anyone else?
>>    
> Just my proverbial 0.02 EUR.
> 
> IMHO, this is not fair towards the "pure" unpaid volunteers.
> 
> This approach put me off last time some bucks were collected through
> LinuxFund (1).
> 
> I could be tempted myself to hold off any commits until some cash was in
> sight and a paid for target identified.
> 
> To me this approach looks counter-productive on first, second and hind
> sight: if the financial threshold is not met, no commits will follow.
> 
> GSoC (2) is another way of getting some progress, although as soon as
> money or big job opportunities are in sight (last time) things can turn
> out sour (abandonware: I have no hard feelings though, it's just a pitah
> nobody was able to pick this one up and follow through, it's probably
> waaaaay over our heads --> magic stuff for a genius/wizard to master).
> 
> We are in this together and have to do the grunt work ourselves, long
> live the "doitocracy", these are your tools, let's keep them sharp and
> useful by (y)ourselves ;-)

  In general I agree, but few things motivate people more than cash.  I
wonder if there's some way to do it that actually works.

               -Dave

-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA