Re: [Opalvoip-user] IMTC SuperOp!

[Robert J. <ro...@vo...>]

This effort has been much more successful than last time, we are almost 
there! I have had confirmed promises of $4,350, including $3,000 from 
one company that wishes to remain anonymous.

Some people understand that interoperability is /important/! We really 
should get to this event.

It might only be $650 left, but really, I /do/ need to cover expenses. I 
am donating 5 days of my time, not including travel, for which I would 
normally charge US$5,250. I do not think it fair that I should pay any 
more than this.

So, come on, a couple more smaller donations and we are there! I know 
you are out there ...

*Robert Jongbloed*
/OPAL/OpenH323/PTLib Architect and Co-founder./
Commercial support at http://www.voxlucida.com.au

On 21/01/2013 11:38 AM, Robert Jongbloed wrote:
> OPAL community!
>
> Every so often (usually annually) there is a large interoperability 
> event run by the International Multimedia Telecommunications 
> Consortium, see http://www.imtc.org/event/imtc-superop-april-2013-2 
> for more details, where all major, and many minor, manufacturers get 
> together to try their gear out with each other and work out the 
> misinterpretations of the specifications.
>
> I would really like to bring OPAL along to this event and test it out 
> with as many other systems as I can. It should be obvious to everyone 
> that this would be hugely beneficial to all user of the stack. 
> Interoperability is the thing that causes the most pain out there.
>
> However, it is simply too expensive for me to fund by myself. The 
> consulting work I do is not that lucrative! With air fares, hotel, 
> IMTC fees etc, it would cost me about US$5,000, not including my time, 
> which I would gladly donate to the community.
>
> I asked this question a few years back (2010) and got a resounding 
> silence! (Apologies to the one non-commercial user that did offer 
> something) So, let us see if we can do better this time.
>
> It is the same deal as last time, if enough of you out there commit 
> some amount, be it $100 or $1000, and I can get close to the $5,000, 
> then I go! I don't want any money until I think we are going to make 
> it, then I will come knocking for the cash.
>
> /Please/, lend the OPAL community your support, especially the 
> commercial users that have (hopefully!) made money out of OPAL. 
> Consider how much you have saved in licensing fees! It should be a 
> small investment to improve the quality of the software you sell.
>
> -- 
>
> *Robert Jongbloed*
> /OPAL/OpenH323/PTLib Architect and Co-founder./
> Commercial support at http://www.voxlucida.com.au
>