Re: [Freewheeling-user] your requests

[Jason S. <sch...@gm...>]

I really like the idea of a feature bounty! You could do it here
http://bountycounty.org/. I think many people want to pay money for
Free Software, they just aren't empowered to do so. This would also
allow people to pool their resources ($) for a common goal.



On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 3:30 PM, JP Mercury <sw...@vc...> wrote:
> Folks,
>
>  I hear your feature requests.
>
>  I want Freewheeling to grow in response to our needs.
>  There are other big priorities for me. Time spent in other activities
>  away from the computer is very important to me.
>
>  I am feeling a need for your support. I just finished a big contract,
>  which was using up most of my 'computer time'. I plan on taking a big
>  break here. But I don't want to leave Freewheeling behind.
>
>  What can we do to keep Freewheeling evolving with your suggestions? Are
>  there developers out there who are willing to code? I can help to get
>  them on board.
>  Another option I'm considering is 'paid development'. This would be like
>  a bank of feature requests with pools of 'cash' connected. The community
>  commits to putting in cash in exchange for my work developing features
>  you want. This would help you guys get features you want, and would
>  support me so that I need less 'other computer work' that keeps me busy.
>
>  2 ideas.
>
>  Let's hear your thoughts.
>
>  -Mercury
>
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