[Gramps-users] Donation system setup for GRAMPS project

[Don A. <dal...@us...>]

The GRAMPS project has set up a donation system at the GRAMPS
SourceForge page at:

http://sourceforge.net/donate/index.php?group_id=25770

Donations to the GRAMPS project will be used to fund a "Bounty" program
to reward contributions to the project. When funds are available,
projects will be selected (based off user feedback) as candidates for
the bounty program, and a bounty assigned for completion. Upon
successful completion of the task, the bounty will be paid to the
contributor.

Selection of the tasks and the determination of the requirements for
each task will be established by the project managers (Alex Roitman and
myself), and the project managers will determine when a task has been
successfully completed. As a result of this, the project managers will
be ineligible for the bounties.

If you have a suggestion for a task, enter a "Request for Enhancement"
at the GRAMPS SourceForge RFE page:

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=25770&atid=385140


Possible tasks could include:
 
 * New or enhanced reports
 * New document formats
 * gnome-print integration
 * tutorials
 * Gedcom 6.0 import/export
 * test case development

Our goal is to increase developer participation. While the bounties will
probably not be a large sum, it might be enough to challenge people to
contribute to the program. Reward sums will be based of the difficulty
of a task and the available funds. 

The GRAMPS Wiki page will be used to keep track of the current tasks and
the current donation status. This page can be found at:

http://gramps.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/index.php/GrampsBountyProgram

Don Allingham