John Dozsa
On Wednesday 06 December 2006 07:12, Stuart Brorson wrote:How should the pie be cut up? For example, I may type more text onto geda-user, but the developers in Europe contribute far more useful code to gEDA/gaf. [1] Should we get an even share of the small donation pile? I don't think so -- I think they should get more than me. But how much? And do we allocate the cash by lines of code contributed? What about code quality? Also, should the money go to gEDA/gaf developers only, or also to Icarus Verilog, Gnucap, NGSpice, and so on? The danger of creating resentment if somebody feels left out is much greater than the small sums involved.
On the other hand, if we agree upfront that *no* donation money goes to any developer, then the money can be used for advertising (for example), like taking out quarter-page spreads in Circuit Cellar. That might not be a bad idea.....
Obviously the donor should say how it is spent, and the request should be honored absolutely. If someone wants to fund a particular project they can send the money directly to the intended person. Such contributions should be encouraged.
Advertising in Circuit Cellar is a good idea, but we are not ready yet. A booth at DAC or DesignCon may also be a good idea, when we are ready.
I am looking at ways to fund the development of gnucap. (translation: make some money doing it). I don't think small donations from casual users are the way to do it. I would like to be able to do this full time. I am sure some others here would too.
I got the domain name "gedaconsulting.com". For now, it points at seul.org, which puts up the seul web page, which links to geda. "gnucap.gedaconsulting.org" points to gnucap.org. I am open to suggestions on what to do with it.
SNIP ....
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