On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:10:30 -0400, Jerry wrote: > On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:51:55 +0100 > Frank Shute articulated: > > > I like Jerry's proposal. The FreeBSD Foundation should organise their > > donations page so that you can donate to various different areas of > > development like TUG do: > > > > https://www.tug.org/donate.html > > > > It should be at least split into server, workstation and general > > development. > > > > I donate to both FreeBSD and TUG but I far prefer the TUG model. When > > I donate to the Foundation, I know a lot of my money is going to > > esoteric server development which doesn't benefit me much but benefits > > large corporations who can afford to fund their own development to > > scratch *their own* itches. I want mine scratched! > > Thanks, I was not familiar with "tug". I will definitely investigate it > further. I am also in total agreement with you statement regarding > donations to the Foundation. How much money (I don't really expect an > answer) was donated to the Java group. Yet, they never delivered an > up-to-date version.
I'd like to express my sympathy for such a donation model. It would give those who are not able to contribute to system development to "vote with their wallets" - showing the directions where more development is needed and which functionality is important to them. The question is: How differentiated can such an approach be in reality? > By the way Frank, agreeing with anything I propose on this forum will > probably draw Poly's wrath not to mention the general disapproval of > the masses at large. Again, you are wrong, because it seems that you think throwing stereotypes at people you know nothing about makes you look superior (instead of giving a good argumentation). In the case above, your suggesion _is_ a very good one, and I have no problem agreeing to it, no matter if any obscure "masses at large" would approve or disapprove. Wrath is a feeling unknown to me. > Unfortunately, the "Something for Nothing" mindset > permeates all too strongly though the community. I honestly believe > that there are users here who would rather eat garbage than pay a > dollar (currency of your choosing) to have a fine meal. Not to mention those who pay money to actually eat garbage while being told it's a fine meal. :-) In fact, I would not hesitate to fund development that would fit my individual interests (as my donation would also be individual). If this benefits the whole community (as a "nice side effect"), where would be the problem? -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
