On 8 June 2011 22:50, Noel J. Bergman <n...@devtech.com> wrote: > Dave Fisher wrote: > > > Your donation will go directly towards helping this project. Some of the > ways > > in which your funds might be used include: > > • Hiring independent developers to work with OpenOffice.org. > > • Paying for participation at trade shows and conferences. > > • Paying for organization and staff at annual OpenOffice.org > Conference, > OOoCon. > > • Marketing banners, collateral, CDs and brochures. > > > Clearly there ought to be changes to the page and process when/if the > podling > > happens. This is probably at the ASF Board level... certainly the "hiring > > developers" part doesn't fit... > > Well ... that's an interesting question. While hiring could happen outside > of the ASF, AFAIK there is nothing to stop us from accepting funds and > having a group (analogous to our Travel Assistance process) that offered > payment, a la Google Code or other. > > I do agree that I'd like to see the Board and Membership weigh in on that > discussion if/when it ever becomes one. >
Presumably it would also be possible to have a group outside ASF called eg Friends of Open Office ( FOO) that raised money and put it to code development or marketing or whatever. Not saying that is the best way just its a possibility. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools ITQ) www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales.
