On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 11:08 PM, Ian Lynch <ianrly...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. > Doesn't one of those already exist? S.
