Mogens Lemvig Hansen <mog...@kayju.com> writes: > Just some thoughts, sadly no solution. Why don't we find some > billionaire who can just hire David to do what David does best?
You'll find that billionaires tend to be a bit hard to approach since there are millions of people with ideas that they could or should be financing. They would not be billionaires if it would faze them. In the last LilyPond report, I cited "Grapes of Wrath": While one-time payments have declined somewhat, some more people pitched in with monthly payments for several months (3 to 12 months). A surprisingly large ratio of one or more-time contributors have not committed to regular plans because they don’t feel that their own financial/job situation allows them to plan ahead that far. I was reminded of Steinbeck’s ``Grapes of Wrath’’ where Ma Joad, after getting credit in a store from a clerk rather than the store, says "`I’m learnin’ one thing good,’ she said. `Learnin’ it all a time, ever’ day. If you’re in trouble or hurt or need— go to poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help— the only ones.’" Of course, the analogy is not all that fitting since I am appealing to those who have a fortune, namely that of being able to feel excited about a project like LilyPond. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user