Kris Jurka wrote: > One thing that definitely would be nice would be to be able to combine > funds from various sponsors for various features. Alone a company can't > spring for it, but by pooling resources it could get done. This is a lot > tougher to coordinate and unless there is a complete spec in place > different sponsors will pull in different directions. Other bounty type > schemes don't seem to produce results, largely from a lack of cash. > (Here's $500 for two weeks of work). > > Anyone care to shed some light on how it works now?
I can tell you how I have done it. If a company contacts me to add a feature, I find the person I think is most qualified, check their availability, and then get them in touch with the donor. In some cases, I coordinate the work, and actually funnel the money and guarantee that the developer will be paid. I can do that because I often have an existing relationship with the funding company and the developer. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
