If the developers agree, it could generate a funding campaign to implement the command CTABLES on PSPP.
While donations are received, a team can define the characteristics to be implemented and its estimated price. CJT ________________________________ > Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 12:22:10 +0100 > Subject: Re: CTABLES > From: m.fa...@gmx.de > To: j...@darrington.wattle.id.au; pspp-users@gnu.org > > I think we have to find somebody who has done that kind of project > steering before (I haven't). Can everybody look into their contacts to > find somebody who would have the skills and will to steer such a > project? > > However I'd volunteer to participate in the workgroup defining the > priority of the functions of the CTABLES command. Maybe Frans and Alan > would want to join? > > I agree with John that a commercial implementation would produce 5 > figured cost. I've already talked to a programmer on this and he came > up with the same estimate. So doing it commercially seems to be no way > forward. > > Matthias Fäth > Im Mediapark 12 > 50670 Köln > t: 0221-2907973 > m: 0171-9832175 > e: m.fa...@gmx.de<mailto:m.fa...@gmx.de> > > 2015-11-07 7:19 GMT+01:00 John Darrington > <j...@darrington.wattle.id.au<mailto:j...@darrington.wattle.id.au>>: > Funding the implementation of a fully blown CTABLES at commercial rates, > I think would cost well into 5 figures. > > However, it is perhaps possible, that a smaller subset of CTABLES could > be undertaken by an altruistic programmer who has some time on his > hands and wishes to earn a bit of money for a few months. > > The problem, is (and this is where big companies have the advantage) most > programmers are not good administrators. To crowdfund such an exercise > one would first have to agree on which subset of CTABLES to undertake. > That means, a detailed specification, with examples showing exactly what > would be expected, which features of CTABLES should be included, and perhaps > more importantly, which are not expected. Once that has been agreed, > an estimate of the time and cost could be prepared an appeal for funds > could begin. > This kind of organisation, takes skill and effort, and would probably > have no tangible reward, unless some percentage of the total was agreed > beforehand. > > J' > > > -- > Avoid eavesdropping. Send strong encryted email. > PGP Public key ID: 1024D/2DE827B3 > fingerprint = 8797 A26D 0854 2EAB 0285 A290 8A67 719C 2DE8 27B3 > See http://sks-keyservers.net or any PGP keyserver for public key. > > > _______________________________________________ > Pspp-users mailing list > Pspp-users@gnu.org<mailto:Pspp-users@gnu.org> > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pspp-users > > > > _______________________________________________ Pspp-users mailing list > Pspp-users@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pspp-users _______________________________________________ Pspp-users mailing list Pspp-users@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pspp-users
