[Typo3-dev] Extension Repository on typo3.org / suggestion

[Rene Suthoelder]

christopher,

yes, paypal was one of the proposed way of donating money. it was "rejected"
because of the money that is lost in transition (i.e. transaction).
another proposed way was to choose thrustworthy, willing people in different
countries which could accept local ( = cheap/cost-free bank) money transfers
to collect money for a project.

just ideas, but i've made some very good experiences with this kind of "fund
raising" with an e-community i'm engaged in ...


rene

"Christopher" <tombedlam at yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:mailman.1245.1086123649.6288.typo3-dev at lists.netfielders.de...
> Hiya,
>
> --- Rene Suthoelder <t3 at 1zu6-design.de> wrote:
> > hi folks!
> >
> > 4 weeks ago, i presented kasper an idea on how to get money for the
> > typo3.org-mentioned "official" projects (like DAM, workflow etc.).
> > the whole
> > idea was about to donate money to different projects you as an
> > individual
> > user would like to sponsor.
> > sponsorship in general is a big word (for example, you as an company
> > sponsor
> > the development of a whole project like DAM).  i could never sponsor
> > a
> > project in whole but...
> >
> > from my experience, individuals are willing to push the development
> > as much
> > as they can, so the general idea of giving money to someone who is
> > able,
> > capable and willing to spend his time and skills on development that
> > goes
> > far beyond a "simple" extension - and is not driven by (paid)
> > customer
> > needs - is quiet acceptable.
> >
> > for instance: i'm not capable of writing the DAM or workflow
> > extension BUT i
> > would like to use them on customer sites. so, personally, i would
> > like to
> > give a sum of money to the one who actually does the development.
> > multiply
> > these small sums and you get a reasonable amount of money which could
> > be
> > "inspiring" to the developer.
> >
> > is this still in the scope of open source? decide yourself, but
> > things can
> > be pushed as soon as money is involved...
> >
> > just my 2 cents...
>
> Sounds good to me ;) I would like it if there were a way to donate to
> Typo3/extensions with micropayments; I understand the objections the
> the Paypal bureaucracy (somewhere Kasper wrote about what a huge waste
> of time is represented by having to read and agree to the Paypal
> licensing agreement), but for the moment, small, oft-repeated donations
> would be more practical for me than large, individual donations.
>
> Maybe subscriptions would be an idea? (As long as it was very clear
> that subscription != any kind of special favours...)
>
> -Christopher
>
>
>
>
>
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