[TYPO3-dev] New opportunities with sponsored projects

[Jonas Dübi]

Hi Ingmar

I think there should be some notice, that the next update of sponsorship 
list will be on 20th of july. Otherwise a lot of agencies will think 
that there are no other sponsors, so they don't sponsor them selve.

What do you think?

Best regards,
Jonas

Ingmar Schlecht schrieb:
> Hi Stig,
> 
> Francois, being the TYPO3 v4 Sponsorship Manager, is currently on 
> holidays until 19. July, so don't expect updates of the amount until 
> then (he has an Out-of-office reply on his mail address, so potential 
> sponsors know this).
> 
> I really like the idea of fundable.com, but on the other hand the 10% 
> fee actually is quite a lot.
> 
> cheers
> Ingmar
> 
> 
> Stig Nørgaard Færch schrieb:
>> It doesn't seem like that there is much progress collecting money for 
>> these projects. (unless the page isn't updated?) 
>> http://typo3.org/development/sponsoring/list-of-sponsored-projects/
>>
>> I don't think it's because that the community don't want to support 
>> these projects. But I guess that that many people only want to pay if 
>> the project actually gets started, - or they can get their money back 
>> if the project will not get started because of insufficient money.
>>
>> If there is no real progress in the near future, I suggest to consider 
>> fundable.com.
>> Here we can start collections for each project.
>> Each project will have a goal amount.
>> There will be a deadline for collections for each project.
>> People can make a pledge with an amount they choose themselves.
>> If the goal isn't reached before the deadline, noone pays anything.
>> If the goal is reached before the deadline, all the pledges are 
>> transfered.
>>
>> The downside:
>> A 10% fee is taken from the totals.
>> But isn't it better to pay this fee, than the project not being 
>> realized at all?
>>
>> Just my thoughts...
>>
>> /Stig
>>
>> Francois Suter skrev:
>>> Dear Developers,
>>>
>>> As you saw if you also subscribe to the Announce list, we just 
>>> launched today the first sponsored projects. If you don't know what 
>>> we're talking about, you can catch up with the news posted on 
>>> news.typo3.org. Basically sponsored projects are Core TYPO3 v4 
>>> projects with well-defined goals for which we will try to raise in 
>>> money in order to actually pay the developers for their work. This 
>>> form of support should help accelerate the development of TYPO3.
>>>
>>> The best thing is that you can be part of this. Sponsored projects 
>>> aim for a greater involvement of the community. Refer to [1] for more 
>>> information. See also [2] for a more personal view of how you can 
>>> participate in sponsored projects and what you can gain from them.
>>>
>>> So reach for your wallet! Alternately if you prefer getting your 
>>> hands dirty there are currently two open positions, both for the New 
>>> FORM project. We are looking for a developer who would also act as 
>>> backup project leader to Patrick Broens and an additional reviewer. 
>>> Please refer to [3] for more details.
>>>
>>> We hope you will find these opportunities as exciting as we do.
>>>
> 
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