[TYPO3-dev] TYPO3 heresy: what about "selling" pro extensions?

[Stig Nørgaard Færch]

Btw. does anyone of you guys agree on these two points.

/Stig

> I think there are at least two important criteria for sponsoring being
> successful that hasn't been met.
>
> First)
> The people / companies who would be willing to pay any amount of
> donation needs to know about which projects needs funding.
> In my opinion it is not enough just to list the projects on a page on
> typo3.org, and hope that donations will tick in.
> I guess one of the answers is the long awaited newsletter.
>
> Second)
> Good payment options. Correct me if I'm wrong, but currently most
> project which have been sponsored, have been sponsored by larger amounts
> mostly by companies (my guess).
> One suggestion could be something like http://www.fundable.com, where:
> 1) people pledges any amount("standby payment") to a project
> 2) when total pledges meets the goal amount they are converted to real
> payments.
> I think this could boost donations significantly.
>
> /Stig