[Typo3-marketing] DBAL: Call for sponsors

[Daniel Hinderink [TYPO3]]

> Is this the current FUND status Daniel?
> 
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> Funds †and †resource †estimation
> Databases †to †test †and †implement †handlers †are †already †in †place,†the
> †planning †phase †has †been †finished.
> Remaining †is †the †need †for †funds †to †sponsor †developers.
> The †core †work †will †need †18 †days †@†1100 †Euros †=†19800
> All †basic †Database †handlers †would †incurr †an †extimate †40 †days †@†700
> †days †=†28000
> In †practice †sponsors †will †have †a †preferred †RDBMS †they †will †be
> †interested †in.†Since †the †workload †varies
> dramatically,†for †instance †between †PostGreSQL †and †Oracle,†individual
> †sponsoring †for †each †of †the †possible
> systems †is †to †b †negotiated.
> Of †course †any †amount †is †welcome †to †fund †development.
> 
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> 
> How many consultancies are registered? 50? 100? 200?

448 Consultancies
1140 Reference sites
20.000 + websites
7902 registered TYPO3.org users

Cheers,

Daniel

> 
> 
> Kieran
> 
> Am 03.03.2004 15:39 Uhr schrieb Daniel Hinderink [TYPO3] unter
> daniel at typo3.com:
> 
>> Hi Kieran,
>> 
>>> how much money could be generated through the TYPO3 community directly?
>>> 
>>> Everybody gives € X and a couple of companies burning to get an oracle
>>> database connected to TYPO3 aswell?
>> 
>> That would be very good. So far sponsoring was mostly done by large
>> companies, like for TemplaVoilà and DAM. Most consultancies have not been
>> ready to invest in TYPO3's development.
>> 
>>> What kind of figures/money/sponsorship do you need?
>> 
>> Please check out the project description, section "funds".
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Daniel
>> 
>>> 
>>> Kieran
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Am 03.03.2004 15:25 Uhr schrieb Daniel Hinderink [TYPO3] unter
>>> daniel at typo3.com:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Ben,
>>>> 
>>>>>> As it turns out, the time is just about right for getting DBAL done.
>>>>>> In fact there will be no 3.6.0 anywhere soon if we don't get the
>>>>>> sponsoring
>>>>>> together NOW because the ground work will need to be done for many
>>>>>> features
>>>>>> in demand.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi D.,
>>>>> 
>>>>> What is this supposed to mean? No 3.6.0 anytime soon. Is DBAL that
>>>>> important? It was my understanding (with my limited knowledge of db's)
>>>>> that all the other db's do not play such an important role as more and
>>>>> more companies are comfortable using MyQL. I have no clients yet using
>>>>> 'alien' db's ;-) Does that mean "No sponsoring - No TYPO3 3.6.0"?
>>>> 
>>>> That means 3.6.0 will be delayed. The point is that DBAL serves as the
>>>> basis
>>>> for many other needed things, like versioning, etc. So we can't move on in
>>>> tha way we'd like to, if we don't get some support.
>>>> 
>>>> Otherwise we have to go for other paid work first and the new version will
>>>> be delayed. I hope you understand, but there is also a life to take care
>>>> of.
>>>> 
>>>> It has become much easier to make DBAL through some changes in the core and
>>>> it will never be as easy from now on. So we should not miss that chance.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> 
>>>> Daniel
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> gRTz
>>>>> 
>>>>> ben
>>> 
>>> 
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