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Grant <emailgrant <at> gmail.com> writes: |
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> Multiple great ideas have already been suggested in this thread. Is |
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> this the first time they've been conceived and shared? Why hasn't |
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> work begun on them? Why isn't work completed on them? Because living |
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> costs money and Gentoo doesn't pay. |
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> I've been in business for 7 years and I'd like to take a shot at |
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> designing a system that would pay Gentoo developers to develop. |
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Oh, I've taken this approach several times. My simple idea was to for |
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an individual or company to solicit specific things they want, |
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like a meta package for secure E-commerce. I'd 'Poney' up the funds and |
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the greater community benefits. |
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No takers. I'd throw a few thousand dollars at such a venture. |
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I'm sure other would donate to. Anyone interested? (serious doubts |
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among the dev ranks)..... |
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Gentoo is a 'boys club' and any mention of using it formally to make money |
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(for the greater gentoo community) sends the squirrels with their "nuts" |
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running for cover. |
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-- jaded after a few years, |
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James |
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