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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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> > |
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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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> How about this. |
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> You create an account on the Program's website and choose which herd |
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> or project you want to support. Your selection can be changed as |
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> often as you like, and you can view a report corresponding herds and |
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> historical support. |
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> |
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> The Program's maintainers set up affiliate accounts with as many |
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> websites as possible. Amazon, Buy.com, etc. When you want to make a |
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> purchase from one of these sites, you first log into your account and |
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> use the provided affiliate link. The Program distributes the |
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> associated affiliate payouts as you have specified. Each affiliate |
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> payout and support payout would be trackable on the website to ensure |
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> integrity. |
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> Of course there are details to be worked out, but I can't think of |
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> anything that would block the project. |
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> I've made three purchases from Amazon in the last week or two. Those |
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> should have benefited the portage devs. |
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> This is very simple and, of course, applicable to a lot more than |
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> Gentoo, which makes me wonder if it has already been implemented |
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> somewhere. |
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> - Grant |
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What do you think fellows? Good idea? Bad idea? Am I the only one |
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who thinks monetary support would stimulate Gentoo development? |
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- Grant |
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