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A copy of the license +is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation +License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] + +[[!meta date="2011-05-02 09:30 UTC"]] + +[[!meta title="2011-05-02: Introducing FOSS Factory -- a Bounty System for GNU Hurd Work"]] + +> Hey, I have more money than time or programming skills, and I'd like to help +> GNU Hurd development specifically -- how can we arrange for this, where can I +> donate money for GNU Hurd development? + +If you're dwelling on such thoughts, here is the answer; here you can donate +money for GNU Hurd development. +[[!if test="included()" then="""[[!toggle id=full_news +text="Read on."]][[!toggleable id=full_news text="[[!paste id=full_news]]"]]""" +else=" +[[!paste id=full_news]]"]] + +[[!cut id="full_news" text=""" + +As its principal idea, [FOSS Factory](http://www.fossfactory.org/), means to +serve as a hub and organizational platform for connecting Free/Open Source +Software developers with monetary sponsors. From +<http://www.fossfactory.org/aboutus.php>: + +[[!img donate/foss_factory/logo.png align=right link=no]] + +> FOSS Factory's mission is to accelerate the advancement of free/open source +> software by helping people collaborate on the design, funding, and +> development of innovative software ideas. All software solutions produced +> using our system are released under free/open source licenses. Our unique +> model brings the best of innovators from both the entrepreneurial and FOSS +> worlds together to solve real world problems using the mass resources of the +> FOSS community. + +In very general words, their modus operandi is that the community (including +the monetary sponsors) works together with the developers on splitting up tasks +into suitable and assessable sub-projects as necessary, and then act as the +reviewing instance, deciding on such sub-projects' success (and payment, +successively). For more details see their [System +Overview](http://www.fossfactory.org/overview.php). + +For now, we can assume that the amount of money to be made by working on a GNU +Hurd task in this framework is likely to be a symbolic amount only, rather than +being representative for the real effort that needs to be invested. Software +development is expensive, mostly due to the amount of time that is needed for +completing any non-trivial task. Instead, these bounties should be regarded as +an attraction/reward, perhaps also simply as a motivation for a developer to +focus on one specific problem, and bringing it to completion. + +Working on a task and/or suggesting/donating for a new task. + +In principle, any Hurd-related development task is applicable (for example, +from the [[GSoC project ideas|community/gsoc/project_ideas]], or from the +[[open_issues]] list), but it is of course recommendable to match sponsors' +ideas with those of the developers and maintainers. For this, if you want to +sponsor a project, but don't know which one to choose, or if you want to work +on a bounty that is not yet listed on the site, we suggest that you talk to us +first, either publically on the [[bug-hurd mailing +list|mailing_lists/bug-hurd]] or privately on <hurd-maintainers@gnu.org>, if +you prefer. + +Both for supporting (donating) as well as claiming a bounty, you have to +register [at their site](http://www.fossfactory.org/), and proceed from there. +Please don't hesitate to ask [[Thomas Schwinge|tschwinge]] if you need help. + +Continue to explore the [[list of open bounties|tag/bounty]]. + +--- + +This new installment is in no way meant to depreciate the developers' current, +un-paid, efforts. It is also not meant to replace the volunteer work in the +long term. Neither is it meant to trick the [general FSF fund +raising](http://donate.fsf.org/) out of a few dollars. Instead, this is simply +an additional means, a place for donators to give money for *Hurd-specific +tasks*. + +Everyone of the existing crew is eligible to do coding under this bounty +system, but we also hope to attract new developers -- in a sense similar to our +many years of participation in the [[Google Summer of Code|community/gsoc]]. + +Participation in/use of FOSS Factory's services has explicitly been set up +personally by me, Thomas Schwinge; there is no inherent connection to the GNU +Hurd maintainers. This also means that each contribution that comes to life +out of FOSS Factory's framework is subject to the same rules/review process as +any other contribution has always been. + +Unless willing to discuss these publically, any concerns, questions, requests +regarding this system can always be addressed directly to [[me|tschwinge]]. + +"""]] |