From 2910b7c5b1d55bc304344b584a25ea571a9075fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 23:08:09 +0200 Subject: Prepare toolchain/logs/master branch. --- donate.mdwn | 118 ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 file changed, 118 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 donate.mdwn (limited to 'donate.mdwn') diff --git a/donate.mdwn b/donate.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index 6293633e..00000000 --- a/donate.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,118 +0,0 @@ -[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 Free Software -Foundation, Inc."]] - -[[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable -id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this -document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or -any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant -Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license -is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation -License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] - -If you feel like donating goods or money for the work the developers are doing, -then we're happy to confirm that this is indeed possible. Of course we'd -really like to have you working with us on the system and become a -[[contributor|contributing]], but if you're feeling generous we won't stop you -either. - -[[!toc levels=2]] - - -# Free Software Foundation - -The Free Software Foundation is the GNU project's principal organizational -sponsor. [Donations to the FSF](http://donate.fsf.org/) are tax deducible. -However, they can't accept donations addressed directly to/specifically for the -GNU Hurd project. - - - -# FOSS Factory -- a Bounty System for GNU Hurd Work - -[[!template id=note text=""" - -> 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. - -"""]] - - -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 -: - -[[!img 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 , 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]]. - - -# Hurd Developer Meetings - -Another possibility is to meet with the Hurd developers at a -[[meeting|community/meetings]] and spend them a pizza or beer or both or -similar. - - -# Individual Developers - -Sorted alphabetically. - - -## Marcus Brinkmann - -... would like you to donate to the Free Software Foundation (see the top of -this page) or to the [Electronic Frontier Foundation](http://eff.org/support/). - - -## [[Thomas_Schwinge|tschwinge]] - -Rate him and donate money to the Free Software Foundation [through -Affero](http://rate.affero.net/tschwinge/Hurd/). - -For specifically donating to him [go -here](http://nic-nac-project.de/~schwinge/donate.html). -- cgit v1.2.3