[ale] OT -- Questions about how to get funds for open source

[Charles Shapiro]

If you have a specific project, kickstarter (
http://www.kickstarter.com/ ) might be one resource.

I dunno 'bout funding travel expenses though.

-- CHS


On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com> wrote:
> Guys,
>
> I been asking round how people get funds for open source project. This
> year I have a lot of traveling, but the group can't pay the traveling,
> they have told me at most 60 to 80%, I wouldn't mind, but I don't have
> those kind of funds. I been asking how do open source fund they
> projects.
>
> Does anyone know? Are people really paying out of their pockets on a
> lot of projects? I am really wonder.
>
> Thanks,
>
> PUP
>
>
> ( Please keep in mind, I am not asking for Funds, I am asking for information)
>
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