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

[Greg Freemyer]

Chuck,

This is an example of why openSUSE needs a foundation.

SpiderOak as an example has offered to give openSUSE 15% of all sales
that come from openSUSE users.  But openSUSE has no way to accept the
money, so it has to refuse it for now.

I assume all openSUSE funds for now come from Novell, but that's just
an assumption.

Thus by asking how projects are funded, you're putting the cart before
the horse.

fyi: last year I gave a presentation in Montreal for a OSS project.
They didn't provide any funds, so I wrapped a vacation around it and
paid it all myself.  I suspect that's not that uncommon when a project
is still getting organized.

fyi2: A lot of employers like the visibility of their employees being
associated with a project and will pay travel expenses as long as you
give your employer some recognition.  Maybe you could approach your
employer about picking up the shortage?

Greg

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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