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  1. Something like this already exists by richcoder · · Score: 1 · on Source Code Escrow

    We've been holding donations for yet-to-be completed software at SourceSupport for some time now.

    Despite a few submissions to slashdot we have yet to get posted. Every other day I get an email wondering why we don't let the slashdot crowd in on it. o-well.

  2. pocket pc by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Former Netscape Executive gives $4000 to AmiZilla

    My donations going to the pocket pc project... not found a good browsers for it yet! Click here to support the project

  3. SourceSupport.org does this better by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative · on SourceForge Donation System for Projects

    I've been working on a project that is listed over at Source Support where they take it one step futher, The don't give the money to the developers until the project is completed.

    Here is a clip from their FAQ...

    1. What is SourceSupport.org?
    SourceSupport.org provides a system to pay programmers, artists, content creators and just about anyone that can provide a solution to challenges submitted by users. For example, let's say that there is a large group of people out there that want 'Program X' ported over to 'Operating System Y'. First, someone submits the challenge on SourceSupport.org. Others who see the challenge and are willing to donate for the cause can submit any amount they want with the hope that the added funds will persuade someone to come along and take on the challenge. Hopefully the challenge will be met and it becomes a win-win situation for both the donors and the person/team that completed the challenge. The donors get 'Program X' running on 'Operating System Y' and those who completed the challenge get paid. Finally a good way for a Open Source programmer make some cash for their efforts.

  4. This is already being done by richcoder · · Score: 1 · on SourceForge Donation System for Projects

    SourceSupport.org has been doing something like this for a while now.

  5. Re:Open Source is good for the economy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on How to Misunderstand Open Source

    Well there are new possibilities to make money doing open source developement. I'm hoping sites like sourcesupport take off so I can work exclusively on open source projects and quit my commercial programming job.

  6. Re:Great initiative by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Gnome.org Desktop Integration Bounty Hunt

    What about SourceSupport? It seems to be exactly what you are talking about.

  7. Re:Now that's justice... by technix4beos · · Score: 3, Informative · on Microsoft Settles Be Antitrust Suit for $23.25M
    I'll go through your points one by one.

    You're right when you consider how the average user thinks about their computing desires and the choices available to them. As long as we're going down this olive branch, I ask you to allow me to go through your points one by one.

    • 'spreadsheet'

      YellowTab has a screenshot showing they are improving the AbiWord office package here. There is a donation page to help port OpenOffice to BeOS. Last but not least, GoBe at one time announced they would port GP 3.0 to BeOS, providing they had enough sales of the windows side. Sadly, this did not work out as intended. That's another topic for discussion. ;)
    • 'instant messaging'

      The venerable and solid repository of BeOS applications' BeBits has these entries for instant messaging applications:

      There are more, but I chose to show three examples of chat protocals.
    • 'surf the web'

      Both Mozilla and FireBird have been ported to BeOS for quite some time now. In fact, just 2 days ago there was a new build directly from the cvs server for BeOS of Mozilla. I believe the current direction is towards FireBird, since it's just the browser, but that's a good thing. ;) I won't mention Opera, as the jury is out until Zeta comes out
    • '3D Games'

      You've got that one, I will admit. but it's not so hot either on any OS other than Microsoft's, so it's a poor example for debate.


    I do hear through the grapevine that CounterStrike has been ported for BeOS, but that is pure speculation at this point. ;) I'll also point out that there were two seperate ports of Quake3 TEST made for BeOS. One by Be Inc., the other by id software.

    Also, thinking back to that time period, there was an excellent review article on BeNews.com that illustrated just how great the openGL implementation was heading towards for BeOS. Again, time will reveal more when Zeta comes out, as it supposedly has openGL support for Radeon and NVidia chipsets.

    The main basis for development was already underway by the time that BeOS R5 Pro/PE came out, starting with the excellent groundwork in R4.5 of openGL, and the overhaul of the networking stack and media kit. Given a few more years, at the pace that BeOS was being released at (every 8 months on average), there would have been no doubt in anyone's mind who was active in the community as to how great it could have been.

    That was then. This is now. The future is with OpenBeOS and YellowTab, and the other development OS projects.

    I wanted to address your points, because I felt you were not giving BeOS a fair shake. There were quite a few companies who were making some serious headway, not only in software, but in hardware products such as HARP (Home Audio Reference Platform), BeIA webpads, Audio Recording stations, and more.

    Thanks for raising these important user requirements to light. If you have any points you would like to address to me, please feel free to do so.
  8. Possible Solution? by richcoder · · Score: 1 · on Commercializing Open Source Software

    Perhaps a donation system such as the one found at SourceSupport could help spur on open source development.