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A New Free Software Donation Directory
Wolfgang Spraul writes: "CoSource and SourceXchange are closed. They became part of the history of Open Source Software Markets. However, I still need a place where I can find maintainers or core developers of existing Free Software packages that accept my feature request and payment, implement the feature within a reasonable timeframe and give me support if it doesn't work in my environment.
Since no such place is in sight, I launched the Free Software Donation Directory as a first step. What do you think? How should the next Free Software market look like? Should there be one at all?" Right now, he's got around 20 projects listed, if you care to invest in some Free software.
nothin' like a generous helping of meth to start the day!
"someone should make a hot air balloon that is shaped like a giant vagina" -- Bill Clinton
free software and open source operates on premises
that are remarkably similair to the ideas of SOCIAL THREEFOLDING.
basically, instead of a tee-ter-totter of supply and demand*,
it works more like a transistor -- regulating the supply and
demand in accordance with actual human need.
that's a lot like free software -- people have software needs,
and they need to support the livelihood of programmers for the
duration of the time they are creating a software product.
but the human need (daily supply for food, house, machines)
is not directly connected to the VALUE he creates for the
money it takes to support his/her life. there's a disconnect.
so supporting the producers takes up a certain amount of value,
which sends out much greater value to the community 'for free' - in
terms of sharing source and code with anyone that OPTS-INTO the POOL.
for working within this sort of framework,
there's no better (heavy-reading but short 7 pages) article
here.:
SOCIAL THREEFOLDING
http://home.earthlink.net/~johnrpenner/Articles/S
regards,
john.