As more and more companies start using open source software, many, like mine, are looking for ways to give back to the community. They want a way to contribute and ensure their contribution will be noticed and appreciated. What if we had a feature sponsorship program that encouraged companies to donate engineering time to filling out needed features in Struts?
I imagine it would work like this: 1. The Struts community comes up with a short list of desired features with high-level specs 2. Companies (or individuals) could "sign up" for a feature and donate internal engineering time to implementing the feature 3. The Struts community would review then commit the feature 4. The release notes for that version and perhaps somewhere on the website would note who gets credit for the feature This would help those that want to donate time what features are most needed by the community and give them a way to receive recognition for their work in a very public way. A key component in this proposal is the way credit is given to the work, something that might encourage the marketing departments of the respective companies. The list of desired features is also important as it ensures their effort will not be in vain, and it also implies the support of the Struts dev community to work to apply the patch in a timely manner. Thoughts? Don --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
