+1 On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Don Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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] > >
