Great idea! Anything that propels s2 development is a great initiative :)>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 23:08:17 +1000> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
dev@struts.apache.org> Subject: Feature sponsorship proposal> > 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> >
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