I think this is a great idea, Jeromy. The only place I think you'd
need to be careful is ensuring that you own the copyright for the code
you produce, so it can be properly contributed to the ASF. Other than
that, go nuts.
Don
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 9:39 PM, Jeromy Evans
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> Each week I try to make some voluntary contribution to an open source
> project through support or coding. As I have my own business though I must
> resist the temptation to do more for Struts2 as when I do I directly neglect
> some other priority. Often the consequence is that I contribute code in
> areas that direct benefit me and issues of importance to the community are
> missed.
>
> Given that I'd like to do more but often can't justify it, I was wondering
> whether it's appropriate for an individual or business to attempt to raise
> funding for the direct improvement of struts2? For example, the Struts2
> tags for Dojo 1.1 are one of the most frequently requested improvements. I
> have both the skills and the time required to create them, but as I don't
> need Dojo support myself I cannot justify the effort. If I could raise some
> funding for the work though I certainly would do it and I suspect there are
> some progressive businesses out there that would appreciate the
> cost/benefit.
>
> The crucial point here is that I'm not talking about donations to Apache;
> rather I'm talking about individuals or businesses soliciting funding to
> perform work on Struts2. Personally I'd hate to see emails in struts-users
> from Joe Everyman soliciting funding ("I'll fix that bug it if you pay me
> $50 on paypal"), but on the other hand there seems to be a missed
> opportunity to improve Struts2 here.
>
> How does the PMC feel about this and what are the implications?
>
> regards,
> Jeromy Evans
>
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