Someone just pointed that out on Identi.ca but it seems to be restricted to nonprofits =\
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 11:31, Danny Piccirillo <dy...@hampshire.edu> wrote: > Someone just pointed that out on Identi.ca but it seems to be restricted to > nonprofits =\ > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 11:25, Thomas Levine <thomas.lev...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> https://github.com/beexsvn/Beex.org >> >> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 6:41 AM, Danny Piccirillo < >> danny.picciri...@member.fsf.org> wrote: >> >>> Seems there has still not been much progress on this front, but i've >>> bumped the discussion about it on Identi.ca >>> http://identi.ca/conversation/34663785 >>> >>> This is something i've found which may be useful (or not): >>> http://contingencymarket.com/index.php?title=Introduction >>> >>> Mayhaps we should start a Kickstarter project to make a free software >>> Kickstarter alternative [= >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 09:37, Samuel Klein <s...@laptop.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Danny, >>>> >>>> This is a brilliant idea. >>>> >>>> You're right that changing this to public expectation is essential -- >>>> and doable. >>>> Right now a lot of websites support themselves in part through a cut >>>> of the support given to artists through their sites, so it's important >>>> to think about what that means... something like sending a share of >>>> donation proceeds to the online label-equivalent. >>>> >>>> Mozilla Drumbeat might be a great group to engage here. >>>> >>>> SJ >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 1:36 AM, Danny Piccirillo >>>> <danny.picciri...@member.fsf.org> wrote: >>>> > I've been thinking about this idea for a while, and since a related >>>> question >>>> > has been posted for Reddit's upcoming interview with Richard Stallman, >>>> i >>>> > thought i'd finally make a post. The idea is basically to create a >>>> fully >>>> > featured funding platform so that sites like Jamendo.com don't have to >>>> > duplicate efforts enabling people to support works they appreciate. >>>> Please >>>> > let me know what you think >>>> > >>>> > >>>> http://blog.thesilentnumber.me/2010/06/free-culture-projects-need-ubiquitous.html >>>> > (http://www.reddit.com/tb/cbaul) >>>> > The free culture movement, which is of a whole with the free software >>>> > movement, has made a lot of great progress but is still struggling to >>>> prove >>>> > itself to be economically viable in the mainstream. I might even go so >>>> far >>>> > as to say that a lack of a better funding system is the single biggest >>>> thing >>>> > holding back many existing and many more prospective free culture >>>> projects. >>>> > Imagine if Add/Remove Applications and the Ubuntu Software Center >>>> prompted >>>> > downloaders with a "Donate" button that enabled users to easily >>>> support >>>> > projects. Imagine if last— ahem— libre.fm displayed the same button >>>> for >>>> > artists. Imagine if the idea of giving in order to support the >>>> production of >>>> > work you appreciate went from public appeal to the public's >>>> expectation. >>>> > >>>> > Currently the Software Freedom Conservancy exists as a fiscal sponsor >>>> for >>>> > free software projects which "provides member projects with free >>>> financial >>>> > and administrative services, but does not involve itself with >>>> technological >>>> > and artistic decisions." In short, member projects get the protections >>>> of a >>>> > corporate entity without actually having to form and maintain one. >>>> >> >>>> >> By joining the Conservancy, member FOSS projects obtain the benefits >>>> of a >>>> >> formal legal structure while keeping themselves focused on software >>>> >> development. These benefits include, most notably, the ability to >>>> collect >>>> >> earmarked project donations and protection from personal liability >>>> for the >>>> >> developers of the project. Another benefit of joining the Conservancy >>>> is >>>> >> that projects can use it to hold assets, which are managed by the >>>> >> Conservancy on behalf of and at the direction of the project. The >>>> >> Conservancy is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, so member >>>> projects can >>>> >> receive tax-deductible donations to the extent allowed by law. >>>> > >>>> > The grander vision that is needed for free culture would require the >>>> > infrastructure to scale plus provide more features. The primary >>>> motivation >>>> > for this system would be more broad: to support free culture by >>>> providing >>>> > free financial and administrative services to projects. This >>>> > pay-what-you-want app store of sorts would differ from what the >>>> Software >>>> > Freedom Conservancy offers in two ways. >>>> > >>>> > Firstly, it would not be exclusive to software, but any free cultural >>>> works. >>>> > It might even make sense to welcome non free culture projects to join, >>>> but >>>> > perhaps only provide full benefits to verified free culture projects. >>>> For >>>> > example, donations to non free culture projects may not be tax >>>> deductible, >>>> > and/or a 10% fee on donations could apply to donations towards >>>> unverified >>>> > projects while verified and approved free culture projects receive the >>>> full >>>> > benefits of the program for free. Then again, an approval system might >>>> be >>>> > hard to scale, and this being a funding system project, it could of >>>> course >>>> > be used to fund itself. >>>> > >>>> > Secondly, and this is the ambitious part, the platform would need to >>>> make >>>> > the process streamlined so that any project could join. It should be >>>> > developed as a free and, if possible, federated service. This service >>>> should >>>> > allow projects to collect donations through a variety of means. >>>> Projects >>>> > should be able to display buttons or widgets on their own website, and >>>> it >>>> > should be possible, as mentioned at the beginning of this post, for >>>> desktop >>>> > applications like Add/Remove Applications and the Ubuntu Software >>>> Center to >>>> > display "donate" buttons. Beyond basic one-time donation >>>> functionality, >>>> > support could also be added for fundraising campaigns with a set goal >>>> (think >>>> > Kickstarter) and repeating contributions for subscriptions. >>>> > >>>> > If such a system were in place which provided programmers, writers, >>>> and >>>> > artists a platform to easily accept donations directly from their >>>> followers, >>>> > free culture projects will be able to expand and prove viable on a >>>> much, >>>> > much larger scale. So, who do you think has the resources for such a >>>> > project? Which organizations would be interested in contributing? >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > .danny >>>> > >>>> > ☮♥Ⓐ - http://www.google.com/profiles/danny.piccirillo >>>> > Every (in)decision matters. >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > Discuss mailing list >>>> > Discuss@freeculture.org >>>> > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Discuss mailing list >>>> Discuss@freeculture.org >>>> http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> .sarvōdaya >>> >>> [𝄽#] The Silent Number >>> http://thesilentnumber.me/ >>> ☮♥Ⓐ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> Discuss@freeculture.org >>> http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@freeculture.org >> http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss >> >> > -- .sarvōdaya [𝄽#] The Silent Number http://thesilentnumber.me/ ☮♥Ⓐ
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