Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-11-14 Thread Mike van Dongen
On Tuesday, 13 November 2012 at 01:08:01 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Update - we've crossed $20K! At this point we're one major backer away from achieving the goal, and we're looking at a number of options. Please share with your friends and coworkers, and bring the discussion up with your

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-11-14 Thread Mike van Dongen
On Tuesday, 13 November 2012 at 01:08:01 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Update - we've crossed $20K! At this point we're one major backer away from achieving the goal, and we're looking at a number of options. Please share with your friends and coworkers, and bring the discussion up with your

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-11-14 Thread Mike van Dongen
On Monday, 22 October 2012 at 17:25:28 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: We're on! For one month starting today, we're raising funding for DConf 2013. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2083649206/the-d-programming-language-conference-2013-0 Please pledge your support and encourage your

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-11-12 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
Update - we've crossed $20K! At this point we're one major backer away from achieving the goal, and we're looking at a number of options. Please share with your friends and coworkers, and bring the discussion up with your employer's managers and recruiters. It should be an easier case to make

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-11-05 Thread ButHead
On Monday, 22 October 2012 at 17:25:28 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: We're on! For one month starting today, we're raising funding for DConf 2013. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2083649206/the-d-programming-language-conference-2013-0 Please pledge your support and encourage your

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-11-05 Thread Jesse Phillips
On Monday, 5 November 2012 at 21:57:01 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote: On 10/31/2012 05:35 PM, Faux Amis wrote: I will pledge 100$ if that would mean videos. There is a change on the project page: :) Late-Breaking News: Smile, You're On Camera! It's confirmed - through volunteer support, the

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-11-05 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
On 11/6/12 4:15 AM, Jesse Phillips wrote: On Monday, 5 November 2012 at 21:57:01 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote: On 10/31/2012 05:35 PM, Faux Amis wrote: I will pledge 100$ if that would mean videos. There is a change on the project page: :) Late-Breaking News: Smile, You're On Camera! It's

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-11-05 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
On 11/6/12 8:40 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On 11/6/12 4:15 AM, Jesse Phillips wrote: On Monday, 5 November 2012 at 21:57:01 UTC, Ali Çehreli wrote: On 10/31/2012 05:35 PM, Faux Amis wrote: I will pledge 100$ if that would mean videos. There is a change on the project page: :)

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-11-01 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
On 10/31/12 8:35 PM, Faux Amis wrote: On 22/10/2012 19:25, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: We're on! For one month starting today, we're raising funding for DConf 2013. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2083649206/the-d-programming-language-conference-2013-0 Please pledge your support and

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-11-01 Thread Hristo Stefanov
On 10/31/12 8:35 PM, Faux Amis wrote: I will pledge 100$ if that would mean videos. I second that. Many of us won't be able to attend to the conference due to travel costs and it would be nice if there are videos.

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-31 Thread Faux Amis
On 22/10/2012 19:25, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: We're on! For one month starting today, we're raising funding for DConf 2013. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2083649206/the-d-programming-language-conference-2013-0 Please pledge your support and encourage your friends to do the same. Hope

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-26 Thread Ali Çehreli
On 10/22/2012 10:25 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: We're on! For one month starting today, we're raising funding for DConf 2013. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2083649206/the-d-programming-language-conference-2013-0 Please pledge your support and encourage your friends to do the same.

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-26 Thread Walter Bright
On 10/26/2012 11:55 AM, Ali Çehreli wrote: Passed the 50% mark! :) Thanks in part to you!

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-24 Thread thedeemon
On Monday, 22 October 2012 at 17:25:28 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: We're on! For one month starting today, we're raising funding for DConf 2013. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2083649206/the-d-programming-language-conference-2013-0 Please pledge your support and encourage your

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-23 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
On 10/22/12 10:26 PM, xenon325 wrote: On Monday, 22 October 2012 at 17:25:28 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2083649206/the-d-programming-language-conference-2013-0 Typo on the front page: Some of use are lucky to already use ... ^ Ouch. Fixed, thanks

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-23 Thread Dejan Lekic
On Monday, 22 October 2012 at 17:25:28 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: We're on! For one month starting today, we're raising funding for DConf 2013. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2083649206/the-d-programming-language-conference-2013-0 Please pledge your support and encourage your

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-23 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
On 10/23/12 7:10 AM, Dejan Lekic wrote: I have been a committee member of the UK AUA (http://www.iua.org.uk) and I know that the best way to get funding is to find good sponsors. That is my recommendation to you, Andrei. - Try hard to find sponsors for the DConf. Perhaps FSF would help or some

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-23 Thread Dejan Lekic
On Tuesday, 23 October 2012 at 11:23:08 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On 10/23/12 7:10 AM, Dejan Lekic wrote: I have been a committee member of the UK AUA (http://www.iua.org.uk) and I know that the best way to get funding is to find good sponsors. That is my recommendation to you, Andrei. -

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-23 Thread jerro
Perhaps FSF would help or some other open-source funding organisation? Wouldn't FSF have issues with the reference implementation's back end not being free software?

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-23 Thread deadalnix
Le 22/10/2012 19:25, Andrei Alexandrescu a écrit : We're on! For one month starting today, we're raising funding for DConf 2013. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2083649206/the-d-programming-language-conference-2013-0 Please pledge your support and encourage your friends to do the same.

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-23 Thread Adam D. Ruppe
On Tuesday, 23 October 2012 at 14:15:22 UTC, deadalnix wrote: 1/4 of the money raised in 2 days. I expect the speed will slow down significantly because most the D followers would have already seen it in the first couple days...

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-23 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
On 10/23/12 10:26 AM, Adam D. Ruppe wrote: On Tuesday, 23 October 2012 at 14:15:22 UTC, deadalnix wrote: 1/4 of the money raised in 2 days. I expect the speed will slow down significantly because most the D followers would have already seen it in the first couple days... Yah. On the other

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-23 Thread deadalnix
Le 23/10/2012 16:26, Adam D. Ruppe a écrit : On Tuesday, 23 October 2012 at 14:15:22 UTC, deadalnix wrote: 1/4 of the money raised in 2 days. I expect the speed will slow down significantly because most the D followers would have already seen it in the first couple days... Obviously, you

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-23 Thread Walter Bright
On 10/22/2012 10:32 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/11wkr7/the_d_conference_2013_is_raising_funds_via/ Weird - the comments disappeared.

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-23 Thread Walter Bright
On 10/23/2012 4:34 AM, jerro wrote: Perhaps FSF would help or some other open-source funding organisation? Wouldn't FSF have issues with the reference implementation's back end not being free software? GDC is free software, and the rights were assigned to the FSF a year ago.

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-23 Thread SomeDude
On Tuesday, 23 October 2012 at 14:26:21 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote: On Tuesday, 23 October 2012 at 14:15:22 UTC, deadalnix wrote: 1/4 of the money raised in 2 days. I expect the speed will slow down significantly because most the D followers would have already seen it in the first couple

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-23 Thread Jonathan M Davis
On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 23:43:27 SomeDude wrote: Yeqh, but I haven't pledged yet :o Promise I will :) So, does that mean that you're pledging to pledge? ;) - Jonathan M Davis

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-22 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
On 10/22/12 1:25 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: We're on! For one month starting today, we're raising funding for DConf 2013. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2083649206/the-d-programming-language-conference-2013-0 Please pledge your support and encourage your friends to do the same. Hope

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-22 Thread mist
There is a serious reason of getting through some registration issues and pledging via kickstarter - project either gets all money if it is funded or no at all if it is not (and all pledges are returned automatically). And, of course, any other means of supporting won't be counted by

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-22 Thread Ali Çehreli
On 10/22/2012 10:25 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: We're on! For one month starting today, we're raising funding for DConf 2013. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2083649206/the-d-programming-language-conference-2013-0 Please pledge your support and encourage your friends to do the same.

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-22 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
On 10/22/12 2:32 PM, mist wrote: There is a serious reason of getting through some registration issues and pledging via kickstarter - project either gets all money if it is funded or no at all if it is not (and all pledges are returned automatically). And, of course, any other means of

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-22 Thread Era Scarecrow
On Monday, 22 October 2012 at 18:49:22 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On 10/22/12 2:32 PM, mist wrote: There is a serious reason of getting through some registration issues and pledging via kickstarter - project either gets all money if it is funded or no at all if it is not (and all pledges

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-22 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
On 10/22/12 1:25 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: We're on! For one month starting today, we're raising funding for DConf 2013. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2083649206/the-d-programming-language-conference-2013-0 We seem to be off to a good start. I've also just added a Facebook ad, see

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-22 Thread Walter Bright
On 10/22/2012 10:32 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/11wkr7/the_d_conference_2013_is_raising_funds_via/ Looks like reddit's back up.

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-22 Thread Tyro[17]
On 10/22/12 2:49 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: On 10/22/12 2:32 PM, mist wrote: There is a serious reason of getting through some registration issues and pledging via kickstarter - project either gets all money if it is funded or no at all if it is not (and all pledges are returned

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-22 Thread Era Scarecrow
On Monday, 22 October 2012 at 23:37:25 UTC, Tyro[17] wrote: Yes, this. If we don't break through the limit, nobody is charged a dime. It would be more complicated to refund checks etc. So let's see to it that it does break through that limit!!! Already within a day and it's about 25%

Re: DConf 2013 on kickstarter.com: we're live!

2012-10-22 Thread xenon325
On Monday, 22 October 2012 at 17:25:28 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2083649206/the-d-programming-language-conference-2013-0 Typo on the front page: Some of use are lucky to already use ... ^