Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] are there any unpaid developers?

2010-04-19 Thread miblon
I am selfemployed since january 2007. In the years 2008 and 2009 I spent a lot of time on OpenStreetMap. Developing small tools such as the mod_osm for joomla, the poi-editor and some minor fixes here and there, and mapped large parts of the Island of Aruba. I still spend about 6 hours a week

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] are there any unpaid developers?

2010-04-19 Thread Christopher Schmidt
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 08:10:13AM +0200, Andrea Aime wrote: > Ian Turton ha scritto: >> One of my students was asking today about the open source development >> process (with special reference to geospatial projects). One question >> I'm left with is are there any OSGEO developers who are doing th

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] are there any unpaid developers?

2010-04-19 Thread Andrea Aime
Ian Turton ha scritto: One of my students was asking today about the open source development process (with special reference to geospatial projects). One question I'm left with is are there any OSGEO developers who are doing this just for the fun and fame? I know that a lot of us have fun develop

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] are there any unpaid developers?

2010-04-19 Thread Christopher Schmidt
On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 06:00:45PM -0400, Ian Turton wrote: > One of my students was asking today about the open source development > process (with special reference to geospatial projects). One question > I'm left with is are there any OSGEO developers who are doing this > just for the fun and fam

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] are there any unpaid developers?

2010-04-19 Thread Andrew Turner
Ian Turton wrote: One of my students was asking today about the open source development process (with special reference to geospatial projects). One question I'm left with is are there any OSGEO developers who are doing this just for the fun and fame? I know that a lot of us have fun developing b

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] are there any unpaid developers?

2010-04-19 Thread Stefan Steiniger
I think we (OpenJUMP) have a couple of people that are working (i.e. sending emails and improving code) on the weekends (and evenings) for fun. This includes not only developers but also people that update documentation and test new functions. so - yes! Btw. if you have a 20 hours/week positi

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] are there any unpaid developers?

2010-04-19 Thread Arnie Shore
here's another, although on the fringes of OSGeo, actually. My contribution is to the public safety community - peopled by many, many unpaid volunteers - is a free OS CAD application. And I'd prbly reject any paid gigs offered since I like setting my own schedule. AS. On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 6

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] are there any unpaid developers?

2010-04-19 Thread Lime, Steve D (DNR)
I consider myself a hobbyist wrt MapServer development. I'll see a small development contract every once in a while but most hours are just for fun. I imagine many devs contribute tons of hours without getting paid. Steve -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] are there any unpaid developers?

2010-04-19 Thread Landon Blake
I haven't made a cent. :] Just a hobby for me. Landon Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268 Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658 -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Ian Turton Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 3:01 PM To

[OSGeo-Discuss] are there any unpaid developers?

2010-04-19 Thread Ian Turton
One of my students was asking today about the open source development process (with special reference to geospatial projects). One question I'm left with is are there any OSGEO developers who are doing this just for the fun and fame? I know that a lot of us have fun developing but everyone I could

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] 15 minute video of "Open Source for Surveyors"presentation

2010-04-19 Thread Bruce, Bob (CON)
Thanks Cameron, this is excellent reference material for similar presentations. Bob Bruce -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Cameron Shorter Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 12:10 AM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: [OS