Whatever method the actual fundraising uses, I think this is an _excellent_ idea. I would bet that in something like a 2-week campaign you could pull in much more than $400. I would be surprised if some "big names" wouldn't chip into the pot. It would be most appealing to authors, I think, if there were several prizes (a top 5, 10, or something). Some prize ideas:
- Free O'Reilly/DaveT/DHH print copies of their rails book (no offense Robby! :)) - DaveT/DHH autographed copies of the book - TextDrive 6 months free basic hosting - Cash or cash-purchased items (above mentioned, 37signals, users, etc) I bet all of the above are possible if there is a credible "head" of the project. Also, I figure the entire contest should run about a month. However, since most of us are lazy, most of the submissions will come in during the last days. If there were sufficient prize supplies, it would be cool to do "midway" awards. Two weeks in, have small prizes awarded based on the entries so far. Basically, just create an incentive to get something turned in early and allow for some beta testing. Authors would obviously have to be able to update work for the final judgement (cue dramatic sound effect). -Jeff From jason at jasonhoffman.org Mon Jul 25 16:34:22 2005 From: jason at jasonhoffman.org (Jason Hoffman) Date: Mon Jul 25 16:28:47 2005 Subject: [typo] Themes in Typo - fundraiser In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Jul 25, 2005, at 11:56 AM, j3 wrote: > - Free O'Reilly/DaveT/DHH print copies of their rails book (no > offense Robby! :)) > - DaveT/DHH autographed copies of the book > > - TextDrive 6 months free basic hosting Sure, I'd throw in a year (no offense Robby! :)) - Jason
