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Re: [tlug] kickstarter for open source...



On 06/06/2013 06:06 PM, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
Darren Cook writes:

  > I may have a solution for that particular case, but it got me wondering
  > if there are alternative ways to finance this kind of thing, specially
  > designed for open source?

Sure, tons of them have been tried.  Two of the biggest were
sourceXchange and coSource.com.  None of them worked.  Crowdfunding
works because it's basically the same as leaving your pennies in the
UNICEF box at the cash register at 7-11.  Good cause, the money is
less pain than getting bit by a mosquito.  The little coppers add up.

Do you have data to support this or is it just a feeling? I haven't any rigorous data but of the projects I have looked at there seem to be significant numbers at the $10,000 USD level which suggested to me real potential for this approach.

Edward


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