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

[Edward Middleton <edward.middleton@example.com>]

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