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[Axiom-developer] proposal to create the Axiom Foundation (was: bounties
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Bill Page |
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[Axiom-developer] proposal to create the Axiom Foundation (was: bounties etc.) |
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Thu, 18 Nov 2004 21:48:07 -0500 |
On Thursday, November 18, 2004 9:35 PM Tim Daly wrote:
>
> re: bounties. i have no objection to someone setting up
> a bounty or paypal system on the savannah site. however,
> i'm unlikely to have anything to do with it except maybe
> to contribute some cash. money has a way of making the
> rational into the emotional and experience tells me to
> avoid it. so my response to the whole bounty issue is
> "anyone but me".
>
Ok. Personally, I don't have a problem with being emotional
about money, so that's all the encouragement I need... :)
I volunteer to setup such a fund. But here more precisely is
what I propose (and I am open to any alternate suggestions on
all points):
1. We call in the "Axiom Foundation". I am not worried at all
right now about it's legal status or anything. Just a name
will do on which to hang the idea.
2. Decisions on behalf of the Axiom Foundation will be made by a
small sub-group. Maybe 3 people? I would like to think that
with a small group it will be possible to make all important
decisions by consensus (everyone must agree). I'll be asking
for volunteers at the end of this note. If more that 3 people
step up for the job then maybe we can take a vote or something.
3. The main task of the Axiom Foundation will be to serve as the
"official" channel through which to promote the development
and maintenance of the open source version of Axiom through the
dispersement of donations and sponsorship money to Axiom-related
activities.
4. Right now I can think of at least two potentially fundable
activites:
4a. The axiom-developer.org host system
4b. Bounties (relatively small promotional awards) to be paid
for programming work done enhance Axiom
Perhaps we will be able to identify others, but I think that
the list should remain short.
5. I am willing to take initial responsibility for setting up and
administering a paypal account (and/or any other acceptible
financial means) on behalf of the Axiom Foundation and I agree
to act on the funds collected according to the instructions of
the Axiom Foundation.
6. Finally, the people I would personally like to see volunteer
as initial members of the Axiom Fundation are:
Martin Rubey
Bob McElrath
Camm Macquire
The only reason I left Tim's name of the list is that he
already seems especially shy about the idea. :)
Comments please.
Bill Page.
- [Axiom-developer] CVS, Arch, Darcs, Tim Daly, 2004/11/04
- RE: [Axiom-developer] CVS, Arch, Darcs, Weiss, Juergen, 2004/11/18
- RE: [Axiom-developer] CVS, Arch, Darcs / bounties, Martin Rubey, 2004/11/18
- Re: [Axiom-developer] CVS, Arch, Darcs / bounties, root, 2004/11/18
- Re: [Axiom-developer] CVS, Arch, Darcs / bounties, Bob McElrath, 2004/11/18
- [Axiom-developer] current state and CCL, Bill Page, 2004/11/18
- [Axiom-developer] Re: current state and CCL, root, 2004/11/18
- [Axiom-developer] proposal to create the Axiom Foundation (was: bounties etc.),
Bill Page <=
- [Axiom-developer] Re: proposal to create the Axiom Foundation (was: bounties etc.), Bob McElrath, 2004/11/19
- [Axiom-developer] Re: proposal to create the Axiom Foundation (was: bounties etc.), Camm Maguire, 2004/11/19
- [Axiom-developer] Re: proposal to create the Axiom Foundation (was: bounties etc.), Martin Rubey, 2004/11/19
- [Axiom-developer] Re: proposal to create the Axiom Foundation (was: bounties etc.), Martin Rubey, 2004/11/25
- [Axiom-developer] Re: proposal to create the Axiom Foundation (was: bounties etc.), Martin Rubey, 2004/11/25
RE: [Axiom-developer] CVS, Arch, Darcs, Jason White, 2004/11/18
Re: [Axiom-developer] CVS, Arch, Darcs, root, 2004/11/18