[Freedombox-discuss] Paid FB developers

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Hi David,

On 11-08-08 at 06:26pm, David Edmondson wrote:
> * dr at jones.dk [2011-08-08 Mon 18:04]
> > I recommend googling/duckduckgo'ing for dunc-tank (yes, with "c") 
> > and read up on that experiment of throwing money at Debian 
> > developers a few years back.
> 
> I read your comments as dismissive of the general idea yet the 
> dunc-tank experiment didn't seem all bad.
> 
> As an individual I'd expect the simplest thing would be to donate to 
> the Freedombox Foundation. Bdale mentioned the possibility of 
> employing a UI/UX designer/developer in his presentation at Debconf, 
> so it would seem that there is already some investigation into this 
> underway.
> 
> Were you really dismissive of donations or just trying to prompt some 
> philosophical debate?

Personally I am sceptical but did not mean to be dismissive, nor am I 
interested in debating.  I am curious to hear how those in favor of 
paying some contributions believe it will affect other contributions.

Thanks for elaborating a bit on that.  As expected, however, you seem to 
just rely on others making wise decisions on your behalf on this matter.


Kind regards,

 - Jonas

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