From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Masterson Subject: Re: Is anyone spending money for Org-mode? Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 11:49:47 -0700 Message-ID: <86zjkudjck.fsf@gmail.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:49950) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WOAhr-0005fH-EW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:50:22 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WOAhk-0003nN-5E for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:50:15 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:44804) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WOAhj-0003l6-Vq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:50:08 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WOAhi-0000pV-16 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:50:06 +0100 Received: from 71-84-12-50.dhcp.trlk.ca.charter.com ([71.84.12.50]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:50:06 +0100 Received: from dsmasterson by 71-84-12-50.dhcp.trlk.ca.charter.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:50:06 +0100 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Carsten Dominik writes: > Dear all, > > I am still receiving donations for Org-mode, even though right now I > am only formally the maintainer of Org (it is very difficult to make > time free for me, currently). I would like to pass donations on to > someone here who has expenses related to Org, because this does not > feel right anymore. > > We used to have to pay for webhosting (which was generously donated by > Jason), but dreamhost is hosting us now for free. Therefore i am not > aware of any costs beyond the $15/yr I am paying for the domain. > Please let me know if you know a good way to spend donations at this > moment. My suggestion would be to use the money to pay for enhancements to Org. Take a look at the list of projects for Org, find the most difficult and complex project(s), put the money into a fund to be given to the developer(s) who provide the best approach to solving the problems involved. Wasn't there a website somewhere that provided a means for managing this type of idea? (Pledgie?) -- David Masterson