Help me secure some free time for org-mode in 2020

Help me secure some free time for org-mode in 2020

[Bastien]

Dear all,

I have been involved in Org-mode development when Carsten offered me
to take over maintainance, back in 2010.

I still feel grateful for the opportunity he gave me: his dedication
to make Org a useful tool for Emacs users was examplary and I did my
very best to give to the community as much as I received from it.

Over the last years, Nicolas de facto took over maintainance and it
was a real relief for me: I was struggling with my finances and this
was eating up all my free time.  Nicolas steadily played the role I
played for years, reassuring users that someone was on board, that
bugs would be fixed and new features discussed on this mailing list.

My plan for 2020 is to ensure a smooth transition while I step down
as the maintainer---at least by the end of 2020, probably by July.

As my timetable (and family life) has become more stable, I am more
confident I can dedicate some of my free time again to maintaining
until the transition is done: also because there are many ideas I
would like to try, discuss and implement---Org possibilities still
feel endless!

If you want to help me secure some free time, please go ahead!

I recommend using https://liberapay.com/bzg

If you cannot, there are also these services:

https://github.com/sponsors/bzg
https://www.paypal.me/bzg

You can also help by sharing the messages I sent:
https://mastodon.etalab.gouv.fr/@bzg/103318485790068452
https://twitter.com/bzg2/status/1206617096462983169

I would love stepping down while releasing Org 10 and making this
one of the best release ever.  Thanks!

-- 
 Bastien

Re: Help me secure some free time for org-mode in 2020

[Roland Everaert]

Hello Bastien,

Nice to see you are still alive ;)

Sad to read that you plan to stepdown, but, happy to finally have a way
to support your work on a regular basis.

I hope you will continue to be part of this community even as an humble
user ;).

And I hope, everything will be better for you in the coming years.

I am really grateful to you, Nicolas, Carsten and all the maintainers of
this amazing tool, which, with emacs preserve my sanity in this crazy
life that is the IT.

Regards,

Roland.
Bastien writes:

> Dear all,
>
> I have been involved in Org-mode development when Carsten offered me
> to take over maintainance, back in 2010.
>
> I still feel grateful for the opportunity he gave me: his dedication
> to make Org a useful tool for Emacs users was examplary and I did my
> very best to give to the community as much as I received from it.
>
> Over the last years, Nicolas de facto took over maintainance and it
> was a real relief for me: I was struggling with my finances and this
> was eating up all my free time.  Nicolas steadily played the role I
> played for years, reassuring users that someone was on board, that
> bugs would be fixed and new features discussed on this mailing list.
>
> My plan for 2020 is to ensure a smooth transition while I step down
> as the maintainer---at least by the end of 2020, probably by July.
>
> As my timetable (and family life) has become more stable, I am more
> confident I can dedicate some of my free time again to maintaining
> until the transition is done: also because there are many ideas I
> would like to try, discuss and implement---Org possibilities still
> feel endless!
>
> If you want to help me secure some free time, please go ahead!
>
> I recommend using https://liberapay.com/bzg
>
> If you cannot, there are also these services:
>
> https://github.com/sponsors/bzg
> https://www.paypal.me/bzg
>
> You can also help by sharing the messages I sent:
> https://mastodon.etalab.gouv.fr/@bzg/103318485790068452
> https://twitter.com/bzg2/status/1206617096462983169
>
> I would love stepping down while releasing Org 10 and making this
> one of the best release ever.  Thanks!


--
Luke, use the FOSS

Sent from Emacs

Re: Help me secure some free time for org-mode in 2020

[Jorge P. de Morais Neto]

Hello Bastien.

Em [2019-12-16 seg 19:09:55+0100], Bastien escreveu:

> My plan for 2020 is to ensure a smooth transition while I step down
> as the maintainer---at least by the end of 2020, probably by July.

You stepping down is a pity.

> As my timetable (and family life) has become more stable, I am more
> confident I can dedicate some of my free time again to maintaining
> until the transition is done: also because there are many ideas I
> would like to try, discuss and implement---Org possibilities still
> feel endless!

That is a relief.  But I hope you can still work on Org in the long run.

> If you want to help me secure some free time, please go ahead!
>
> I recommend using https://liberapay.com/bzg

I have just donated € 10.  I'm sorry for donating so little, but the
Brazilian Real is undervalued against the Euro (as well as against the
US Dollar).  Besides, I have some debt.

Regards and thank you!
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Re: Help me secure some free time for org-mode in 2020

[Bastien]

Hi Jorge,

thank you very much for the kind words and the donation!

-- 
 Bastien