[LAD] wiki page: dead projects
Emanuel Rumpf
xbran at web.de
Thu Jun 30 12:57:30 UTC 2011
2011/6/30 Renato <rennabh at gmail.com>:
> Maybe add a more detailed explanations than on
> the "unmaintained" page, like "Kluppe is great but it would greatly
> benefit from basic midi support"?
>
Add that info to the kluppe wiki page.
(Or to a new dedicated page, gathering such issues)
> Such a thing could potentially get complicated: shouldn't bugs and
> feature requests not pertain the wiki, but the project's pages/authors?
>
I think the wiki is a good place for such notes, because everyone can add
and edit.
That only appears reasonable of course, if developers are interested too
and occasionally visit the site
> Anyhow, I think the unmaintained page is allready a good resource, I
> just think it should be more advertised.
>
Yes. At least a link from the main page would be welcome.
> As a more general question to the community, what do you think about
> setting up a system where users can donate money for a certain future
>
Setting up such a system potentially is a lot of work, so
using existing solutions might be preferable.
http://cofundos.org/
A difficulty: Developers can propose projects there but users cannot
request, AFAIS.
I've created a wiki page, but I mistrust myself, wondering if that offers an
admissible place.
http://wiki.linuxaudio.org/wiki/user_requests
Not for funding likely, but for a rough overview, what users demand or
developers offer ?
> It would be great if such a system could be implemented in a central
> place like linuxaudio.org,
>
Hm. People already can donate to most open projects.
For a developer it's a great risk, depending on donations only.
That's why those donate buttons don't help much with the projects progress,
because (often) there is no reliability, transparency, etc.
It's usually a welcome addition for developers, but no
real funding option.
>
> What are the pros and cons of such a system?
>
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