tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post432137809786708673..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: Show Your Ardour for ArdourGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-69918944120993021982009-06-28T21:03:37.374+00:002009-06-28T21:03:37.374+00:00Ardour already offers this system besides the dona...Ardour already offers this system besides the donation system, but it doesn't seem to work that well in comparison.<br /><br />A major problem of this system is that you always want to fix bug and add features to make the product better and more appealing regardless of financial input.Leslie P. Polzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554446645292110430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-91301728665640720002009-06-28T08:57:44.739+00:002009-06-28T08:57:44.739+00:00The answer is a system that isn't based on don...The answer is a system that isn't based on donations, i.e. one that is instead based on the exchange of work for money.<br /><br />Before: "This s/w is great. Here, have $D as a token of my appreciation."<br /><br />After: "If you fix bug X, I'll give you $x."Crosbie Fitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554471152790988479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-17606154693381953082009-06-28T08:04:10.157+00:002009-06-28T08:04:10.157+00:00@anon: you're right, we need to come up with a...@anon: you're right, we need to come up with a better system; the question is, what?Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-57685046825004598482009-06-28T08:02:55.585+00:002009-06-28T08:02:55.585+00:00@Leslie: thanks for the update - good news@Leslie: thanks for the update - good newsGlyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-57387803518971669962009-06-28T02:37:31.052+00:002009-06-28T02:37:31.052+00:00Any donation based system seems likely to suffer i...Any donation based system seems likely to suffer in a financial downturn. Donations are excess money put into good causes and many people simply don't have excess money at the moment or are worried that they may not have excess money in the near future.<br /><br />The trouble is that this results in a shrill call from those using donation as a primary funding source and this seems likely to result in dividends in the short term but this may serve to mask the insufficient level of support right up until the next funding crisis.<br /><br />I say this as someone involved in a website that funds itself by donation and as someone who donates time and money to such causes but I doubt my opinion is more informed because of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-36205286940187595592009-06-27T21:15:08.523+00:002009-06-27T21:15:08.523+00:00Paul's made it! For this month at least...Paul's made it! For this month at least...Leslie P. Polzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554446645292110430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-29306382026386766772009-06-26T14:03:10.542+00:002009-06-26T14:03:10.542+00:00That's a valid point. I think they're just...That's a valid point. I think they're just asking that those who *do* use the program a lot might find it in their interests to support it more.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-76551550962882104162009-06-26T13:58:00.518+00:002009-06-26T13:58:00.518+00:00I sympathise, but a download doesn't imply a u...I sympathise, but a download doesn't imply a user. I download tons of stuff just to try it out (not tried ardour yet though) and that's one of the pleasures of open source --- you're not obliged to sign a contract or pay someone just to take a look.<br /><br />How many projects are successfully funded by donation? I'd guess (that's all, just a guess) that paid support, training, books etc. are a better bet.guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-67104915288911228572009-06-26T13:54:02.463+00:002009-06-26T13:54:02.463+00:00Let's hope you succeed.Let's hope you succeed.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-14102636258149035392009-06-26T13:33:06.963+00:002009-06-26T13:33:06.963+00:00MicroPledge would have been ideal for Ardour, but ...<a href="http://micropledge.com/help/hiw" rel="nofollow">MicroPledge</a> would have been ideal for Ardour, but this promising micropatronage site has now stalled - also due to lack of funds.<br /><br />You can add me to the list of those thinking and doing something about this ( <a href="http://contingencymarket.com" rel="nofollow"> ContingencyMarket.com</a> ).Crosbie Fitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554471152790988479noreply@blogger.com