On Community Funding of Open Source:

On Community Funding of Open Source

On Community Funding of Open Source:

On Community Funding of Open Source drbrain | Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:49:42 GMT Posted in Ruby The other day Yehuda Katz announced a kickstarter for creating Rails.app , an OS X application that makes it easy to bring new programmers to Rails and Ruby. I think the idea is fantastic. When I first started learning Ruby I had to do battle with compilers, RubyGems didn't exist, the RAA had but a handful of libraries, and there weren't really even any tutorials for learning Ruby around. I had either fortitude or stubbornness on my side to get through the much steeper learning curve than many of you had to deal with to get where I am today, and it sucked. I think the idea of soliciting community for funding is fantastic. It's not the first time a Rubyist has solicited money to work on open source. I funded Gregory Brown's work on Prawn a few years ago and was happy to do so even tho...

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@gnue » 09 Apr '12, 12pm
RT @nari3: Rails Hub情報局: 「Tokaido」を巡り、募金型OSSプロジェクトで議論が噴出 [link] / あわせて読みたい -> [link]
@boblmartens » 01 Apr '12, 11am
On Community Funding of Open Source [link] (via Instapaper)
@cglee » 31 Mar '12, 9pm
Exactly how I feel about the Rails.app kickstarter project. [link]
@jonilinks » 31 Mar '12, 7am
I feel the same way and I'd like to see @wycats Rails.app happen. On Community Funding of Open Source [link]
@enebo » 30 Mar '12, 9pm
RT @rubiii: i don't always agree with @drbrain, but i completely agree with [link]
@tvdeyen » 30 Mar '12, 7pm
Thats how grownups act [link] /cc @thomasfuchs
@rafaelrosafu » 30 Mar '12, 7pm
RT @mtoledo: I agree with @drbrain 100% [link]
@sd » 30 Mar '12, 6pm
"@drbrain: On Community Funding of Open Source: [link]" amen
@orangewolf » 30 Mar '12, 6pm
@https://twitter.com/drbrain is being very classy and very right with his post today: [link]
@cashion » 30 Mar '12, 6pm
RT @carllerche: This is pretty much exactly how I feel -> RT @drbrain On Community Funding of Open Source: [link]
@rubiii » 30 Mar '12, 6pm
i don't always agree with @drbrain, but i completely agree with [link]
@MattRogish » 30 Mar '12, 6pm
RT @avdi: In which @drbrain *nails it*: [link] this deserves to be tweeted far and wide.
@avdi » 30 Mar '12, 5pm
In which @drbrain *nails it*: [link] this deserves to be tweeted far and wide.
@carllerche » 30 Mar '12, 5pm
This is pretty much exactly how I feel -> RT @drbrain On Community Funding of Open Source: [link]
@mtoledo » 30 Mar '12, 5pm
I agree with @drbrain 100% [link]
@leshill » 30 Mar '12, 4pm
A post worth thinking about RT @jacqui: You should read @drbrain's post "On Community Funding of Open Source" at [link]
@jacqui » 30 Mar '12, 4pm
You should read @drbrain's post "On Community Funding of Open Source" at [link]
@nicktea » 30 Mar '12, 4pm
“@chriseppstein: Thanks to @drbrain for writing down my thoughts exactly: [link] #crowdfunding #oss” good thoughts
@saturnflyer » 30 Mar '12, 4pm
RT @chriseppstein: Thanks to @drbrain for writing down my thoughts exactly: [link] #crowdfunding #oss
@chriseppstein » 30 Mar '12, 4pm
Thanks to @drbrain for writing down my thoughts exactly: [link] #crowdfunding #oss
@knowtheory » 30 Mar '12, 4pm
RT @rsanheim: @drbrain is right on in his post on @wycats Rails.app proposal [link] If you disagree, don't be a jerk - just don't give money
@rsanheim » 30 Mar '12, 4pm
@drbrain is right on in his post on @wycats Rails.app proposal [link] If you disagree, don't be a jerk - just don't give money
@bcarreno » 30 Mar '12, 4pm
Commonsense thoughts on the controversy regarding the kickstarter for creating Rails.app [link]
@jefflembeck » 30 Mar '12, 4pm
Well put, @drbrain [link]
@happynoff » 30 Mar '12, 4pm
RT @wycats: Want to thank @drbrain for his very commonsense thoughts on the kickstarter controversy: [link]
@wycats » 30 Mar '12, 4pm
Want to thank @drbrain for his very commonsense thoughts on the kickstarter controversy: [link]
@alindeman » 30 Mar '12, 12pm
Must read. RT @svenfuchs: this. [link] kudos @drbrain
@olistik » 30 Mar '12, 10am
RT @svenfuchs: this. [link] kudos @drbrain
@svenfuchs » 30 Mar '12, 10am
this. [link] kudos @drbrain
@_emboss_ » 30 Mar '12, 10am
RT @drbrain On Community Funding of Open Source: [link] < So true, we should really return this in predicates!
@mariusbutuc » 30 Mar '12, 7am
On Community Funding of Open Source: [link] #rails #in #osx
@phlipper » 30 Mar '12, 7am
i whole-heartedly agree with @drbrain on community funding of open source - [link]
@greg_fu » 30 Mar '12, 7am
This is right on the money (Pun intended) [link]
@RubyReflector » 30 Mar '12, 7am
Top Ruby Article: On Community Funding of Open Source: [link]
@yorkxin » 30 Mar '12, 6am
怎麼募款寫程式也能戰啊囧 “@ruby_news: On Community Funding of Open Source [link]”
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On Community Funding of #OpenSource [link] #foss
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@ajsharp [link] and [link] and and and...
@nari3 » 30 Mar '12, 4am
drbrainさんかっけー [link]
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