Re: [O] OAppeal to donors (Re: Release 8.0)

[Russell Adams]

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 08:42:53AM -0700, Wes Hardaker wrote:
> Maintaining a popular software component takes a huge amount of work.  I
> know that.  It's certainly not more important, I agree.  It is, however,
> much more stressful.  Especially to be a mediator in difficult
> conversations, the stress of packaging something incorrectly, getting
> things out on time and complete.  It's not easy.  Writing code isn't
> easy either, but I've always found it far far less stressful than
> overseeing an entire system.  I'd be more than happy to donate money to
> others that have made such huge contributions of personal time toward a
> system that has truly turned my life around in the last few years.
> Kudos to everyone.

I'll also point out that while we understand many people make
contributions to Org, we have to trust the maintainer in not only
packaging and project management but in using any funds donated to
the project in an appropriate manner.

I've repeatedly donated to Org, and whether the money goes to server
hosting, bonuses to specific contributors, or just a nice dinner out
with his spouse, it's his choice.

Thanks.


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