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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Brokering between developers and paying customers
From:       Manuel Amador <rudd-o () amautacorp ! com>
Date:       2005-07-06 1:05:15
Message-ID: 1120611915.14573.39.camel () master ! amauta
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In order to generate corporate trust, you need software/infrastructure
to coordinate much more than simple TO-DO list items.  That is one thing
SourceForge may not help you very much with.

El mié, 22-06-2005 a las 17:17 -0400, Fred P. escribió:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> SourceForge or G-forge clones provides this infrastructure already with the 
> "Tracker" section.
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/alexandria/
> http://gforge.org/frs/?group_id=1
> 
> see Feature Request, Support Request.
> 
> The simplest way would be to create a dummy kdejobs.sf.net project to handle 
> this.
> You will get the trackers and mailing list automatically in no time.
> 
> Another way, is to just create a mailing list or
> as others did in the past just post your job offer here with a [JOBS] tag
> and people will answer you in private if they are interested.
> 
> As far as QPL vs GPL, some clients do not care that their program are GPL,
> even if they paid few thousands for it.
> 
> Worst case, the "secret business logic" can be put inside PostgreSQL stored 
> procedures
> for DB applications or external run-time execution via QProcess or similar 
> (slow),
> while keeping the main KDE application GPL.
> 
> Some companies do not care, if their application is made public
> to save few thousands bucks on costly QPL license,
> else simply add the required QPL license price tag on the job post or as a 
> requirement.
> 
> Just few thoughts.
> 
> Sincerely yours,
> Fred.

I agree with you on the licensing comments you made.

> 
> ================
> 
> I'm thinking of a forum where commercial companies
> 
> Naturally, this cannot be a plain forum like the ones you see every day.
> It should have two sides:
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> |  Company? Post a job you need done! | Looking for a job?
> |  Description:                       | Recent job postings:
> |  Details (functional spec):         |  ---- bla bla bla
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Then when a company posts a job, they get a job number.  And when an
> applicant takes a job, they get the job number and the company gets
> notified.  Further discussion is enabled in the "job page", which is
> (should be) very much like a bugs.kde.org bug page.
> 
> You could integrate user accounts with the ones in bugs.kde.org, and
> have job postings be related to specific bug numbers in b.k.o.
> 
> The trick is to make job posting and job application easier and build a
> workflow for coordination between job brokers and applicants.  Much like
> the Google Summer of Code, but oriented to KDE-related work.
> 
> This idea could be extended to all kinds of free software platforms
> there are, and it would be bright if KDE started the idea (since we
> already have most of what it would take - an user database, the
> technology, and many other things my current hungry-o-meter won't let me
> remember clearly).
> 
> This idea cannot be championed by me only.  The idea needs support from
> core devels, and the KDE foundation.
> 
> 
> El lun, 20-06-2005 a las 11:37 +0200, Stephan Kulow escribió:
> >Am Montag 20 Juni 2005 01:26 schrieb Boudewijn Gailliaert:
> > > > This should, of course, be publicized for it to have the desired 
> >effect.
> > > > > Reminds me of a topic from March 12 2005 and a lot of discussion in 
> >the days after that..
> >Not necessarly the same. The march discussion was about users paying 
> >portions, it sounds
> >to me as if Manuel talks about companies wanting e.g. some KDE app and are 
> >looking for
> >a KDE developer. I don't think this necessarly a bad idea, I just don't see 
> >the market at this
> >point. But if Manuel wants to put effort into it to develop this idea, I 
> >see no fundamental problem.
> >Just setting up a mailing list won't be enough though.
> >
> >Greetings, Stephan
> >  >> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to 
> >unsubscribe <<
> --
> Manuel Amador                   <rudd-o@amautacorp.com>
> http://www.amautacorp.com/            +593 (4) 220-7010
> 
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