Re: [libreoffice-users] Sponsoring improvements and bug fixes

2014-07-01 16:46 GMT+02:00 Andrew Beverley <andy@andybev.com>:

> This is the real issue. I don't doubt it's good value, but I probably
> should have explained my situation: at the moment I'm a single
> individual trying to move small companies onto Libreoffice. Money for
> the fixes will come straight from my own pocket, so my budget per fix is
> more like several hundred dollars than several thousand. If there is no
> hope of *anybody* working for this, then please let me know.

​Unless having a very specific corner-case,​ it is very possible that
you're not alone having this issue. It might be interesting to have some
place to regroup funding for fixing such bugs. Kinda like crowdfunding, but
with bug reports instead of projects.


However, I can very well see this being misused with either tons of bogus
bug report, or getting targeted as "LO is not free anymore" or something.
Maybe in your case you could mention in the bug report that you're looking
for people that need this fixed, and can contribute toward this goal. $8k
is a huge amount, but if multiple individuals/small companies are facing
this issue and really wish to see a fix, it might be feasible.

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