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A 14 line article is too long to read?
You'd be surprised by how many people read only comments unless/until they're motivated to read TFA. shrug
Scanning the comments also gives me some additional background on topics I may not be familiar with.
Interesting to see Steve Yegge on the funders list, hadn't noticed that before: http://clojure.org/funders
I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this. He's basically complaining that people think they own him (or his time) because they donated money. I've seen that, and it's terribly unfortunate. I was right with him until I saw "I encourage businesses using Clojure ...to discuss options for corporate support for Clojure." Seems to me he'd run into similar problems from corporate sponsorships. Am I missing someth…
Corporate support != corporate sponsorship. When you get a support contract from Red Hat (for example), you aren't donating money to the development of Linux like a sponsorship; you're indirectly supporting Linux development, but really what you're interested in is either (a) specific solutions to specific problems, or (b) getting access to people should a problem arise in the future during the term of the contract.
Oh well. I hope that the majority of the community is not like that. Just to restore some balance in the universe: I have donated and I don't expect any obligation in return.
Interesting to see Steve Yegge on the funders list, hadn't noticed that before: http://clojure.org/funders
I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this. He's basically complaining that people think they own him (or his time) because they donated money. I've seen that, and it's terribly unfortunate. I was right with him until I saw "I encourage businesses using Clojure ...to discuss options for corporate support for Clojure." Seems to me he'd run into similar problems from corporate sponsorships. Am I missing someth…
Individuals think a $100 contribution gives them some reason to bring up issues. Corporations think something similar for a $100k contribution.
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Corporate support != corporate sponsorship. When you get a support contract from Red Hat (for example), you aren't donating money to the development of Linux like a sponsorship; you're indirectly supporting Linux development, but really what you're interested in is either (a) specific solutions to specific problems, or (b) getting access to people should a problem arise in the future during the term of the contract.
Is that really true though? If Company XYZ is your biggest support contract, they'll have influence over you, wouldn't they?
they'll have influence over you, wouldn't they?
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Corporate support != corporate sponsorship. When you get a support contract from Red Hat (for example), you aren't donating money to the development of Linux like a sponsorship; you're indirectly supporting Linux development, but really what you're interested in is either (a) specific solutions to specific problems, or (b) getting access to people should a problem arise in the future during the term of the contract.
Is that really true though? If Company XYZ is your biggest support contract, they'll have influence over you, wouldn't they?