[CS-FSLUG] Sponsoring a Feature Addition for Evolution

[Wade A Smith]

On Sat, 13 May 2006 12:00:03 -0400 Christiansource-request at ofb.biz
writes:
> Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 19:42:56 -0400
> From: "Don Parris" <gnumathetes at gmail.com>
> Subject: [CS-FSLUG] Sponsoring a Feature Addition for Evolution

Sounds great, but I use KMail on my Linux box and Evolution keeps
popping up when I try to click to email someone (and I mumble 
negatively at it).  It exists, but it isnt set up and I havent taken the 
time to try to figure out what it needs.

Besides payment would be a "challenge" (my "financial manager"
aint too keen on contributions outside of the church).

wade

> I wanted our ministry to put our money where our mouth is on free
> software.  To that end, we sought out - and have - an Evolution
> programmer willing to add a minor feature for a nominal fee.

<snip>
 
> One of the guys who works on Evolution's mailer is willing to write 
> a
> patch and expects the cost to run between $375-$450, and take about
> 1.5 weeks to complete.  The patch will be geared toward Evolution
> 2.4.1 or later.  Our ministry is willing to sponsor the work, but 
> we
> thought we should give others an opportunity to throw something 
> into
> the ring.  The money supports a starving (presumably, based on the
> notion that no one gets paid for writing free software) FOSS
> programmer and the patch will be publicly available - all in the
> spirit of Free Software.  Programmer gets paid.  People share.  Way
> cool.
> 
> If you're interested in contributing to the implementation of this
> feature, let me know.
>
> Blessings,
> Don
> -- 
> DC Parris GNU Evangelist
> http://matheteuo.org/
> gnumathetes at gmail.com
> "Hey man, whatever pickles your list!"