Comments on: Here’s $5,000: Let Me Help You Spend It http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/08/07/heres-5000-let-me-help-you-spend-it/ because technology is just another ecosystem Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:39:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Geof F. Morris http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/08/07/heres-5000-let-me-help-you-spend-it/#comment-451128 Geof F. Morris Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:19:22 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2199#comment-451128 I try to only donate to orgs that seem to want it: MusicBrainz [it's the only way they stay afloat] and Wikipedia [ditto] chief among them. I'm an avid WordPress user and have been for years, but I think the only time I ever donated was after the WordPress SEO scandal when Matt hid a bunch of crap articles on wordpress.org and it was clear that the project needed some cash to survive. Now, given Automattic's success, I've not seen any rationale for donating to WP directly; instead, I support theme plugin competitions and the like that benefit the community [first Alex's original theme competition, and now WLTC's comp]. But your point is taken that many projects need advice on spending funds as much as anything. [Also, I love that bootleg trading has now moved into the P2P age---I contribute bandwidth and some of my own recordings and reap the benefits ten-fold.] I try to only donate to orgs that seem to want it: MusicBrainz [it's the only way they stay afloat] and Wikipedia [ditto] chief among them. I’m an avid WordPress user and have been for years, but I think the only time I ever donated was after the WordPress SEO scandal when Matt hid a bunch of crap articles on wordpress.org and it was clear that the project needed some cash to survive. Now, given Automattic’s success, I’ve not seen any rationale for donating to WP directly; instead, I support theme plugin competitions and the like that benefit the community [first Alex's original theme competition, and now WLTC's comp].

But your point is taken that many projects need advice on spending funds as much as anything.

[Also, I love that bootleg trading has now moved into the P2P age---I contribute bandwidth and some of my own recordings and reap the benefits ten-fold.]

]]> By: Henrik Ingo http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/08/07/heres-5000-let-me-help-you-spend-it/#comment-451082 Henrik Ingo Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:12:30 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2199#comment-451082 Interesting experience. One thing I've learned in my professional career is that it is always a good investment to make new contacts. So why not spend those 5000$ to go to some Open Source conference! It is fun to travel, you meet a lot of inspiring people and it is kind of useful too, not like just drinking the five grand (although drinking may occur, at least if you go to a Maria (the storage engine) lecture :-) Interesting experience.

One thing I’ve learned in my professional career is that it is always a good investment to make new contacts. So why not spend those 5000$ to go to some Open Source conference! It is fun to travel, you meet a lot of inspiring people and it is kind of useful too, not like just drinking the five grand (although drinking may occur, at least if you go to a Maria (the storage engine) lecture :-)

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