[@OKau] How can we fund important Open Source projects?

Tue Nov 10 08:07:39 UTC 2015

I don't have that knowledge :)

But, with a new CEO and advertised COO position I suspect OK international
is in a process of remapping such stuff.

CKAN is no longer an 'Open Knowledge' project but a CKAN Association
assisted open source project that should now be self sustainable. Reality
in concept is somewhat different to reality in practice as there are people
and groups holding more of the weight than others, one such group being
open knowledge International's services practice.

I suspect OK international will have roadmaps for each project that
incubate each toward a self sustainable model. Or, if their job is done,
retire projects as required. Volunteers and international collaboration are
a massive part of all projects from what I've seen. Orchestration of the
community to rally around certain projects is likely funded from various
sources over time (sponsors, grants, donors, philanthropic organisations,
etc).

This is the type of discussion I think would be best had via
discuss.okfn.org :) Then other folks within country and region specific
groups or chapters would be able to share their understanding. And the new
CEO for OK international can also jump in if more clarity is needed.

Cheers,
Steven

On Tuesday, November 10, 2015, Rosie Williams <BudgetAus at hotmail.com> wrote:

> To what extent do OKN projects rely on volunteer coders to continue?
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> *From:* okfn-au <okfn-au-bounces at lists.okfn.org
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> behalf of Steven De Costa <steven.decosta at linkdigital.com.au
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> *Subject:* Re: [@OKau] How can we fund important Open Source projects?
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> Agree with Paul - hackathons wont work for CKAN, but doing a sprint
> attached to a CKANcon each year will bring people together and help with
> collaboration through the remainder of the year.
>
> Yep - I've had a look at some of the platform options.
>
> I think I might have an approach that is very different which I'll discuss
> with the steering group members soon. If they don't think it is too crazy
> them we might do some experiments.
>
> But as I've said in the original post, we have an existing business plan
> which is based on a sponsorship model that is setup and ready to go :)
> Other options are more about providing additional mechanisims to support
> the project so that we maximise innovation and keep it at the forefront of
> data management systems. Specifically as a FOSS option.
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> Cheers,
> Steven
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> On 10 November 2015 at 15:06, Paul Walsh <paulywalsh at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','paulywalsh at gmail.com');>> wrote:
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>> Rosie, CKAN is a large code base with a fairly long commit history. It is
>> not a great candidate for hackathons (complexity, onboarding, not fun).
>>
>> Steven, are you aware of the various platforms to support open source
>> development like https://gratipay.com/ ?
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>> On 10 Nov 2015, at 1:13 AM, Rosie Williams <BudgetAus at hotmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','BudgetAus at hotmail.com');>> wrote:
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>> I don't often recommend hackfests but wouldn't that be a way to get stuff
>> done on CKAN?
>>
>> Rosie Williams BA (Sociology)
>> ________________________________________
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>> <https://openaus.net.au/> - Founder and Developer
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>> *From:* okfn-au <okfn-au-bounces at lists.okfn.org
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','okfn-au-bounces at lists.okfn.org');>> on
>> behalf of Steven De Costa <steven.decosta at linkdigital.com.au
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','steven.decosta at linkdigital.com.au');>>
>> *Sent:* Saturday, 7 November 2015 11:41 AM
>> *To:* A List for Open Knowledge Networks in Australia.
>> *Subject:* [@OKau] How can we fund important Open Source projects?
>>
>> I wrote this from the perspective of a commercial company owner/operator
>> but am very interested in a more broad perspective from those who value the
>> for-good benefit of open data.
>>
>> https://discuss.okfn.org/t/a-market-of-donors-beneficiaries-and-contributors-for-ckan-features/1534?u=starl3n
>> Would you put $5 toward a github pull request every so often and help
>> fund developers around the world in making contributions toward open source
>> projects?
>> Please note I've raise the potential of running a trial via OK
>> Australia's books if there was interest, so such a thing would be pending
>> approval from our executive Board :)
>> Cheers,
>> Steven
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