Re: State of Beta (2)

Hello,

Yes that would be expected. I was figuring the first 2k would be the
diagnostics/development
of that plan so that we would have a real idea of what the programmers
think it would take. Thus
the statement of the next 5 months etc..

J

Network Administrator wrote:

>That sounds good save two things. We need to state what are the project run
>dates and what happens at or around the due date. That to say we have the
>deliverable for testing (beta ready), more time is needed to complete core
>features (alpha ready) and therefore more funds are needed, project is one hold
>due to features needed outside the scope of the project, etc, etc, etc...
>
>You get the idea.
>
>Quoting "Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>:
>
>
>
>>Hello,
>>
>> O.k. here are my thoughts on how this could work:
>>
>> Command Prompt will set up an escrow account online at www.escrow.com.
>> When the Escrow account totals 2000.00 and is released, Command Prompt
>>will dedicate a
>> programmer for one month to debugging, documenting, reviewing,
>>digging, crying,
>> screaming, begging and bleeding with the code. At the end of the month
>>and probably during
>> depending on how everything goes Command Prompt will release its
>>findings. The findings
>> will include a project plan on moving forward over the next 5 months
>>(if that is what it takes) to
>> produce the first functional pg_upgrade.
>>
>> If the project is deemed as moving in the right direction by the
>>community members and specifically
>> the core members we will setup milestone payments for the project.
>>
>> What does everyone think?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Joshua D. Drake
>>
>>
>>Dennis Gearon wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>I had already committed $50/mo.
>>>
>>>Robert Creager wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Once upon a time (Tue, 16 Sep 2003 21:26:05 -0700)
>>>>Dennis Gearon <gearond(at)fireserve(dot)net> uttered something amazingly
>>>>similar to:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Robert Creager wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Once upon a time (Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:59:37 -0700)
>>>>>>"Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> uttered something
>>>>>>amazingly similar
>>>>>>to:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>If someone is willing to pony up 2000.00 per month for a period of
>>>>>>>at
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>Well, if you're willing to set up some sort of escrow, I'll put in
>>>>>>$100. I
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>Is that $100 times once, or $100 X 6mos anticiapated develop time.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>That's $100 once. And last I looked, there are well over 1800
>>>>subscribers on
>>>>this list alone. On the astronomically small chance everyone one of
>>>>them did
>>>>what I'm doing, it would cover more than 6 months of development time
>>>>;-) This
>>>>strikes me as like supporting public radio. The individuals do some,
>>>>and the
>>>>corporations do a bunch.
>>>>
>>>>I'm just putting my money toward a great product, rather than
>>>>complaining that
>>>>it's not done. Just like Joshua is doing. You cannot hire a competent
>>>>programmer for $24k a year, so he is putting up some money on this also.
>>>>
>>>>There have been a couple of other bytes from small businesses, so who
>>>>knows!
>>>>
>>>>You game?
>>>>
>>>>Cheers,
>>>>Rob
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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