Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-struts-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 20821 invoked from network); 7 Apr 2008 13:08:51 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.2) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 7 Apr 2008 13:08:51 -0000 Received: (qmail 37994 invoked by uid 500); 7 Apr 2008 13:08:48 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-struts-dev-archive@struts.apache.org Received: (qmail 37965 invoked by uid 500); 7 Apr 2008 13:08:48 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@struts.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Struts Developers List" Reply-To: "Struts Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list dev@struts.apache.org Received: (qmail 37953 invoked by uid 99); 7 Apr 2008 13:08:48 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:08:48 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.2 required=10.0 tests=SPF_NEUTRAL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (athena.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [209.85.200.172] (HELO wf-out-1314.google.com) (209.85.200.172) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:08:06 +0000 Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 27so1476473wfd.26 for ; Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:08:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.221.19 with SMTP id t19mr2398879wfg.100.1207573697602; Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:08:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.70.49.17 with HTTP; Mon, 7 Apr 2008 06:08:17 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <436d9a250804070608x2e2b804fnbfaf1207b00e2381@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 23:08:17 +1000 From: "Don Brown" To: "Struts Developers List" Subject: Feature sponsorship proposal MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org As more and more companies start using open source software, many, like mine, are looking for ways to give back to the community. They want a way to contribute and ensure their contribution will be noticed and appreciated. What if we had a feature sponsorship program that encouraged companies to donate engineering time to filling out needed features in Struts? I imagine it would work like this: 1. The Struts community comes up with a short list of desired features with high-level specs 2. Companies (or individuals) could "sign up" for a feature and donate internal engineering time to implementing the feature 3. The Struts community would review then commit the feature 4. The release notes for that version and perhaps somewhere on the website would note who gets credit for the feature This would help those that want to donate time what features are most needed by the community and give them a way to receive recognition for their work in a very public way. A key component in this proposal is the way credit is given to the work, something that might encourage the marketing departments of the respective companies. The list of desired features is also important as it ensures their effort will not be in vain, and it also implies the support of the Struts dev community to work to apply the patch in a timely manner. Thoughts? Don --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscribe@struts.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-help@struts.apache.org