Funding MinimServer development

[simoncn]

(25-07-2012 06:53)rik Wrote:  I guess what's needed is a Kickstarter for small software projects. I know Kickstarter can (sort of) do that sort of thing but you would probably want a 30:30:40 split (30% on project start, 30% on beta ship, 40% on acceptance) off taken from a PayPal / Amazon account.

That sounds like quite a complex process for a small project, and it wouldn't work for the NAS ports because 100% of the cost to me is incurred before the project starts.

I've had a quick look at the process for setting up a preapproved future payment from Paypal. It seems to require using Paypal's integration API and doing quite a bit of work on my wesbite to support this. Perhaps someone's built this already and I could use it as a service. I'll continue to investigate.

Quote:Why on make you PayPal account details widely know - you may be surprised. [& change your signature back on the Linn forum something like donations @ some . email . address . com].

I've used some websites with a "Donate" button on every page, and I don't really like that. Putting this in my signature would take it a step further, and I wouldn't feel comfortable doing that. I think I'll just create a new page on the MinimServer website with a "Donate" link.