Tennessee Leeuwenburg

Can I just clarify the requirements a little here? It looks like there are a few issues you are bringing up and I want to make sure I understand them....

I think people would be happier to pay their dues to an organisation which: -- Allocated money to projects on a roughly annual basis -- Had a transparent approach to...

@wolftune There's a lot of overlap, but no, not exactly like those. Those groups, to the extent I can determine, seek to be general governance and organisational groups without a...

@wolftune thanks for your comments, and for your work on Snowdrift.coop. I think the problem is outlined well on that site, although I don't personally subscribe to your approach in...

Perhaps we need a revised problem statement. Is an option: We need a guide for people interested in including open source software engineering in their day job to enter, maintain...

I think companies would pay for an open source repository if the software that was on it was of higher standard for corporate needs. Examples would include code review, security...

So, I agree, BUT... This is exactly what commercial / close-source businesses do which is what makes them money. (A) If you want a job working in open source, but...

Perhaps you could put a license key on the VM somehow?

I would happily put $100 per year towards membership of something that I though was going to make a difference in this area, and chalk it up as a professional...

@freakboy3742 I haven't got the real answer. However, there are many professional associations in the world -- I would suggest finding one and asking them what they did! :) You...