[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Minutes of the resource allocator summit

[Elisabeth Keppler]

I understand the ideas behind a membership fee structure, but isn't that
contrary to the concept of open source as a voluntary participation model?

Thanks,
Lise


On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Justin Hopkins <
justin at mobiusconsortium.org> wrote:

> In the hopes of having these details included in Ben & Kathy's report:
>
>  - Should the Evergreen Community have a membership fee structure as a
>> way of getting funds for pooling? What are the benefits of membership?
>> Equinox's idea lab a potential model? Should there be a tiered model
>> of membership, higher the tier the greater the benefits?
>>
>
> I am generally in favor of a membership structure for the purposes of
> building funds for pooled development projects, and even having various
> "tiers" seems like a great idea - those who contribute more can and should
> be recognized. But I want to take this opportunity to say that I'm very
> dubious of a tiered _benefits_ model insofar as it influences the direction
> of development, access to developers, test environments, etc. Obviously the
> larger community entities and those who are able to contribute to shared
> funding projects (like GPLS's huge commitment to the web based staff
> client) are already receiving these sorts of benefits - which makes sense -
> but I'm concerned that formalizing these sorts of things as explicit perks
> given to membership tiers could fundamentally change the nature of our
> project. I'm afraid that we may end up making development 100% "customer
> driven" rather than what I see (currently) as a nice balance between
> "customer driven", "community driven", and "own-itch-scratching".
>
> Justin
>



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Lise Keppler
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