[Nix-dev] funding nixos documentation

[Joachim Schiele]

hey,

sorry that i didn't write back right away, but i felt it wasn't the
right time to do so.

i got some news, that is: nix-assistant!

see details here:
  http://blog.lastlog.de/posts/nix-assistant/

if you find this stuff cool, you can use the donation option at the end
of the article (link above).

seems writing documentation for nix isn't such a good way to get funding
for nix, because the project itself is still finding a proper stand. the
nixos foundation is a good start and therefore the nix project is
heading in the right direction!

hf,
qknight

On 04.06.2015 03:35, Patrick Wheeler wrote:
>> Yeah I would do that too. When I said I couldn't I thought we were
> talking about job-level money. 
> 
> I do not know how far that much money goes, but I figure if an issue is
> important I can just add money to it month after month.
> 
> It only takes a few people doing that to a few topics to build up a
> reasonable number of hours a month a work.
> 
> Patrick
> 
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 7:44 PM, Jeffrey David Johnson <jefdaj at gmail.com
> <mailto:jefdaj at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Yeah I would do that too. When I said I couldn't I thought we were
>     talking about job-level money. And https://www.bountysource.com/ looks
>     like a great setup. They even take bitcoin! (May not matter to
>     anyone else...)
>     Jeff
> 
>     On Wed, 3 Jun 2015 18:51:14 -0500
>     Patrick Wheeler <patrick.john.wheeler at gmail.com
>     <mailto:patrick.john.wheeler at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     > I have thought about opening small bounties for nixos.  Probably
>     only 20-50
>     > dollars a month though.  Not clear how far that would go though.
>     >
>     > On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Tomasz Kontusz
>     <tomasz.kontusz at gmail.com <mailto:tomasz.kontusz at gmail.com>>
>     > wrote:
>     >
>     > >
>     > > On 06/03/2015 08:21 PM, Jeffrey David Johnson wrote:
>     > > > Oops, replying to the whole list now.
>     > > >
>     > > > Begin forwarded message:
>     > > >
>     > > > Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 11:20:10 -0700
>     > > > From: Jeffrey David Johnson <jefdaj at gmail.com
>     <mailto:jefdaj at gmail.com>>
>     > > > To: Joachim Schiele <js at lastlog.de <mailto:js at lastlog.de>>
>     > > > Subject: Re: [Nix-dev] funding nixos documentation
>     > > >
>     > > >
>     > > > I like the idea but can't personally pay for it :(
>     > > >
>     > > > I see you have a paper on <http://nixos.org/docs/papers.html>
>     > > > comparing Nix to other package managers. I think that would be
>     a great
>     > > > topic for documentation! Maybe a series of short tutorials for
>     people
>     > > > coming from Debian, Arch, Gentoo, brew on OSX, etc.
>     > > >
>     > > > Also, long shot idea: we could put together a list of
>     bounties. Pledge
>     > > > amounts toward particular fixes/goals and then when someone
>     > > > accomplishes them they post a paypal/bitcoin address to get
>     paid. I'm
>     > > > not sure how to make it binding or pay up front or resolve
>     disputes
>     > > > though.
>     > > Actually there are already systems for bounties
>     > > (https://www.bountysource.com/ is one) - do people here have any
>     > > experience with those?
>     > > Would it make sense to have one of such platforms endorsed by
>     nixos.org <http://nixos.org>?
>     > >
>     > > > Jeff
>     > > >
>     > > > On Wed, 03 Jun 2015 16:43:07 +0200
>     > > > Joachim Schiele <js at lastlog.de <mailto:js at lastlog.de>> wrote:
>     > > >
>     > > >> hey,
>     > > >>
>     > > >> if someone is willing to pay me for nixos documentation
>     updates i would
>     > > >> love to do some contribution(s)/rework.
>     > > >>
>     > > >> just let me know if you are interested.
>     > > >>
>     > > >> goals i consider importatnt:
>     > > >> - nix/nixpkgs documentation
>     > > >> - nix-shell examples
>     > > >> - create a nix tutorial
>     > > >> - create an offline version of the wiki
>     > > >> - create an offline version of package/option search
>     > > >>
>     > > >> please contact me if you have interest in paying me for such
>     things.
>     > > >>
>     > > >> regards,
>     > > >> joachim schiele
>     > > >>
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