[Nix-dev] funding nixos documentation

[Tomasz Kontusz]

On 06/03/2015 08:21 PM, Jeffrey David Johnson wrote:
> Oops, replying to the whole list now.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
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> Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 11:20:10 -0700
> From: Jeffrey David Johnson <jefdaj at gmail.com>
> To: Joachim Schiele <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?

> Jeff
>
> On Wed, 03 Jun 2015 16:43:07 +0200
> Joachim Schiele <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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