[LRUG] How to fund an open-source project?

[Makoto Inoue]

Hi, Eleanor.

In terms of places to pitch your project, this event looks good.

http://www.dev8d.org

They are looking for google go expert to run coding dojo as well.

http://groups.google.com/group/golang-nuts/browse_thread/thread/19c759080da5435e?fwc=1



On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 2:06 AM, Eleanor McHugh
<eleanor at games-with-brains.com> wrote:
> On 18 Dec 2009, at 12:24, Makoto Inoue wrote:
>> Probably the closest company who could benefit from RubyGoLightly is
>> Google itself?
>>
>> Alternatively, you can suggest Google Go topic for next Google Open
>> Source Jam, and do the pitch there.
>
> I have considered Google, although they've always shown a strong reluctance to get involved with Ruby so I think the scenario would be similar to JRuby's involvement with Sun: first get a fairly advanced runtime and then have Google snap up the team. Not a bad plan, but I have the more immediate problem of paying bills in the meantime...
>
> And depending on when the next OS Jam is I'll pop along and see if a quick pitch elicits any interest - after all, the worst that can happen is I turn up and they're out of pizza ;)
>
>
> Ellie
>
> Eleanor McHugh
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