Diogo Campos píše v Ne 14. 02. 2016 v 18:35 -0200: > ## About the thing > > I am organizing a (potentially big) user-funding campaign for Free > Software in Brazil. > > In retrospect, last week I launched the Autonomia[1], an association > of independent professionals (self-employed, freelancers) that is > free, open, fair and transparent. > > [1]: https://o-diogocampos.rhcloud.com/autonomia.html > > This project, in a week, matured so well, received so much positive > feedback, and so many potential customers came, that I felt strongly > motivated to try together an old idea of mine, which is a closely > related project: > > Make the users themselves directly (and massively) finance Free > Software (more precisely the GNU/Linux desktop). > > ## About the numbers > > In Brazil, there are 100,000,000 internet users. > > Since the current metrics point to 1% of GNU/Linux users, there are, > therefore, 1,000,000 of Free Software users in Brazil. > > Even if we reduce this number by 1% again (to be "realistic" as > possible), we still have a number of 10,000 people with full > potential to finance the project. > > And this is the focus of the "first phase" of the project: to make > 10,000 Brazilians pay for 10 Brazilians to work full-time and every > month in Free Software. > > In money, each supporter would need to invest a measly USD 0.50 per > month for it to become reality. This way each 1,000 people would > raise USD 500 per month, which is enough to pay USD 440 (2 times the > minimum wage in Brazil) for each professional, and still pay the > costs of operation and maintenance of the project itself. > > ## About the workers and the softwares > > Having getting the money, the current strategy would be as follows, > in summary: > > 1. Developer (OSTree). > 2. Developer (xdg-app). > 3. Developer (GNOME Shell). > 4. Developer (GTK). > 5. UI Designer (Shell, GTK, Web, Core Apps). > 6. Developer (GNOME Web). > 7. Developer (GNOME Core Apps - Documents, Music, Videos & Photos). > 8. ?????. > 9. Translator. > 10. Marketing person. > > Who will search, hire and manage these professionals will be the > above-mentioned association, the Autonomia. Because it is an > association of independent professionals, non-profit, where everyone > is payed the same value per hour and where revenues and expenses are > public and transparent. > > ## About me > > I'm Diogo Campos[2], a self-taught web developer, and self-employed, > who lives in Brazil (Florianópolis, Santa Catarina). > > [2]: http://o-diogocampos.rhcloud.com/ > > I've tried to contribute to Free Software (and Free Culture in > general) several times, but always give up because of my (really) bad > financial situation until now. > > Michael Catanzaro probably remember me, for my last contribution > attempt (a bunch of designs for GNOME Web). Perhaps Allan Day > remember me too. And if I'm not mistaken, someone who works in the > GNOME Maps lives right next to me (must confirm, however). > > I am first gathering information from the active community to, then, > seek the support of all the specialized media, related communities, > and interested institutions and individuals to do, together, a large, > surprise and massive social event, both on Brazil and outside of it. > Probably on day 22, and probably through Patreon. Still working on > the details. > > I am also already creating textual/informational material for the > campaign. I am thinking in focusing the term "Linux" to take the risk > of the campaign "leaking" to the mainstream media. > > Also, a friend which is a Graphic Designer will build graphic > material for the campaign for free. > > ## About you > > What do you think about the project? > > What do you think of the positions and the benefited softwares? > > Would you help to spread the campaign? If not, why? > > Who do you recommend to contact and seek support (internationally)? > > I thought about Linux Action Show, Bad Voltage, Brian Lunduke, Fedora > Magazine, People from GNOME Planet and Fedora Planet, GNOME > Foundation, Free Software Foundation, EFF, Richard Stallman, Wogue > and Phoronix. > > Some more? Or some of these should I not? > > If you are Brazilian, who should I contact? I thought only about BR- > Linux until now. Some more? Or someone who should I not? > > For now, that's it. I will keep you updated. > Hi, it's indeed an ambitious plan, I can't really evaluate the feasibility of crowdsourcing because I'm not from Brazil, but I suppose it will be pretty challenging considering the economic difficulties the country is experiencing nowadays. Where the calculation fails IHMO is the salary of developers. From what I heard from my Brazilian colleagues, there is no way to hire a full- time developer for $440. To get at least a bit experienced software developer, I think you need at least $2000 even in Brazil. Note that the total cost is not only the net salary, but it also includes taxes, social, health insurance and other employee-related expenses. In most countries, the company's direct costs on an employee are at least twice as much as what they receive in the end. Jiri
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