On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 10:34:32AM +0900, Adrian Chadd wrote: > > The other thing to realise is that we get almost no donations at all. > Its easy to put up a road-map, but its hard to put up a road-map unless > developers commit; and developers who are all working for free aren't > really able to commit to everything. > Squid is not alone in this - a lot of free software projects that rely on volunteer labour are in the same boat, it is hard to come up with a roadmap and timeline when you only do something in your spare time - time which can evaporate rapidly due to other demands. I am not sure if the squid project has (or considered) putting their hand up for the Google Summer of Code. This can give a bit of a cash injection to the project and, if you are very careful, get someone to work on some much needed features. -- Brett Lymn "Warning: The information contained in this email and any attached files is confidential to BAE Systems Australia. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this email or any attachments is expressly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately. VIRUS: Every care has been taken to ensure this email and its attachments are virus free, however, any loss or damage incurred in using this email is not the sender's responsibility. It is your responsibility to ensure virus checks are completed before installing any data sent in this email to your computer."