[clug] [reboot] Snowdrift.coop

[Bob Edwards]

On 03/12/14 14:37, Steve Walsh wrote:
> On 12/03/2014 10:41 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>> Dear list,
>>                 I hope some find this project interesting (and news):-
>> https://snowdrift.coop/p/snowdrift/w/en/intro
>>
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>
> Snowdrift is a means to help fund software development, offering the
> best of both Pledges and Crowdsourced funding.
>
> A patron will deposit money into an account on the site, then commit to
> pledging an amount of money (say $10) for everyone X people that Join
> the project pledge. Each of those X people would then pledge an amount
> for every Y number of people that join them, and so.
>
> Snowdrift is funded as a project on it's site, and it's aim is to create
> an open, transparent and accountable way to fund free, libre and open
> software.
>
> it's still in alpha stage, so you can give it a test run with fake money
> while they bed it down.
>
> Steve
>
>

Thanks Steve!

FWIW, I don't click on links delivered by e-mail, bit.ly or otherwise.

I also don't Google the subject, but I do (usually) search Wikipedia
for it.

In this case, it is either too new or not Wikiworthy, so I gave up
(silently).

Now I know.

cheers,

Bob Edwards.