Gimp 2.9.4 Released

Re:Gimp 2.9.4 Released by spv on Thursday July 14, 2016 @04:14AM (#12092333)

For preexisting OSS, I think it is difficult to get a successful Kickstarter campaign because they cannot really sell something for pledges. Have there been any successful Kickstarter FOSS projects ?

I think Bountysource is better here but for mega issues like UI redesign or GTK3 port etc a campaign may be the right way to go.

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Re:Gimp 2.9.4 Released by boudewijnrempt on Thursday July 14, 2016 @05:16AM (#12092530)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/krita/krita-2016-lets-m...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/krita/krita-free-paint-...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/krita/krita-open-source...

Though the reasons it worked for us don't really apply to the Gimp situation.

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Re:Gimp 2.9.4 Released by dagw on Thursday July 14, 2016 @04:24AM (#12092367)

Have there been any successful Kickstarter FOSS projects ?

Diaspora was successful in the sense that it got lots of money. It was slightly less successful in delivering on its promises.

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