Volunteer communities are like:
> "We need to do X"
"That takes commitment and time and we're all volunteers"
> "So can we hire someone to do X?"
"We're volunteer community,
nobody gets paid"
"Where's the money from?"
"Can I get paid too then?"
> "How do we fundraise and decide who gets paid and who volunteers?"
"We need committed people who can govern and decide that"
and
"That takes commitment and time and we're all volunteers"
Volunteer communities are like:
> "We need to do X"
"That takes commitment and time and we're all volunteers"
> "So can we hire someone to do X?"
"We're volunteer community,
nobody gets paid"
"Where's the money from?"
"Can I get paid too then?"
> "How do we fundraise and decide who gets paid and who volunteers?"
"We need committed people who can govern and decide that"
Gregory's Server
@mariatta that is really complicated.
I am on the GIMP project, participating sometimes less, sometimes more, and we've been on this loop for the last 30 years.
@mariatta if I had a nickel every time I had to tell someone
"That takes commitment and time and we're all volunteers"
I'd have enough money to fund every volunteer run organization that needs it.
@mariatta Almost a direct quote of many OpenStreetMap discussions I've seen