Here http://www.linuxfund.org/projects/inkscape/ you can donate to improve inkscape, I will donate , not uch as im kinda broke but if we all donate even 5 euros we can do a lot.

I gave 5.

Nah... that isn't official stuff at all. Currently Inkscape doesn't raise any funds. However, if you want to donate some money you can do that via Sourceforge:
http://sourceforge.net/project/project_ ... p_id=93438

Every developer with a '$' next to his/her nick accepts donations:
http://sourceforge.net/project/memberli ... p_id=93438

aho wrote:Nah... that isn't official stuff at all.

So do you know how it works? I seen the same info on Inkscape.org so assumed it was an official relationship.

How does Inkscape work with donations? Linux fund is trying to raise $1300--how is that money used? I expect the SF donating system is simply a way to reward developers for the time they've spent. But $1300 sounds like it you're hiring a contractor to do the work?

Oh it's indeed linked from inkscape.org. My bad. It's some kind of bounty thing then. You pay someone to implement some specific features.

microUgly wrote:

aho wrote:Nah... that isn't official stuff at all.

So do you know how it works? I seen the same info on Inkscape.org so assumed it was an official relationship.

How does Inkscape work with donations? Linux fund is trying to raise $1300--how is that money used? I expect the SF donating system is simply a way to reward developers for the time they've spent. But $1300 sounds like it you're hiring a contractor to do the work?

It says in the description how the money will be used:

* Rewrite the text toolbar font selection dropdown
* Redesign the text attributes dialog
* Implement numeric/user-controllable kerning control
* Fix outstanding bugs: #168320, #181663, #168273, #167565, #172120, #168064, #269625

hellocatfood wrote:It says in the description how the money will be used:

* Rewrite the text toolbar font selection dropdown
* Redesign the text attributes dialog
* Implement numeric/user-controllable kerning control
* Fix outstanding bugs: #168320, #181663, #168273, #167565, #172120, #168064, #269625

I knew how it would be "used", but I don't understand how it works. As in, who is paid to do the work, and how is such a person chosen. Did someone approach Linuxfund and say, "for $1300 I'll write code for these features and bugs". I'm just curious.

EDIT: ... or is LinuxFund themselves a commercial business, accepting money to work on OS software?

My understanding was they already have the money for it. Linuxfund manage the cash that comes from a charity credit card.
If you want to donate straight to inkscape theres a link from the sourceforge project page.

Linux Fund is a nonprofit organization that contacted the core developers to identify who is most appropriate to implement the features we wanted to prioritized. Michael Dexter, Linux Fund.