Crowd funded free software

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   Brianna Laugher @pfctdayelise brianna@modernthings.org

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   Free Software Success Formula 1. Open source 2. ??? 3.

   Profit!
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   Free Software Success Formula 1. Open source 2. ???CROWD-FUNDING 3.

   Profit!
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   PyConAU 2013 • Django BoF panel discussion • “Blah blah

   blah Kickstarter campaign to include South in Django core...” How come I never heard about that?
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   I wish there was a feed which had a list

   of new free software crowdfunding campaigns...
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   I wish there was a feed which had a list

   of new free software crowdfunding campaigns... Oh.... damn.
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   cffsw.modernthings.org @crowdfundfloss Aims • Keep a record of crowdfunding campaigns

   for free software projects • Successful and (some) unsuccessful • Maybe also free culture, free hardware • List current/new campaigns
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    cffsw.modernthings.org @crowdfundfloss Why would you care? • Potential backer: want

    to financially support FLOSS (or collect stickers) • Potential campaigner: research before launching your own campaign • Potential researcher: study what works – so we as a community can be more successful
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    cffsw.modernthings.org @crowdfundfloss How can you help? • Spread the word

    • Let me know about any existing campaigns I haven't covered (there must be lots!) • Let me know when you hear about new campaigns!