Crowd funded free software

Presented at Linux.conf.au lightning talks 2014.

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1. Brianna Laugher
   @pfctdayelise
   brianna@modernthings.org
   

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

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

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5. PyConAU 2013
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   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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7. I wish there was a feed
   which had a list of new
   free software
   crowdfunding campaigns...
   

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

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9. cffsw.modernthings.org
   @crowdfundfloss
   Aims
   ●
   Keep a record of crowdfunding campaigns for
   free software projects
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   Successful and (some) unsuccessful
   ●
   Maybe also free culture, free hardware
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   List current/new campaigns
   

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10. cffsw.modernthings.org
    @crowdfundfloss
    Why would you care?
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    Potential backer: want to financially support
    FLOSS (or collect stickers)
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    Potential campaigner: research before launching
    your own campaign
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    Potential researcher: study what works – so we
    as a community can be more successful
    

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11. cffsw.modernthings.org
    @crowdfundfloss
    How can you help?
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    Spread the word
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    Let me know about any existing campaigns I
    haven't covered (there must be lots!)
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    Let me know when you hear about new
    campaigns!
    

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