Sam Tuke Open Source Entrepreneur

Posts tagged with: crowdfunding

Nov 10, 2014 |

FSCONS 2014 and patterns that plague communities

A week has passed since this year’s Free Society Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, where last weekend I travelled to speak about "The case for Free Software Crowdfunding". Several talks have stayed with me, and crept into my thoughts over the last seven days.… Read the rest

Jul 11, 2013 |

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Be Open or be insecure – Hemlis must choose

Today Hemlis, a proposal for a new encrypted mobile messaging app, received $125,000 in crowdfunding. It’s wonderful to see ambitious new software projects get support from the community, especially when they are Free Software which can be used, studied, shared, and improved by everyone.… Read the rest

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