The famous Edison quote is, "Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration", but it should be a quote about invention, not genius.  

Coming up with an idea is easy, and the world is full of them.  Turning that idea into an actual product takes enormous and sustained effort, and that is true whether in "meatspace" or cyberspace.  Convincing someone else to do the work to bring your idea to fruition takes a really, really good idea, a lot of money and/or masterful manipulation and a hypnotic stage presence.  Doing it yourself or leading others is possible, but requires tremendous passion that won't be extinguished by this Debbie Downer response.

Good luck!


On Monday, November 27, 2023 at 20:21, Charles Meyer eloquently inscribed:

> Has anyone enjoyed success suggesting an application to the  Linux
> Foundation or other Linux funding projects and then witnessing that
> application developed into a freely-offered (ro low cost) Linux program?
> 
> I'm curious how that process works.
> 
> Ex. GIMP was developed in Linux before teh Windows version but how did it
> get started and fully funded?
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Charles.
> 
> Charlotte County Public Library