Charles, what's your idea? A frequent way that open source projects happen
is to propose them to a community like this one and see if it solves a
problem that anyone else has. If it's a good idea that would solve a
problem, often you can get grant money to pursue a pilot project, or
sometimes even just to have a design process. Why not write up your idea
and see if anyone else wants to collaborate?

Bess

On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 8:57 AM Hammer, Erich F <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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
>
>
>