Comments on: I’m BuddyPress-ed for Time http://jeffsayre.com/2009/12/21/i%e2%80%99m-buddypress-ed-for-time/ Thoughts on startups, leadership, the Web, and disruptive technologies Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:15:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: American Yak http://jeffsayre.com/2009/12/21/i%e2%80%99m-buddypress-ed-for-time/#comment-2211 American Yak Sat, 15 May 2010 15:21:33 +0000 http://jeffsayre.com/?p=68#comment-2211 w00t for Jeff & Andrea and all! w00t for Jeff & Andrea and all!

]]> By: Jeff Sayre http://jeffsayre.com/2009/12/21/i%e2%80%99m-buddypress-ed-for-time/#comment-181 Jeff Sayre Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:32:50 +0000 http://jeffsayre.com/?p=68#comment-181 I agree with you as I, too, like to help people when I can. But, it is usually those volunteers who think that they don't deserve recognition that often do! I agree with you as I, too, like to help people when I can. But, it is usually those volunteers who think that they don’t deserve recognition that often do!

]]> By: Andrea_r http://jeffsayre.com/2009/12/21/i%e2%80%99m-buddypress-ed-for-time/#comment-179 Andrea_r Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:24:12 +0000 http://jeffsayre.com/?p=68#comment-179 I don't do it for prizes or recognition though, I truly like to help people, and I'm really behind the whole project. :) I don’t do it for prizes or recognition though, I truly like to help people, and I’m really behind the whole project. :)

]]> By: Jeff Sayre http://jeffsayre.com/2009/12/21/i%e2%80%99m-buddypress-ed-for-time/#comment-173 Jeff Sayre Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:42:06 +0000 http://jeffsayre.com/?p=68#comment-173 Ron- Andrea (and you!) have contributed enormously to WordPress' OS ecosystem. If there were an award for volunteerism in an OS project, she surely would get the prize. Ron-

Andrea (and you!) have contributed enormously to WordPress’ OS ecosystem. If there were an award for volunteerism in an OS project, she surely would get the prize.

]]> By: Jeff Sayre http://jeffsayre.com/2009/12/21/i%e2%80%99m-buddypress-ed-for-time/#comment-172 Jeff Sayre Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:39:49 +0000 http://jeffsayre.com/?p=68#comment-172 David- Thanks for your comments. I agree that it is important to make sure that you are not giving too much more than you're receiving. One of the reasons I choose to use as many FOSS tools as makes sense in my business is because of the sheer number of volunteers contributing to these projects. The quality of the projects often greatly improve over time but the cost to my business remains the same. That usually cannot be said for propriety software tools. David-

Thanks for your comments. I agree that it is important to make sure that you are not giving too much more than you’re receiving. One of the reasons I choose to use as many FOSS tools as makes sense in my business is because of the sheer number of volunteers contributing to these projects.

The quality of the projects often greatly improve over time but the cost to my business remains the same. That usually cannot be said for propriety software tools.

]]> By: Ron http://jeffsayre.com/2009/12/21/i%e2%80%99m-buddypress-ed-for-time/#comment-171 Ron Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:36:45 +0000 http://jeffsayre.com/?p=68#comment-171 Andrea has over 5000 posts in the MU forums. If it were an average of 7 min per post that's about 600 hours. Andrea has over 5000 posts in the MU forums. If it were an average of 7 min per post that’s about 600 hours.

]]> By: David Coveney http://jeffsayre.com/2009/12/21/i%e2%80%99m-buddypress-ed-for-time/#comment-170 David Coveney Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:30:10 +0000 http://jeffsayre.com/?p=68#comment-170 If you're running yourself as a business it starts to make the non FOSS tools look like good value. 1% of time a year is fine by me, and in effect we do that for WP where we make our real money, through free plugins and the like. In fact, more than 1%. But think about it from an economics or psychological point of view and you have to think very carefully about what you put in and what you get out. Early adopters do well - not so sure about late adopters though.... If you’re running yourself as a business it starts to make the non FOSS tools look like good value.

1% of time a year is fine by me, and in effect we do that for WP where we make our real money, through free plugins and the like. In fact, more than 1%. But think about it from an economics or psychological point of view and you have to think very carefully about what you put in and what you get out. Early adopters do well – not so sure about late adopters though….

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