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− | # | + | == Funding Goal Ideas == |
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+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Priority !! Cost (yearly) !! Cost (total) !! Description | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1 || 100 $ || 100 $ || Apple code signing certificate | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2a || 500 $ || 600 $ || Windows code signing certificate from digicert for 1 year | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2b || 475 $ || 575 $ || Alternatively: Windows code signing certificate from digicert for 2 years | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2c || 400 $ || 500 $ || There are [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/dashboard/get-a-code-signing-certificate more vendors listed], for example Certum at 360 € for 1 year | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3 || 300 $ || 900 $ || Additional windows CI job (would possibly allow us to create 64-bit windows binaries without delay,<br> appveyor charges $25 per additional job per month) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 4 || ? || ? || Additional travis (macOS?) CI jobs (we'd need to contact travis support for a quote) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ? || 100 $ || 1000 $ || Steam store listing? Cost seems to be one-time only. This may make obsolete the Windows and Apple store investments. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ? || 20 - 100 $ || 1100 $ || Windows store listing? Cost seems to be one-time only. <br>Cheaper price is for individual persons, higher for organisations. Not sure which fits. Guessing the latter. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ? || ? || ? || Apple store listing? | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ? || ? || ? || Bounties for complicated projects? | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ? || ? || ? || UX critique from a professional? For example, let the connections screen become more "game like" instead of looking like a business app. Give Mudlet a fresher user experience after all these years :) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ? || ? || ? || macOS is about to make it harder to publish there, as you have to [[https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing_your_app_before_distribution submit your software to their servers]] to be scanned and notarized. This will be required by default for all software beginning in macOs 10.15 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ? || 300 $ || ? || Mudlet server costs like hosting and domain, currently not as high priority as the more important certificates | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ? || ? || ? || Hosting inside China for better download speed from inside their firewall | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ? || ? || ? || Give some to other upstream projects that we've built Mudlet upon | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ? || ? || ? || Remote macOS in cloud - so Vadi and SlySven can fix macOS-specific issues in Mudlet | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ? || ? || ? || (enter new ideas here) | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Contributor Tier Ideas == | ||
+ | |||
+ | === First proposal === | ||
+ | |||
+ | # $1: Discord role | ||
+ | # $5: Private Q&A channel with devs. Participate in polls | ||
+ | # <strike>$10: Stickers</strike> (we'd need to design and order them first) | ||
+ | # $15: Coding livestreams topic selection (regularly, different topics, livestreams open to all) | ||
+ | # $25: Discord cool role | ||
+ | # $50: Mentioning on about page. Demonnic will turn you a pen on his lathe. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === An alternative progression === | ||
+ | |||
+ | # 2 $ | ||
+ | #* Discord supporter role | ||
+ | #* Access private Q&A channel | ||
+ | # 4 $ | ||
+ | #* Get listed on "About tab" (and Mudlet website both?) | ||
+ | #* Participate in polls | ||
+ | # 8 $ | ||
+ | #* Suggest small topic for livestream | ||
+ | #* Get listed on "About tab" in bold | ||
+ | # 16 $ | ||
+ | #* Discord advanced supporter role | ||
+ | #* Ability to join and speak in livestream | ||
+ | #* Get listed on "About tab" in bold with additional message in a tool-tip (need to ponder advertisements though) | ||
+ | #* Mudlet pen (limited offer only) | ||
+ | # 32 $ | ||
+ | #* Request large topic for extensive tutorial video | ||
+ | #* Get listed on "About tab" in bold with tool-tip and listed above lower supporters | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Another joint proposal === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1 $ - Discord title & user name colored (starting here, have them at every tier) | ||
+ | * 2 $ - Access to exclusive patreon content | ||
+ | * 3 $ - Shout out on twitter | ||
+ | * 5 $ - Participate in polls | ||
+ | * 8 $ - Private discord channel | ||
+ | * 13 $ - Improved Discord user name color | ||
+ | * 21 $ - Topic suggestion | ||
+ | * 34 $ - About page mention | ||
+ | * 55 $ - Pen (start lower as exclusive offer at the beginning) | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Points from other creators == | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Publicize it regularly | ||
+ | * Create a Discord role | ||
+ | * Have the $1 tier | ||
+ | * stickers :D | ||
+ | * Coding livestreams | ||
+ | * Coding Q&A videos | ||
+ | * Live coding sessions of Mudlet scripts | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Come up with reward ideas == | ||
+ | |||
+ | Interesting ideas: | ||
+ | * Discord role (or multiple tiered) | ||
+ | * Private Q&A channel with devs | ||
+ | ** Alternatively a half-public channel, in that all can read answers, but not all can write | ||
+ | * <strike>Stickers</strike> (we'd need to design and order them first) | ||
+ | * livestreams | ||
+ | ** regularly | ||
+ | ** different topics | ||
+ | *** Coding | ||
+ | *** Mudlet | ||
+ | *** scripts | ||
+ | * Mentioning on about page | ||
+ | ** Have this tiered as well? For example like this | ||
+ | ** Mention name | ||
+ | ** Mention name and image | ||
+ | ** Mention name, image and tool-tip shown on mouse-over | ||
+ | ** Mention name, image, tool-tip and be clickable/link somewhere (no 18+) | ||
+ | * Posters (same caveat as stickers above) | ||
+ | |||
+ | Anti-ideas we are not implementing: | ||
+ | * Getting your game listed | ||
+ | * Putting advertising on mudlet.org | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Investigate other platforms == | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Keneanung checked out other platforms that Github supports - none are all that popular and Patreon had the lowest fees. | ||
+ | ** which ones were checked? --> The ones mentioned in https://help.github.com/en/articles/displaying-a-sponsor-button-in-your-repository#about-funding-files - That is: [https://communitybridge.org/ CommunityBridge], [https://github.com/sponsors GitHub Sponsors], [https://issuehunt.io/ IssueHunt], [https://ko-fi.com/ Ko-fi], [https://en.liberapay.com/ Liberapay], [https://opencollective.com/ Open Collective], [https://otechie.com/ Otechie], [https://www.patreon.com/ Patreon], [https://tidelift.com/ Tidelift] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Be mindful of doing it wrong == | ||
+ | |||
+ | * don't want anyone to feel left out - Mudlet is gonna be free, and we're not doing this to make people without money feel bad (practically speaking the amount that'll care will not be high, but still!) |
Revision as of 03:35, 26 July 2019
Funding Goal Ideas
Priority | Cost (yearly) | Cost (total) | Description |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 100 $ | 100 $ | Apple code signing certificate |
2a | 500 $ | 600 $ | Windows code signing certificate from digicert for 1 year |
2b | 475 $ | 575 $ | Alternatively: Windows code signing certificate from digicert for 2 years |
2c | 400 $ | 500 $ | There are more vendors listed, for example Certum at 360 € for 1 year |
3 | 300 $ | 900 $ | Additional windows CI job (would possibly allow us to create 64-bit windows binaries without delay, appveyor charges $25 per additional job per month) |
4 | ? | ? | Additional travis (macOS?) CI jobs (we'd need to contact travis support for a quote) |
? | 100 $ | 1000 $ | Steam store listing? Cost seems to be one-time only. This may make obsolete the Windows and Apple store investments. |
? | 20 - 100 $ | 1100 $ | Windows store listing? Cost seems to be one-time only. Cheaper price is for individual persons, higher for organisations. Not sure which fits. Guessing the latter. |
? | ? | ? | Apple store listing? |
? | ? | ? | Bounties for complicated projects? |
? | ? | ? | UX critique from a professional? For example, let the connections screen become more "game like" instead of looking like a business app. Give Mudlet a fresher user experience after all these years :) |
? | ? | ? | macOS is about to make it harder to publish there, as you have to [submit your software to their servers] to be scanned and notarized. This will be required by default for all software beginning in macOs 10.15 |
? | 300 $ | ? | Mudlet server costs like hosting and domain, currently not as high priority as the more important certificates |
? | ? | ? | Hosting inside China for better download speed from inside their firewall |
? | ? | ? | Give some to other upstream projects that we've built Mudlet upon |
? | ? | ? | Remote macOS in cloud - so Vadi and SlySven can fix macOS-specific issues in Mudlet |
? | ? | ? | (enter new ideas here) |
Contributor Tier Ideas
First proposal
- $1: Discord role
- $5: Private Q&A channel with devs. Participate in polls
$10: Stickers(we'd need to design and order them first)- $15: Coding livestreams topic selection (regularly, different topics, livestreams open to all)
- $25: Discord cool role
- $50: Mentioning on about page. Demonnic will turn you a pen on his lathe.
An alternative progression
- 2 $
- Discord supporter role
- Access private Q&A channel
- 4 $
- Get listed on "About tab" (and Mudlet website both?)
- Participate in polls
- 8 $
- Suggest small topic for livestream
- Get listed on "About tab" in bold
- 16 $
- Discord advanced supporter role
- Ability to join and speak in livestream
- Get listed on "About tab" in bold with additional message in a tool-tip (need to ponder advertisements though)
- Mudlet pen (limited offer only)
- 32 $
- Request large topic for extensive tutorial video
- Get listed on "About tab" in bold with tool-tip and listed above lower supporters
Another joint proposal
- 1 $ - Discord title & user name colored (starting here, have them at every tier)
- 2 $ - Access to exclusive patreon content
- 3 $ - Shout out on twitter
- 5 $ - Participate in polls
- 8 $ - Private discord channel
- 13 $ - Improved Discord user name color
- 21 $ - Topic suggestion
- 34 $ - About page mention
- 55 $ - Pen (start lower as exclusive offer at the beginning)
Points from other creators
- Publicize it regularly
- Create a Discord role
- Have the $1 tier
- stickers :D
- Coding livestreams
- Coding Q&A videos
- Live coding sessions of Mudlet scripts
Come up with reward ideas
Interesting ideas:
- Discord role (or multiple tiered)
- Private Q&A channel with devs
- Alternatively a half-public channel, in that all can read answers, but not all can write
Stickers(we'd need to design and order them first)- livestreams
- regularly
- different topics
- Coding
- Mudlet
- scripts
- Mentioning on about page
- Have this tiered as well? For example like this
- Mention name
- Mention name and image
- Mention name, image and tool-tip shown on mouse-over
- Mention name, image, tool-tip and be clickable/link somewhere (no 18+)
- Posters (same caveat as stickers above)
Anti-ideas we are not implementing:
- Getting your game listed
- Putting advertising on mudlet.org
Investigate other platforms
- Keneanung checked out other platforms that Github supports - none are all that popular and Patreon had the lowest fees.
- which ones were checked? --> The ones mentioned in https://help.github.com/en/articles/displaying-a-sponsor-button-in-your-repository#about-funding-files - That is: CommunityBridge, GitHub Sponsors, IssueHunt, Ko-fi, Liberapay, Open Collective, Otechie, Patreon, Tidelift
Be mindful of doing it wrong
- don't want anyone to feel left out - Mudlet is gonna be free, and we're not doing this to make people without money feel bad (practically speaking the amount that'll care will not be high, but still!)