D fund

[Rikki Cattermole via Digitalmars-d]

On 11/08/2015 11:55 a.m., Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
> Something I've been pondering for some time that could materialize a lot
> faster than the D foundation would be something like a kickstarter for
> me personally.
>
> If I could raise about $15,000 in the short term - a large sum of money,
> I admit - I could take a three month break from my day job and focus on
> D things; likely my own libraries (i'd like to finish the minigui and
> simple game bits especially) as well as documentation things, but maybe
> some bug fixes and perhaps phobos/druntime bits too if there's enough
> demand.
>
> I actually have a bit of an urge to write D documentation and tutorials,
> but that's actually even more time consuming than code, and less
> beneficial to me personally! (i already know the stuff i'd be
> documenting so it doesn't directly benefit me, whereas the code is
> something I can at least use myself)
>
> Three months isn't enough to change the D world, but with the day job on
> hold, it would be enough time to realistically achieve some useful, if
> modest, goals, like finishing some small libraries or a tutorial set.
>
>
>
> But I'm also hesitant to do it for a few reasons, chief among them being
> that it would take a large sum to actually warrant taking time off
> work... and without time off work, I don't really have the time to do
> this, and secondly that I would prefer to do the code my way still.
>
> however, would any of you be interested in that kind of thing?

I suggested support via donation/subscribing to live streamers. Nobody 
even commented :/

Okay there is only two of us currently doing it but.. hey publicity + D 
code written. Would be great to get D core devs doing it and earning 
some money at the same time.