Uphill

[Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d]

On 5/30/15 8:55 PM, Rikki Cattermole wrote:
> On 31/05/2015 3:52 p.m., Manu via Digitalmars-d wrote:
>> On 28 May 2015 at 19:23, Rikki Cattermole via Digitalmars-d
>> <digitalmars-d at puremagic.com> wrote:
>>> On 28/05/2015 8:55 p.m., Chris wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at 19:35:35 UTC, ketmar wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 27 May 2015 13:23:16 +0000, Paulo  Pinto wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Only when I can sell D to customers that put money into this kind of
>>>>>> stuff
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> if customers are deciding which technologies to use... ok then,
>>>>> they can
>>>>> do their work without my help, 'cause they are so knowledgeable.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It's funny that people spend millions on technologies that makes
>>>> mediocre or crap languages better, but they would never invest in
>>>> something like D, because they dread the investment. I think it's
>>>> because D doesn't have a price tag attached to it. "If it's for
>>>> free, it
>>>> must be sh*t", I often hear people say. Maybe we should have a D
>>>> Enterprise Edition (DEE) and sell it for $1,000. Believe me, people
>>>> would take to it like ducks take to water.
>>>
>>>
>>> Or we put together a D consultancy firm, perhaps as part of D's future
>>> foundation?
>>>
>>> Starting at e.g. bug fixes ext. with price tag ranges on them.
>>> Perhaps even a price tag on working on DIP's.
>>
>> I would put my money on the table.
>
> Now we just need either Walter or Andrei to weigh in on this idea.
> And perhaps somebody willing to step up and lead this.

Speaking only for myself, I'll look into how the foundation can 
facilitate such paid consultancy. (Probably poorly if it's non-profit.) 
The practical issue I see is with the geographical distribution of 
participants. Probably a strong entrepreneur could overcome these 
issues. -- Andrei