[dev] Fundraising: IMP Multiple Accounts Feature

[Michael M Slusarz]

All,

Recently on the IMP mailing list, several individuals have identified  
the desire for an ability to access multiple accounts from within a  
single Horde/IMP session.  I reported that this has been on the IMP  
TODO list for sometime, but would be a complex and time-consuming  
undertaking and one that would need to be funded in order to occur.

There was positive feedback about going the crowdfunding route, so it  
has been decided to attempt this method to see if it can succeed.  Not  
to mention, this is an interesting social experiment regarding this  
new method of driving innovation at an open source software level.

The fundraiser page can be found here:

http://tilt.tc/Evs2

Important note: NOBODY is charged unless the full funding level is reached.

(Side note: I initially was going to use bountysource as the host, but  
they charge 10% regardless of whether the project reaches its goal or  
not.  In other words, if the goal is not reached everyone who pledged  
would receive a refund minus 10%.  Obviously I am hopeful that this  
won't be an issue since we will be successfully funded, but it is  
entirely unacceptable to charge people for nothing in case this  
doesn't happen -- thus the move to Crowdtilt, which only charges if  
successful.)

Thanks everyone,

michael

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Michael Slusarz [slusarz at horde.org]