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Re: bounties


From: Kieren MacMillan
Subject: Re: bounties
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:02:08 -0400

Hi Joe,

> An alternative would be to go directly to the institutions that have an
> interest in notation software -- the (many) music colleges.  Most of
> these have large numbers of computers with either or both of Finale and
> Sibelius installed (to say nothing of other music software), and if I
> recall right, that means a fairly large payout _per computer_.
> 
> Take a message to multiple music colleges, demonstrate Lilypond's
> coolest features, emphasise the fact that it is and always will be free
> both as in beer and freedom, the cool features, and then ask for
> development support on the order of the cost of 3 Sibelius desktop licenses.
> 
> Multiply that out across multiple institutions across the whole of
> Europe and it could add up to a fairly substantial amount of money.

An excellent idea... and I don't only say that because I'd already set 
something like that in motion.  ;)
I've contacted my alma mater and have initiated just such a conversation -- 
will report back as things progress.

Best regards,
Kieren.


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