On 18 December 2012 10:27, Joseph Rushton Wakeling < joseph.wakeling@webdrake.net> wrote:

> On 12/16/2012 04:05 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>
>> Just one tidbit of information: I talked to Walter and we want to build
>> into
>> the process the ability to modify any particular release. (One
>> possibility is
>> to do so as part of paid support for large corporate users.) That means
>> there
>> needs to be one branch per release.
>>
>
> ... made me think: besides corporate support, what are the thoughts on some kind of public bounty system for bugfixes and new features?  I'd happily put down money to accelerate the development of a number of features I'd like to see in Phobos.
>


I only accept beer payments. :o)

-- 
Iain Buclaw

*(p < e ? p++ : p) = (c & 0x0f) + '0';

On 12/18/2012 01:40 PM, Iain Buclaw wrote:
> I only accept beer payments. :o)

Bounties going on your tab at your pub(s) of choice? :-)

Is there an optimal pints:work ratio that we should take into account?

On 18 December 2012 13:23, Joseph Rushton Wakeling < joseph.wakeling@webdrake.net> wrote:

> On 12/18/2012 01:40 PM, Iain Buclaw wrote:
>
>> I only accept beer payments. :o)
>>
>
> Bounties going on your tab at your pub(s) of choice? :-)
>
> Is there an optimal pints:work ratio that we should take into account?
>
>
You mean, the Ballmer peak for blood alcohol concentration?

-- 
Iain Buclaw

*(p < e ? p++ : p) = (c & 0x0f) + '0';

On 12/18/2012 02:43 PM, Iain Buclaw wrote:
> You mean, the Ballmer peak for blood alcohol concentration?

Yes, experimental confirmation of this would be welcome. :-)

On 18 December 2012 14:25, Joseph Rushton Wakeling < joseph.wakeling@webdrake.net> wrote:

> On 12/18/2012 02:43 PM, Iain Buclaw wrote:
>
>> You mean, the Ballmer peak for blood alcohol concentration?
>>
>
> Yes, experimental confirmation of this would be welcome. :-)
>
>
Get me a year's supply of whiskey, and I'll get cracking on finding that. ;-)

By and large though, I love going round and speaking to people who use D (gdc), and what they use it for.  Their success stories and hopes over several rounds of beers is enough to keep me from burning out.


-- 
Iain Buclaw

*(p < e ? p++ : p) = (c & 0x0f) + '0';