on 3/27/2011 5:36 AM Ian Murray spake the following: > > >> >> What makes you think CentOS is not willing to be commercially sponsored? >> (Or only work developing CentOS?) >> >> I would LOVE to be able to do CentOS as my only job. >> >> No one that we know of is willing to pay a full time salary for 1 or 2 >> or 3 people to develop CentOS. If they would pay for it, we would >> likely do it. >> >> They might be willing for us to let their current employees do some >> CentOS things ... but not willing to pay for CentOS development. > > > Sorry, that was just my impression from previous posts. I guess I have that wrong. Maybe I am confusing the reluctance to take donations at the moment with commercial sponsorship. Thanks for correcting me. > > Couple of questions, then.... > > What is the average current time commitment per week, i.e. man hours that is currently volunteered by the core developers? > > What would that need to increase to, to significantly reduce release times (which I think was the overall goal)? > > What would the *market rate* be for the skills required? Just to give a rough figure to work with and shouldn't be related to any particular person's current day job. > > Thanks in advance, > > Ian. > > > A good linux sysadmin in the US makes from 60K to 80K USD a year... High level programmers a bit more... So with benefits, and other support costs... How about a half million to three quarters of a million a year to commercialize CentOS... In US dollars... Get your checkbook out... Anyone know someone who can front at least 2 years working capital to get started and productive?