][ stefano maffulli » participation http://maffulli.net about open communities, source of freedom and good software Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:45:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc 3 ways to get cash over the holidays with Funambol http://maffulli.net/2009/12/17/3-ways-to-get-cash-over-the-holidays-with-funambol/ http://maffulli.net/2009/12/17/3-ways-to-get-cash-over-the-holidays-with-funambol/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:08:45 +0000 Stef http://maffulli.net/?p=1037 Continue reading →]]> The winter holidays are a provide a good opportunity to  do something useful in that downtime between celebrations. Funambol’s community programs provide three ways to have fun and earn some cash, too.

1. Participate in the Code Sniper program: it rewards the efforts of the open source community to help build the open source mobile cloud. The Funambol project provides the basic framework, including server and clients, that implements an open standard (SyncML, also know as OMA DS and OMA DM). You can propose to develop new clients and connectors or to help improving an existing project. Each contribution counts, although developing code counts more: writing work items, writing full bug reports and testing them is worth $10; fixing issues and developing new features is decided by the community and it can reach $500. If you want to start a new project you may want to read How to develop a SyncML client the Agile way. Or you can help an existing project, like Thunderbird: check the list of active requirements. Bounties go up to $500. Find details about Funambol Code Sniper and also on Galoppini’s blog.

2. Test your new phone with Phone Sniper program: if you get a new mobile phone as a present, make the most out of it and rush to myFUNAMBOL, sign up for  an account (if you don’t already have one) and test its sync and push capabilities. Send a report back to Funambol and earn $25.  Check the list of phones that need testing on Phone  Sniper program pages.

3. Translate a Funambol client with L1on sniper program: one simple way to get started with Funambol is to download the code and compile it yourself. Once you’ve done that, you’re ready to translate the client into your local language and earn $250. Once you’re done, send the patch with the translated files and some screenshots of the application. Detailed instructions are on L10n Sniper program pages.

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