The document discusses creating a feed to track crowdfunding campaigns for free and open source software projects. It notes that at a Django conference someone mentioned a Kickstarter campaign to include South in the Django core that the author had not heard of before. The author then announces the creation of a website and Twitter account to keep a record of past and current crowdfunding campaigns for free software, which could help potential backers, campaigners, and researchers. It asks people to spread the word about the new resource and notify the author about any existing or new campaigns.

1. Brianna Laugher
@pfctdayelise
brianna@modernthings.org

2. Free Software Success Formula
1. Open source
2. ???
3. Profit!

3. Free Software Success Formula
1. Open source
2. ???CROWD-FUNDING
3. Profit!

5. PyConAU 2013
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Django BoF panel discussion
“Blah blah blah Kickstarter campaign to include
South in Django core...”
How come
I never heard
about that?

7. I wish there was a feed
which had a list of new
free software
crowdfunding campaigns...

8. I wish there was a feed
which had a list of new
free software
crowdfunding campaigns...
Oh....
damn.

9. cffsw.modernthings.org
@crowdfundfloss
Aims
Keep a record of crowdfunding campaigns for
free software projects
● Successful and (some) unsuccessful
● Maybe also free culture, free hardware
● List current/new campaigns
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10. cffsw.modernthings.org
@crowdfundfloss
Why would you care?
Potential backer: want to financially support
FLOSS (or collect stickers)
● Potential campaigner: research before launching
your own campaign
● Potential researcher: study what works – so we
as a community can be more successful
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11. cffsw.modernthings.org
@crowdfundfloss
How can you help?
Spread the word
● Let me know about any existing campaigns I
haven't covered (there must be lots!)
● Let me know when you hear about new
campaigns!
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