Anthony,
Just my 2c of experience on this.

Yes, I think it will be useful for some to be able to hire programming help,
e.g. pay you to prioritize "their" task before something else that you
might find more interesting. I think that you might be able to find
just as many customers outside of the specialist communities for music
technology (e.g. here). I do occationally write software for other
musicians or artists, and I do some csound/python for industry type
clients. Obviously it is not the musicians and artists that gives the
best payment, but it's often the more interesting assignments.
I also think it is fair to release the results as OSS.

Oeyvind

2007/10/18, Anthony Kozar <anthonykozar@sbcglobal.net>:
> Hello all Csounders,
>
> This email is meant to be both an announcement and a request/survey for
> comments about the viability of the new software development services that I
> am offering to the open-source computer music community.  I would appreciate
> your feedback.
>
> I have noticed in the last few years that there are somewhat regular posts
> to the Csound lists where users are looking for a programmer to perform some
> specific and usually brief task for them.  These requests range from asking
> for a working Csound instrument to a new Csound opcode to writing a small
> utility program for some compositional or miscellaneous computer music task.
> Sometimes these requests are answered by a volunteer and other times they
> are not.
>
> I would like to offer my Csound knowledge and my programming skills as a
> resource for hire to anyone who has a special Csound or computer-music-
> related need along these lines.  I have worked as a volunteer developer for
> Csound and related software tools for over 4.5 years now and I intend to
> continue doing so.  But sometimes the immediate priorities of volunteer
> developers do not meet the immediate needs of open-source software users.  I
> would like to bridge this gap by allowing individuals to sponsor and direct
> my development priorities on projects that I am already working on.  Or if
> you have a special private need for a music-related software tool that needs
> updating or that does not yet exist, I am available to update or create it
> for you.
>
> It is my intention that all of the development work that I would perform for
> hire in this way will be made available to the entire community under an
> appropriate open-source license.  So, my clients would in effect be
> sponsoring the creation of new tools for themselves and their peers.
>
> In order to make this service accessible, I am trying to keep the rates at a
> level that I hope will be extremely reasonable.  I anticipate the average
> task taking 2-5 days and I am aiming to make a job of this size affordable.
>
> More information including examples of the type of work that I am able to
> perform is available from this section of my personal web site:
>
> http://services.anthonykozar.net/
>
> Also, Sourceforge has recently opened a public beta of a new "marketplace"
> for buying and selling open-source software services.  So I may soon be
> listing my services on Sourceforge too.
>
> I gladly welcome all feedback about the viability and usefulness of these
> services, their pricing, and whether or not you would ever consider
> employing this type of service.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Anthony Kozar
> anthonykozar AT sbcglobal DOT net
> http://anthonykozar.net/
>
>
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