Hello All, This thread is mainly a last resort effort in our endeavours.
What initially began as a means to understand the inner workings of NS8, has since turned into Alot more. Over the Last 12 Months, We dedicated Effort in Building and Implementing NS8 App.
I knew that at the time, the Nethserver dev could not really much focus on adding apps, as they needed to work on stabilizing ns8, as well as getting the most important core apps to the platform.
We have so Far Built Over 70 NS8 Applications here
Approximately 41 of them which are listed in the Genforge Repo under the testing branch. While others still floating on our github repo
This Endeavour has not been easy. with some moules requing us to build custm docker images, maintain them, and in some cases, running out of free build credits from Github, that require us to get commercial runners.
the cost implications
This Endeavour i must Admit has not been easy or cheap. We have spent Commulatively slightly above $8000 To bring these Apps over the Last 12 Months. Salaries, Internet costs for dev, Servers, Domains, etc
@ kemboielvis22 is a full time Staff working on building and eventually Help in supporting these Apps, As i create time usually late in the night to build, guide, test and scope on status and state of matters.
Testing
One of our biggest challenge is testing these tools, reporting and documenting issues found. this takes the most of the time, and wish there is something more we can do about it.
We Also took the TIme to Building an Automated Module Generator, Available here: geniusdynamics/ns8-module-generator
thats not yet been announced.
What’s happening
You might have noticed over the last few months, there has been some slowdown from our end, this is due to some constraint we are facing, which is significantly hindering our ability to effectively Deliver. In that Regards we would like to Call on the community for Support.
Support
We do not have or have figured out any way to generate income from what we are doing, we were so far just happy it will help the community, as we figure the rest out moving forward.
We would love to Atleast get All project production ready, As well as start and complete the projects listed on the Board here Nethserver
We are looking for something in the range of $4,000 To make this Happen.
You can Publicly contribute Via github here: Sponsor @compgeniuses on GitHub Sponsors
(personal github is shared since it will take less than 90 days)
Paypal
if you prefer paypal, my paypal email is: compgeniuses@gmail.com
Paypal Link: PayPal
Any Support GIven will go a long way in Helping to support us for Our efforts.
Servers and VMS will also be helpful, as they also cover a significant chunk of our costs.
I highly apologise if this request touches anyone the wrong way, and greatly thankful for those who Helped or offered their support in our effort
