I was wondering if there would be any interest in Mayan offering the option for users to pay for a feature to be implemented, i.e. be a Feature Sponsor?
Another Open Source Project www.zammad.org offers that service.
For example, if we were willing to pay for a change/improvement in the Search Interface. That would prioritize it’s implementation in the next release.
We do it this way because the coding of a new feature is just a component of developing custom features. There is also discovery, design, fine tuning rounds, optimizations, and support.
We support modifying existing features, adding new features, and even doing total Mayan conversions.
Examples:
Many of the features available in Mayan today (like the Workflow system, ElasticSearch backend, Web links, OpenID authentication), actually came from comercial contracts. Custom comercial development is one of the top sources of innovation in Mayan.