From: Dan Brown <redacted>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 16:34:10 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Added extra question to FAQ
X-Git-Url: http://source.bookstackapp.com/website/commitdiff_plain/c0b6f4e396a6e27a067a33272751c1a7921298e8

Added extra question to FAQ
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@@ -8,7 +8,52 @@ Below are many of the common questions we get asked in relation to the wider org
 and governance of the BookStack project.
 
 
-<ul id="toc" class="dual-column-dual-level-toc"><li><a href="#origins-goals--organisation" class="toc-header-h2">Origins, Goals &amp; Organisation</a><ul><li><a href="#how-did-bookstack-start" class="toc-header-h3">How did BookStack start?</a></li><li><a href="#what-are-the-core-goals-of-bookstack" class="toc-header-h3">What are the core goals of BookStack?</a></li><li><a href="#who-works-on-bookstack" class="toc-header-h3">Who works on BookStack?</a></li><li><a href="#how-is-work-for-the-project-organised" class="toc-header-h3">How is work for the project organised?</a></li><li><a href="#what-versions-of-bookstack-do-you-support" class="toc-header-h3">What versions of BookStack do you support?</a></li><li><a href="#what-license-is-the-project-provided-under" class="toc-header-h3">What license is the project provided under?</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="#feature-development" class="toc-header-h2">Feature Development</a><ul><li><a href="#how-are-features--additions-decided-upon" class="toc-header-h3">How are features &amp; additions decided upon?</a></li><li><a href="#is-feature-x-planned-to-be-added" class="toc-header-h3">Is feature X planned to be added?</a></li><li><a href="#but-feature-x-would-be-really-simple-to-implement-why-not-just-build-it" class="toc-header-h3">But feature X would be really simple to implement, why not just build it?</a></li><li><a href="#if-a-feature-is-not-wanted-why-not-just-add-it-as-an-option" class="toc-header-h3">If a feature is not wanted, why not just add it as an option?</a></li><li><a href="#would-bookstack-integrate-with-x-platform" class="toc-header-h3">Would BookStack integrate with X platform?</a></li><li><a href="#can-we-pay-for-the-implementation-of-specific-features" class="toc-header-h3">Can we pay for the implementation of specific features?</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="#funding--partnerships" class="toc-header-h2">Funding &amp; Partnerships</a><ul><li><a href="#how-is-the-project-funded" class="toc-header-h3">How is the project funded?</a></li><li><a href="#will-the-project-accept-investment" class="toc-header-h3">Will the project accept investment?</a></li><li><a href="#would-you-consider-an-official-partnership-with-other-businesses" class="toc-header-h3">Would you consider an official partnership with other businesses?</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="#services" class="toc-header-h2">Services</a><ul><li><a href="#do-you-provide-an-official-managed-hosting-service" class="toc-header-h3">Do you provide an official managed hosting service?</a></li><li><a href="#what-services-do-you-officially-provide" class="toc-header-h3">What services do you officially provide?</a></li><li><a href="#are-there-other-versionseditions-of-bookstack" class="toc-header-h3">Are there other versions/editions of BookStack?</a></li><li><a href="#can-others-provide-servicesofferings-for-bookstack" class="toc-header-h3">Can others provide services/offerings for BookStack?</a></li><li><a href="#do-you-offer-pre-sales-supportcalls" class="toc-header-h3">Do you offer pre-sales support/calls?</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="#communications--involvement" class="toc-header-h2">Communications &amp; Involvement</a><ul><li><a href="#how-can-we-receive-project-news--updates" class="toc-header-h3">How can we receive project news &amp; updates?</a></li><li><a href="#how-can-we-contact-you" class="toc-header-h3">How can we contact you?</a></li><li><a href="#how-can-i-get-involved-with-the-project" class="toc-header-h3">How can I get involved with the project?</a></li><li><a href="#do-you-provide-mentoring" class="toc-header-h3">Do you provide mentoring?</a></li></ul></li></ul>
+<ul id="toc" class="dual-column-dual-level-toc">
+<li><a href="#origins-goals--organisation" class="toc-header-h2">Origins, Goals &amp; Organisation</a>
+    <ul>
+    <li><a href="#how-did-bookstack-start" class="toc-header-h3">How did BookStack start?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#what-are-the-core-goals-of-bookstack" class="toc-header-h3">What are the core goals of BookStack?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#who-works-on-bookstack" class="toc-header-h3">Who works on BookStack?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#how-is-work-for-the-project-organised" class="toc-header-h3">How is work for the project organised?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#what-versions-of-bookstack-do-you-support" class="toc-header-h3">What versions of BookStack do you support?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#what-license-is-the-project-provided-under" class="toc-header-h3">What license is the project provided under?</a></li>
+    </ul>
+</li>
+<li><a href="#feature-development" class="toc-header-h2">Feature Development</a>
+    <ul>
+    <li><a href="#how-are-features--additions-decided-upon" class="toc-header-h3">How are features &amp; additions decided upon?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#is-feature-x-planned-to-be-added" class="toc-header-h3">Is feature X planned to be added?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#but-feature-x-would-be-really-simple-to-implement-why-not-just-build-it" class="toc-header-h3">But feature X would be really simple to implement, why not just build it?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#if-a-feature-is-not-wanted-why-not-just-add-it-as-an-option" class="toc-header-h3">If a feature is not wanted, why not just add it as an option?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#would-bookstack-integrate-with-x-platform" class="toc-header-h3">Would BookStack integrate with X platform?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#can-we-pay-for-the-implementation-of-specific-features" class="toc-header-h3">Can we pay for the implementation of specific features?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#can-we-get-our-own-or-pay-other-developers-to-contribute-the-features-we-want" class="toc-header-h3">Can we get our own, or pay other, developers to contribute the features we want?</a></li>
+    </ul>
+</li>
+<li><a href="#funding--partnerships" class="toc-header-h2">Funding &amp; Partnerships</a>
+    <ul>
+    <li><a href="#how-is-the-project-funded" class="toc-header-h3">How is the project funded?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#will-the-project-accept-investment" class="toc-header-h3">Will the project accept investment?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#would-you-consider-an-official-partnership-with-other-businesses" class="toc-header-h3">Would you consider an official partnership with other businesses?</a></li>
+    </ul>
+</li>
+<li><a href="#services" class="toc-header-h2">Services</a>
+    <ul>
+    <li><a href="#do-you-provide-an-official-managed-hosting-service" class="toc-header-h3">Do you provide an official managed hosting service?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#what-services-do-you-officially-provide" class="toc-header-h3">What services do you officially provide?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#are-there-other-versionseditions-of-bookstack" class="toc-header-h3">Are there other versions/editions of BookStack?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#can-others-provide-servicesofferings-for-bookstack" class="toc-header-h3">Can others provide services/offerings for BookStack?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#do-you-offer-pre-sales-supportcalls" class="toc-header-h3">Do you offer pre-sales support/calls?</a></li>
+    </ul>
+</li>
+<li><a href="#communications--involvement" class="toc-header-h2">Communications &amp; Involvement</a>
+    <ul>
+    <li><a href="#how-can-we-receive-project-news--updates" class="toc-header-h3">How can we receive project news &amp; updates?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#how-can-we-contact-you" class="toc-header-h3">How can we contact you?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#how-can-i-get-involved-with-the-project" class="toc-header-h3">How can I get involved with the project?</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#do-you-provide-mentoring" class="toc-header-h3">Do you provide mentoring?</a></li>
+    </ul>
+</li></ul>
 
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@@ -207,6 +252,19 @@ to meet the scope of the project via our core process, but it's usually a time c
 get to an agreed scope and figure, so we've only had time consumed via this, and therefore has not been worth
 the added complications or concerns.
 
+### Can we get our own, or pay other, developers to contribute the features we want?
+
+While we accept many code contributions we likely won't accept feature contributions unless you've opened
+a line of discussion up with the project, and had BookStack maintainers confirm that an idea/scope would be accepted.
+As touched on in the previous answer above, implementation is rarely the real cost of a new feature
+and we don't want the direction of the platform to be directed by those with the most money (in this case,
+those that are able to pay developers to implement the features they want).
+
+It could seem like contributing the code for new features would be "doing the work for us", but quite often
+it results in the core interesting coding logic being done, leaving us with testing, responsibility & maintenance long-term.
+To be clear, we're happy to be getting others involved in contributing to the project, but we just don't like to have
+feature contributions lead the direction & scope of the project.
+
 ---
 
 ## Funding & Partnerships