===== Call for Participation =====

| Initial call | 2018-10-29 |
==== Status ====

[[https://www.savapage.org/|SavaPage]] started in 2011 as a proof-of-concept project, and I am proud it has now grown to a mature product.
This adult status brings on new responsibilities.
As more and more organizations adopt //SavaPage Open Print Portal// as business-critical in-house application, sustainable support and maintenance is more important than ever. 

==== Goals ====

At this moment I am the sole developer and maintainer of the software. Moreover, I am also the sole employee and owner of [[https://www.datraverse.com/|Datraverse]], a company that provides technical support and operational services to SavaPage Community Members.
This position is certainly not sustainable in the long term, especially because, being a senior professional, the end of my career is in sight. Therefore, establishing partnerships and transferring business to a younger generation is one of my top priorities. My goal is to make this happen before 2023. Hopefully this gives me enough time to ensure a smooth transferal.

==== What you need to know ====

First of all, SavaPage is not just software: it expresses an ethical point of view by being [[https://fsfe.org/about/basics/freesoftware.en.html|Free Software]]. Secondly, Datraverse is not just a company: it is a [[https://www.librepractice.org/|Libre Software Practice]], intended to be part of a federation of independent professionals, who work peer-to-peer to fulfill commercial Free Software Services for customers.
This setting of a //Free Business// leans heavily on the [[https://p2pfoundation.net/infrastructure/our-guiding-principles|Guiding Principles]] of the P2P Foundation, and is currently adopted by Datraverse in a [[https://wiki.librepractice.org/doku.php?id=free-software-is-serious-business|proof-of-concept]] practice, waiting to get peer review and hopefully to gain momentum.

==== Call for Partnership ====

If you want to contribute as software //developer// have a look at the [[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=roles:development_partner_profile|Development Partner Profile]].
If you would like to offer SavaPage //installation// and //support// services, take a look at the [[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=roles:deployment_partner_profile|Deployment Partner Profile]].

[[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=partner_list|Current Partners]]
==== Business Transfer ====
Last but not least, if you are strongly committed to Free Software and the concept of a Free Software Practice, and are willing to make a long term contribution, we can discuss a transfer of the [[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=legal|legal stewardship]] of the SavaPage Community ((Information about gross income from software subscriptions and services is available on request.)).

| [[rijkr@datraverse.com|Rijk Ravestein]] | SavaPage Technical Lead, Owner of Datraverse |