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-In the past, users informally submitted feature requests by email, and
-I (Kern) collected them, then once a version was released, I would publish the
+<h2>Funded Development</h2>
+Now that <a href="http://www.baculasystems.com">Bacula Systems SA</a> exists,
+it is possible to sponsor funded development projects. This is a contractual
+relationship where the Bacula Systems developers agree to implement
+a specific project within a specific time frame. All code that is developed
+by Bacula Systems developers, goes into the Bacula community source
+repository, so is available for everyone to use.
+
+<h2>Community Development</h2>
+If you are not interested in sponsoring a development project, you can
+nevertheless submit a feature request to have a favorite feature
+implemented (and even submit your own patch for it).
+
+<p>In the past, users informally submitted feature requests by email, and
+we collected them, then once a version was released, we would publish the
list for users to vote on.
<p>
Now that Bacula has become a bigger project, this process has been
currently approved projects and their status.
<p>
The best time to submit a Feature Request is just after a release when
-I officially request feature requests for the next version. The worst
+we officially request feature requests for the next version. The worst
time to submit a feature request is just prior to a new release (we are
very busy at that time). To actually submit the Feature request,
fill out the form, and submit it to both the bacula-users and
the bacula-devel email lists. It will then be openly discussed.
<p>
-Once the Feature Request has beeen adequately discussed, I will
-either reject it, approve it, or possibly request some
+Once the Feature Request has beeen adequately discussed, Bacula Project
+Manager (Kern) will either reject it, approve it, or possibly request some
modifications. If you plan to implement the feature or donate
funds to have it implemented, this is important to note,
otherwise, the feature, even if approved, may wait a long time
for someone to implement it.
<p>
-Once the Feature request is approved, I'll add it to the projects
+Once the Feature request is approved, we will add it to the projects
file, which contains a list of all open Feature Requests. The projects
file is updated from time to time
<p>
The current (though possibly somewhat old) list of projects can also
-be found on the Web site by clicking on the Projects menu item.
+be found on the Web site by clicking on the Projects menu item to the
+left of this window.
<h3>Feature Request Form</h3>