$$$$ [was: Re: To the Armchair Directors]
Roman Neuhauser
neuhauser at chello.cz
Mon Mar 15 12:44:33 PST 2004
# pmes at bis.midco.net / 2004-03-15 13:21:04 -0600:
> Colin Percival wrote:
> > Naturally, money is a good motivator for wishlist items. FreeBSD
> >Update has cost me both time and money; being a DPhil student, I have
> >little of one and less of the other. (Rant: Why, when people pay $60
> >per year to get access to RedHat's updates, will nobody give me any
> >money for FreeBSD Update? Over 2500 happy users, and the only time
> >anyone has sent me anything was when I begged for the money to buy a
> >5.x buildbox.)
>
> I think it would be cool if the project as a whole were pushier about
> getting people to pony up some dough. Has there ever been a push for
> cash? I'm thinking something like a "Beneficiary of the Month" type
> thing that urges people to contribute. I know I would prefer to give a
> small amount every month than to giving a lump some to this or that
> random committer.
Perhaps this would be an inspiration: http://www.horde.org/bounties/
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