Re: $$$$ [was: Re: To the Armchair Directors]

# 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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