Re: [OS:N:] Open source development bounties
Etienne Goyer <[email protected]> Wed, 16 Feb 2005 09:30:46 -0500
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Graham Freeman wrote: > If hobbyist developers were able to visit a single web site, or small > selection of web sites, representing a broad swath of open-source > development projects and associated bounties, I think bounty fulfillment > would pick up considerably. There used to a few of these service a while back. CoSource and sourceXchange where two that I remember (don't go look for them, their domain is being squatted). If you feel nostalgic, you can read an article by Doc Searl Google turned out : http://www.searls.com/linuxforsuits/industry.html Unfortunately, these service never reached a critical mass and eventually folded. This is why I made the remark that I find it sad that some bounty can go unclaimed for months. If developpers are uninterested in these, eventual sponsors will not care. Basically, the ball need to get rolling : if posted bounties are claimed and jobs get done, potential sponsors will see the system work and manifest themselves; more bounties will be posted, more job would get done and so on. _______________________________________________ Subscription and Archive: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/open-source-now-list/ - For K12OS technical help join K12OSN: <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn>