[Q] Squeak feature bounties

stéphane ducasse ducasse at iam.unibe.ch
Tue Mar 7 20:19:36 UTC 2006


Hi russel

I think that a bounties setup for Squeak would be really nice.
Now we have to pay attention how to define the tasks.
So we should try and learn :)

Stef
On 7 mars 06, at 01:28, Russell Allen wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've been a lurker and user of Squeak since the 1.x days, and have  
> built
> up a large list of small and large changes and features I would  
> like to
> see made available in Squeak.
>
> I simply do not have the time nor the necessary skills to implement my
> wishlist. I suspect many people are the same.
>
> I have been thinking lately about Software Bounties. Increasingly,  
> large
> open source projects are providing mechanisms for people to put up a
> bounty for a particular feature - the first person to implement the
> feature gets the bounty. The feature is then made available to  
> everyone
> under the standard open source licence.
>
> Examples:
>
> * http://www.gnome.org/bounties/
> * http://www.ubuntu.com/developers/bounties
> * http://bountycounty.org/
>
> The bounties aren't equivalent to the commercial cost of writing the
> software, so it is not a straight forward case of hiring a programmer.
>
> Bounties can range from the simple to the economically sophisticated
> (http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2005/05/ 
> assurance_contr.html,
> http://www.fundable.org/).
>
> I suspect that the success of a Squeak bounty would depend on the
> available excess of programming 'capital' (ie, how many Squeakers have
> free time and inclination to step up and develop). I don't know how  
> much
> free resources the community has.
>
> Although I am sadly not a billionare like Mark Shuttleworth :) I am
> prepared to put some money at least where my mouth is if I thought it
> would work.
>
> What are the opinions of the people on this list?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Russell
>
> mail at russell-allen.com
>
>
>




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