[GRASS-PSC] Proposal: "donate some money to squash your most annoying bug"

[Dylan Beaudette]

On Saturday 20 March 2010, Markus Neteler wrote:
> Hi PSC,
>
> following the QGIS idea of
> "Donate some money to squash your most annoying bug"
> http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Bugs
>
> I would suggest to do likewise for the GRASS bugs. The overhead
> is almost zero, money directly payed from the donor(s) to the
> bugfixer and all denoted in the Wiki.
>
> How does it work:
> * a user suggests a bug to be fixed in the Wiki with some seed
>   funding including a precise description of his/her expectations;
> * more users add money as needed until someone picks it up and
>   fixes it for the available amount;
> * the developer is payed directly by the donor(s).
>
> The "normal" bug squashing business continuous of course as usual.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Markus


Hi Markus,

It sounds like a good idea, as long as funds can be transparently accounted 
for. What mechanism is used for payment? Also, it would be a useful to have 
several people notified before a transaction is completed, as an additional 
level of oversight. 

Cheers,
Dylan


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Dylan Beaudette
Soil Resource Laboratory
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