[QGIS-Developer] "Needs sponsor" label? (again)

[Paolo Cavallini]

Hi all,

On 03/10/19 09:58, Alessandro Pasotti wrote:
> 
> Hi Nyall,
> 
> What would be exactly the meaning of that label?
> 
> If a developer adds that label, does that mean the she would be
> interested in implementing the feature if she get paid for it?
> 
> What if another developer is willing to implement it for free? She just
> removes the label and starts working on it?
> 
> I'm not sure we want to expose this kind of things in the issue tracker,
> I mean we should probably use other channels and perhaps add some other
> label that clearly indicates that there is a fundraising campaign
> running for that particular issue/feature.
> 
> If there is a running campaign I think it's totally fine to put a link
> to the campaign (and a label) in the issue.
> 
> Btw, thanks for raising the topic, in general I like very much the idea
> to give more visibility to fund-raising campaigns (which includes
> crowdfunding of course).

in principle I'd be in favour of this, to make it clear to users that
they can make the difference and add more responsibility upon their
shoulders. However, I agree with Ale: what is the criteria? Every ticket
needs resources to be fixed, so which  one would earn the label?
If we find a reasonable (not requiring too admin work) and transparent
(no ambiguity) way of managing this, our newsfeed in the startup window
will be a powerful tool to implement it, as Andreas pointed out.
Cheers.

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Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu
QGIS.ORG Chair:
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