If we want to go the donation to fix bugs route there will need to be a majority consensus from the developers (translators and other community members don't get included in this vote as they fall into different categories). The short version of this is we really wouldn't want to upset anyone or have ill-will or tensions arise because others get compensated while their efforts do not.
If the developers did want to pursue this, we could then bring this to the attention of the board. My guess is that if we really had a large portion of the developers wanting to see this happen, the board would not likely oppose it. After that we could then discuss with Bradley Kuhn from Software Freedom Conservancy how to go about implementing this. If someone wants to try and organize a vote, feel free.
Cheers, Josh
On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz <jabier.arraiza@...2893...> wrote:
Maybe a percent of the new feature donation, go auto to fix bugs.
Jabier.
El mar, 10-09-2013 a las 20:42 +0200, Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz escribió:
I like a lot but not only for boring task. Maybe the donating sistem need to be updated to sweet final user feature promotion. Think some GPL proyects do this.
Jabier.
El mar, 10-09-2013 a las 14:10 -0300, Guillermo Espertino (Gez) escribió:
Maybe a stupid idea, but here I go :) Have you ever considered to crowd-fund bugfixing? (i.e.: getting money to pay somebody to do the work nobody else wants to do)
If money can be obtained from a crowdfunding campaign... is there any qualified person willing to do the job?
I know it's unfair to developers who already contributed for free, but as far as I know money is not the main motivation for hackers who persue the fun aspect of development (new features, challenges).
Maybe getting somebody paid to take care of the ugly stuff nobody wants to do is a fair balance and takes the stress out so regular contributors can focus on the fun stuff.
Of course, it's not as easy as it sounds: A qualified developer who knows the code enough and can meet the technical requirements is needed. And probably also a person willing to take care of the paperwork and administrative tasks. And people willing to review the patches...
Anyway, what do you think about this idea?
Gez.
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