Hi that is a bit dissapointing, I guess your right. Of course, I never intended to under value the work contributed thus far. I could only afford a small incentive but essentially agree with your post.
2008/9/13 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi, > > On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 08:10:56PM +1200, Gregory Plummer wrote: > > > Hi all, I would like to offer a small cash incentive for tasks needing > > to be completed. It would be great if the Hurd could support file > > systems greater than 2 GB in size. How would I go about sponsoring > > this feature? Some input on the best way to do this would be > > appreciated. > > First of all, please don't get me wrong: We greatly appreciate your > offer! :-) > > However, I don't think that bounties for completed tasks are the best > approach. > > The main problem with bounties is that they usually greatly undervalue > the necessary work: In this case, as Michael explained, it's not quite > clear, as the code is already there, and "only" needs to made ready for > upstream acceptance; however, if it was to be implemented from scratch, > the cost of a developer at a typical salary would easily amount to > $10000 or more... > > Now one could argue of course that the bounties are not meant to attract > professional developers, but hobbyists etc. -- however, anyone who can > complete such a task -- even if he is a college kid still -- should have > no trouble finding a much better paid job... > > Thus the money itself is hardly motivation enough -- it can only be > considered symbolic, only a fraction of the real value of the work... So > if we indeed have people willing to do it at this symbolic price, there > must already be enough other motivation to cover all the rest -- some > genuine interest and willingness to contribute to the project. > > Isn't it a better investment then, to try to further these kinds of > motivation, so they fill also the missing bit; by making the project > more interesting, more visible? For example by sponsoring developer > conferences, or some small PR work perhaps?... > > -antrik- > >
