Steve George <st...@futurile.net> writes: > One concern with supporting developers is whether it demotivates them > in the long-term: from intrinsic to extrinisic motivation. Basically, > the answer is that pay doesn't motivate but it does 'enable' for > committed contributors: the Linux foundation survey shows this, > there's also various academic pieces on FOSS motivation.
Paying some people also has the potential of eroding motivation for those who are not paid. *Employing* people and having their salaries be paid from donations held by a foundation is a can of worms that I personally would shy away from opening. An easier and less daunting way to inject monetary rewards into volunteer-based activities is to fund awards for certain accomplishments. This would strip all the complications of employment and still allow for less desirable work to be rewarded. -- Ricardo
