On 3/8/2011 8:34 PM, %u wrote: >>> I have the same feeling. I'd like to see such projects. But I > believe students are more likely to pick feature-oriented projects. > The stuff that sounds cool. >> And I wouldn't be surprised if Google as well is also more likely > to accepted feature-oriented projects than bug-fix ones. > > Wait, I think I'm confused -- which ones are "feature-oriented > projects" and which ones aren't? > > I'm only a single voice, but for my student perspective, I frankly > wouldn't waste my time joining a benchmarking project; however, I > would definitely consider helping get the compiler bugs fixed. After > all, if it's open-source, then students should be able to help > contribute, right? What's the point of restricting the compiler work > to beyond their reach, especially if that's what needs some of the > most help in and especially if they might be more interested in it?
Out of curiosity, what's stopping you from helping fix bugs right now? I agree that being paid for it adds motivation, but if it's something you want to do, do it.
