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On Tuesday 03 February 2004 08:41, Patrick Lauer wrote:
> > I won't support any fee being charged for access to a stable Gentoo
> > tree.
>
> I'm also against fees.
> I guess that would fork Gentoo if implemented ...
>
> > The work by Gentoo developers -- my work and the work of many others
> > -- should be available at no cost to the public. That is the general
> > expectation of everyone who contributes to this project, and should
> > be respected. Let's not fall into the trap of charging for something
> > just because we can. We are not in need of the money.
>
> How about feature bounties?
>
> e.g. I need foo support in program bar, I open a bounty on
> bounty.gentoo.org for 50$
> If someone implements it he gets x% of it, the rest goes to a good
> cause.
> This is a really strange idea, I know, but maybe this would motivate
> people to implement some features wanted by many.
>
> And it would motivate the implementation of "boring" work.
>
> Any comments?

I think the good cause should be gentoo. It also has the risk of 
developers implementing substandard solutions just because of the money. 
However I think it would be a better idea than charging for the tree.

Paul

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