How about a mechanism whereby community members could vote to give
contributors money?
This would go a long way to establishing a widely-accepted monetary
value for software development (at least open source software).
LTC could use the mechanism to re-imburse individual developers for
their efforts.
--Bruce
Greg Kettmann wrote:
>
> For those that don't know, we, IBM, have a sort of Open Source
> division. They are called the Linux Technology Center. Their web site
> is: http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux/
>
> This is not a shameless plug for visitors. I was asked what the LTC
> could do to help Linux, whether it be a port, like JFS, or flat out
> writing something. No, mind you, there are still lot's of corporate
> weanies up there that don't understand, or care, about Open Source so
> don't say port DB/2. I've already beaten the crap out of the Lotus
> folks and people who control the Lotus folks about that port. So, on a
> smaller scale, what technologies or projects would you like to see for
> the LTC? I've several ideas of my own but thought I'd see what you
> folks had to say. I'll pass along any feedback.
>
> Thanks, GGK
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