On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 5:45 PM, Marcus Denker <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We have set up a Pharo  on the new Salt platform of bountysource:
>
>
>         https://salt.bountysource.com/teams/pharo
>
> This is an easy way to support pharo development. If you support
> above a certain threshold, being a Salt supporter includes a
> membership for the Pharo Association.

I never heard of this before, but its very interesting.  I really like
the fee structure - only charging when funds are cashed out**.  So if
I might earn some credit by solving some bounties, then I can spend
them on bugs important to me without any transaction friction.

Thought I'd do a quick background check [2] [3]...

[1] https://www.bountysource.com/fees
[2] 
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/bountysource-raises-11-million-first-crowdfunding-platform-open-source-software-projects-1811504.htm
[3] https://opensource.com/business/13/9/bountysource-CEO-interview

** but actually wow, what a business model !!!  All those free funds
held... the bank interest probably pays all the operational costs,
plus profit before even they charge that 10% when cashing out.  But I
consider that a reasonable trade off if it helps maintain the
credibility.

cheers -ben

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