Quoting Manu Sporny (2013-06-14 22:57:46) > On 06/14/2013 05:36 AM, Martin Owens wrote: > > On Thu, 2013-06-13 at 23:03 -0500, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > >> We have never needed it > > > > Such a mechanism would never be needed if the only people Debian > > should serve are technical users who are able to involve themselves > > in the project when they need it. > > > > Excluding people with money is just another way of excluding people > > from Free Software development. I'm not so sure it's been as healthy > > for us or our users as assumed here. > > I think this is an excellent point. The people that use Debian, more > specifically Ubuntu, are not always capable of jumping in and doing > the technical work themselves. It would be nice to give them a way to > contribute (donations), or promote work they want to see happen > (bounties). Anyone can locate a particular Debian contributor and wire them 15 Bitcoin. No need for Debian to support that. IMO Debian should not be against bounties or other forms of developer- or package-specific monetary boosting (read: distortion). We should just be indifferent about it. And that's what we practice now as I see it. Some developers may be paid full time for the things they do in Debian, while others don't get a dime. Some packages may get lots of love from maintainer with a full stomach and a house with a pool, while other package may survive with less attentive maintainers poking a bit now and then when not busy hunting or farming to support their families. Debian do not promote a capitalist-driven boost, nor any other specific gaming of the system. Debian is indifferent about how its developers find time and devotion for our shared project. I really thought Gunnar nailed it: > We have never needed it - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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