[ros-foundation] $$$ Bountys on ReactOS development - 0.2 Relase

[Vizzini]

On Fri, 2004-01-09 at 19:32, Steven Edwards wrote:
> Hello All,
> I want to get everyones feedback on this before we move forward. I am
> interested in setting up a donation system on ReactOS.com and .org to
> fund bountys on parts of ReactOS that none of our developers are
> interested in developing. I am thinking like network card drivers,
> parts of TCP/IP, and the security sub-system. I want to move the idea
> of the ReactOS Foundation forward and currently it looks like the only
> way we are going to get any support comming in is with this sort of
> system. I have some people helping me on grants and such but thats
> going to take quite a while.
> 
> Here is how the system would work.
> 
> 1. Donations on ReactOS.com of $5 or more recive a CD with "ReactOS
> Preview" Version 0.2
> 2. Bugs are created in Bugzilla for parts of ReactOS that are nasty and
> no-one wants to work on.
> 3. ReactOS project members vote on the bug and a bounty is issued for
> like $250 to $500 US.
> 4. Once a developer submitted code to address the issue ?Vizzini?, ?Ge?
> and ?Eric? and ????? would review and merge. A check would then be cut
> to the lucky developer.
> 
> Please I want to hear your feedback and I am sorry for cross-posting to
> all of the lists.

I think this is a good idea, in principle. Count me in.

 -Vizzini