Facebook puts bounties on bugs in the D programming language implementation

[Andrej Mitrovic]

On 2/20/14, Steven Schveighoffer <schveiguy at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Fixing a bug in an open source project with very minor implications on
> Facebook's code base is MASSIVELY different than having an app with half a
> billion users that instantly expands Facebook's potential into millions
> worth of revenue.

If anything, it shows Facebook isn't shy about spending money. But
they will only do it if it's worth it. IOW, if bounties aren't worked
on they'll have no incentive to offer more bounties or increase the
payout for specific bounties.