Temporary objects as function parameters or when-is-this-shit-going-to-end?

[ketmar]

Michael V. Franklin wrote:

> In fact, you might want to propose matching bounty from the community on 
> this specific bug to encourage funding.  For example, make an 
> announcement on the forum that anyone who places a bounty on the bug in 
> question will receive a matching contribution from you.  Maybe that might 
> raise the bounty high enough to get someone qualified to fix the bug.  Or 
> maybe not; it's just an idea that occurred to me.

judging from my several decades of expirience, bounties almost never works. 
there are alot of reasons for that, but the fact still stands: it is 
*almost* impossible to make something happen with boundy. it may work by 
accident ;-), but i myself wouldn't count on that. either bounty is too 
small ("hey, my time worth much more! i'd better spend it playing 
videogames!"), or it is too big ("hey, this is a Really Huge Problem, if 
somebody wants to pay than much! that means that i'll inevitably spend more 
time on that, and... the bounty is too small. oops." ;-).

but one can hire a contractor to fix some specific problem. this is much 
easier, and almost usually works as people expected: there are clearly 
specified goals, a payment, a timeline and such. both parties know what 
exactly they want, and can control the whole process.