Is it time for a unicode update of std.uni?

[Robert M. Münch]

On 2020-05-05 14:36:06 +0000, H. S. Teoh said:

> I don't disagree, but you also have to be realistic that this is a
> volunteer-based open source project where, unless you're willing to
> donate enough to hire somebody to work on something full-time, you can't
> really tell people what to do...

I don't disagree, and I fully understand all the mechanics of OOS 
projects, run one myself a very long time ago...

> It's a buyer's market, not a seller's market, unfortunately.

I agree and IMO not unfortunately... My point is "how to attract" or 
"which setup" would be better suited for such a situation. Is a bounty 
system the best way to get things (whatever it is) done in such an 
environment?

If not, why to have one? The impression I get from a non-working bounty 
system (meaning, bounties are not offered, hence not taken) is reducing 
the perception of the cool work all the people are committing here.

And my impression is, the bounty system is suffering from the "seller" 
side, not the "buyer" side. But again, might only be my impression.

I offered $750 for the std.uni bounty. I can imagine it falls into the 
"boring" category. Not sure if anyone is ever interested. But I don't 
have any clue if I could get it started at all.

I might not have the skills, capacity, etc. to do it but I could 
sponsor stuff. May be we do a short poll, not knowing if anyone is 
following this thread: What would be the amount of $ where you would do 
the std.uni bounty?

1. $750
2. $1000
3. $2000
4. $5000
5. $10000

Anyone? Of course I'm assuming that getting payed for doing something 
is a motivation...

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Robert M. Münch
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