D : Not for me anymore

[Sean Kelly]

Mike Parker wrote:
> Walter Bright wrote:
>>
>> I've thought about cash prizes and contests. I just had the nagging 
>> feeling that the result would be a circus rather than serious 
>> development.
> 
> What about bounties? We come up with a list of libraries we need/want 
> and assign a $$ value to each item. They don't have to be big numbers. 
> Anyone is free to submit an implementation of any item for your 
> approval. If you accept the submission, you pay out the submitter and 
> strike the item off of the list.

Personally, I don't see the point of cash rewards for contributions. 
People contribute because they want to, not because they desperately 
need twenty dollars.  And frankly, I'm not sure that the code quality of 
a submission purely for the money would be particularly high anyway.


Sean