Bug hunter gets bounty from Mozilla

I think the bounty system is a good way to develop open source: I think sourceforge or someone could run a system where say I really really wanted ftp/xml replication from Korganiser to a file on my website, I could offer $10 as a bounty for a programmer to implement.

Other people see this idea and bounty, and say, "hey I'd pay $5 to see that too, pretty soon there's $2000, and a programmer (anyone from around the world) applies to sourceforge to be assigned this work.

He gets a week to do it, implements it, checks it in, sourceforge check it, yep it matches the spec, and gives the guy the money.

Now THIS would be cool.; Posted by: hipparchus2000 Posted on: 04/01/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Nobody Paid me! kchahal | 03/31/05

Great program! George Mitchell | 03/31/05

Umm.. IT Scion | 03/31/05

why help ms? blahblahblah | 04/02/05

Probably... Loverock Davidson | 03/31/05

Example... Martin Marvinski | 03/31/05

No Loverock Davidson | 03/31/05

Fair enough... Martin Marvinski | 03/31/05

learn a little blahblahblah | 04/02/05

Open Source in Harmony matrixdomain | 03/31/05

What do you mean? Martin Marvinski | 03/31/05

And also IT Scion | 04/01/05

funny blahblahblah | 04/02/05

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