Matt Watson wrote: > I'd probably be a little pissed if I were Steve Underwood if somebody > pocketed over 10k $USD for taking credit for a product that my free library > did the bulk of the work for.
I can't speak for Steve at all, but any major contributor to an open-source project faces this, so maybe my comments can be helpful in understanding at least how *I* feel on this matter. As an open-source contributor I have tried to make it very clear to those who choose to use my contributions that *no* thanks or other expressions of gratitude are required or expected. I have already received my just reward; I make sure of that before I even undertake the development process. Certainly a thanks here or there is welcome and heart-warming. And best of all is when someone else chooses to help in the development process. But none of that is expected or required. I've worked for (and received) a bounty before, but in that case I did not release the code until after the bounty was received or in the hands of an escrow agent. As T.38 gateway development for Asterisk was worth so very much more than US$10K, I can't help but believe that Steve's motivation was from elsewhere, and that he did not necessarily have his sights on that goal. However, if it was *me* who had put up that bounty I would double-check that the claimant actually did the work before I paid out... and I would divide up the bounty payment accordingly if it was not all done by that person. Thanks, Lee. _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users