On Mar 5, 2009, at 6:39 AM, Hywel Mallett wrote:
A few times in the past some people (notably the guys from
rsync.net) have offered bounties to encourage FreeBSD development.
These have usually been announced on the mailing lists, and if
others want to offer their support, then they can, but maybe it's
not as easy to collate all the information as it could be.
Some research reveals that there is unlikely to be any official list
of bounties, due to the legal status of FreeBSD.
As a result, I decided to create a site where people can offer
bounties, others can lend their support, and developers can be sign
up to claim the bounties.
At the moment it's still in the early stages, but hopefully it'll
grow and prove to be a valuable resource for the FreeBSD community.
Check it out at http://www.freebsdbounties.info
All feedback is appreciated.
Hywel
Hello Hywel!
Awesome! The interesting thing is that I was just typing an email last
night to ask for contributions and volunteers on a similar idea and
site but I fell asleep! Perhaps we're destined to combine forces ;-)
We've got a site in development called www.SponsorBSD.org where
sponsors can post a project, and other people can contribute
financially towards the bounty. Multiple developers can then sign up
for that project and contribute code that is viewable by all via web
cvs or that remains private in case of closed bounties. A founding
sponsor, team leader, or admin can then divvy the bounty up to the
contributors based on effort or selected solution.
All it needs is perhaps a little design love, some minimal PHP
programming, and a bit of testing.
Mail isn't setup yet but it will still allow registrations. We'll get
the mail setup this weekend.
I've cc'd Melanie, from the PC-BSD Project, as she's volunteered to
help get the word out and coordinate volunteers. If you're interested
in contributing, please send Melanie an email.
Hywel, I'll contact you off list about potentially teaming up!
best,
-matt
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