So basically it's a twist on the street performer protocol, where the initial concept comes from a user, rather than the producer. Interesting. What if more than one person offers to take care of the task?
Jon On Sat, 2005-03-12 at 10:14 +0100, Maurizio Colucci wrote: >Maurizio Colucci wrote: > >> Currently, in bugzilla, I can file bugs or propose new features. My idea >> is to allow users to donate money directed towards a *precise* feature >> or a *precise* bug. > >Let me give you an example of the process I am advocating. > >1. I file a wish for a feature; > >2. Some developer (Jack) decides to take car of the task, and says: > > "I can implement this feature in 3 months for 5000$. I declare > donations open. Donations close in 20 days, on September 6 2005. > >3. People begin donating freely. > >4. After 20 days, on September 6 2005: > > (a) if the 5000$ threshold was reached, Jack begins working, and he > *must* deliver within 3 months. > > (b) if the 5000$ were not reached, the money is refunded to the donators > (or at least it because reusable for other tasks). > >--- > >Notice there are two times to be decided: > >1. six months. This is the _maximum_ time needed to implement the feature. > >2. september 6 2005. We cann call this the "restitution date". > >they should be all decided by the developer, I believe. > >Maurizio >_______________________________________________ >gnome-devel-list mailing list >[email protected] >http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-devel-list _______________________________________________ gnome-devel-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-devel-list
