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Re:xz: A Microcosm of the interactions in Open Source projects by saagarjha on Monday April 01, 2024 @07:24PM (#39900588)
What happens here is inevitably someone puts up $5 and harasses the maintainer for not taking the bounty.
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Re:xz: A Microcosm of the interactions in Open Source projects by figassis on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @09:45AM (#39905697)
They already do while putting up $0. Nothing really changes there. Also, maybe money should be refunded if maintainer does not accept in a reasonable time after funding goal is reached. Maintainer can always reject sooner. Maintainer has final word.
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Re:xz: A Microcosm of the interactions in Open Source projects by saagarjha on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @06:16AM (#39915508)
People feel a lot more justified to harass maintainers if they offer money, and do not usually understand that a small token amount is not really worth taking :(
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