return1 · HackerLangs

7 years agodiscuss

a lot of abandoned project will get revived

7 years agodiscuss

They can have all these if they allow "pay with Ethereum".

7 years agodiscuss

> a few projects on github are disproportionately large and influential

Since this is github though, this is probably more of a marketplace than a donation-market. There is definitely some supply-demand dynamics rather than just patronship

return1

7 years agodiscuss

otoh, sponsoring developers avoids the friction between teams about how to share sponsorships etc. they should offer both though

return1

7 years agodiscuss

i think worklist.net has created a bidding platform that works that way. it's not popular, but something like that on github be pretty popular imho.

return1

7 years agodiscuss

On the other hand it provides a way to measure the performance of the people being sponsored. it's a good fit.

return1

7 years agodiscuss

They should also launch one-off contributions for people who want particular features . Still a great move , and loooong overdue, i hope it succeeds massively.

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