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·il y a 7 ans·discuss
a lot of abandoned project will get revived
return1
·il y a 7 ans·discuss
They can have all these if they allow "pay with Ethereum".
return1
·il y a 7 ans·discuss
> 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
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·il y a 7 ans·discuss
otoh, sponsoring developers avoids the friction between teams about how to share sponsorships etc. they should offer both though
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·il y a 7 ans·discuss
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
·il y a 7 ans·discuss
On the other hand it provides a way to measure the performance of the people being sponsored. it's a good fit.
return1
·il y a 7 ans·discuss
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.