Re: bug#51645: Proposal: Integrate a method for bug bounties

Re: bug#51645: Proposal: Integrate a method for bug bounties

[zimoun]

Hi,

Thanks for the idea.  Usually, such are discussed on the mailing list
guix-devel@gnu.org and not in the Bug Tracker.

On Sat, 06 Nov 2021 at 23:34, Jacob Hrbek <kreyren@rixotstudio.cz> wrote:

> Bug bounties are a great and ethical source of income for FLOSS
> projects that are a solution:
>
> + for users who use GNU Guix, but doesn't know GNU Guile to e.g. get
> their wanted packages packaged.
> + for developers who work on multiple projects and prefer to get an
> issue outsourced to third party to better utilize their resources.
> + for community by enabling the community to reward the developers for
> finishing an issue that they care about.
>
> Proposing GNU Guix to integrate bug bounties and set a flexible fee
> for each transaction (ideally using monero) to help support the
> project while being a safeguard to resolve conflicts.

With your proposal, I miss if the bounty (money for rewarding) is going
to the project itself or to the person who implements the request.


Cheers,
simon