[grrdotcloud]

Curious about this topic.

Would it be possible to submit an issue with a bounty attached? I find a bug, I don't know the code base well enough, I escrow $20 and attach it to my bug report.

Someone fixes the bug, they get 80%, and the project it's 20%.

This would directly contribute positive outcomes to contributors and projects.

[255kb]

Some services already exist, like Bounty source (https://app.bountysource.com/). But the volume of issues is very small despite it existing for years. Also, most tasks seem to require a lot of work, and who can you convince to work on a task requiring 5 days of work if it pays 100$? Sounds a bit like Fiverr.

I don't think it's a lack of tools, or lack of advertising, but rather a problem of culture. I personally tried to convince some companies using my open-source project to pay me to add a feature or fix a bug, but it rarely works. Usually it goes like this: they either expect me to fix it for free because it's open-source, or they fancy forking the project and hiring someone to do the work for them, but not me, of course. If it's free, they don't see why they should pay. Which also make sense from an accounting point of view. If I go and see my boss about paying for something free, they will probably laugh. A better solution could be dual licensing, but then it's not really open-source anymore (or GPL + custom license). And having an open-source project also greatly contribute to its popularity.

[kevviiinn]

I feel like crowd sourcing the bounty might help, although I don't know if that's something offered already. The more people that the bug hinders, the more people can contribute