[openbeos] Re: Bounties

Well, this is your idea, so if the idea were to get implemented at
Haikuware, I'd put you in charge of designing the system, and finding a
panel, etc. I can implement it for you no problem. If it's at Haiku, I think
you should get the opinion and approval first from the admins, I'm not sure
what their thoughts are on this.

How about you write down all of your ideas, how it would work, etc. and post
them here? I would volunteer to be on the panel as well. Come up with an
outline, rules, etc. Tell us how it would work. It's a lot easier to gauge
something that is already there and ask for opinions after you can see
something material.

Just my thoughts,

Karl

On 7/19/07, Jonas Sundström <jonas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


"Karl vom Dorff" <karl@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Jonas,

Hi Karl, and everyone. :)

> if you can find a panel of judges that might be a start.
> I think a monthly frequency may be a bit too ambitious,
> however maybe something like a quarterly prize would
> be better.

I'd rather have a sloppy weekly(!) prize than an over-engineered
quarterly prize. More "Yay! We like you. Have a cookie." and less
"Awesome Hacker. We bow to your leetness.".

> I've noticed from the Source Activity CIA, there's seems to
> be these bursts of activity and inspiration from developers.

I suppose this happens when spare time and inspiration align. :)

> Say for instance the time when Hugo committed all the network
> code and patches. If you held this prize idea then, and say had
> a pole with a bunch of devs on it asking which one deserved the
> quarterly prize at the end of that quarter, most likely Hugo
> would have gotten it; and rightly so.

Probably. Not that we lack other people to reward. :) I find it
interesting how people as a group seem to focus on one person, (seeking
a leader?), like Axel or Hugo, elevating them beyond the rest, while
Haiku remains a team effort. I wouldn't want a prize to send the
message that the person's contribution was the only significant one
during the time period.

To me, 3 months is too long a time to "bake a cake" for one individual
of the Haiku team / larger community. Only 4 persons a year could be
shown appreciation this way. 12 opportunities per year look a lot more
interesting to me. Or at least 6. Two persons, bi-monthly?

Rewards don't have to be -so- serious, or even related to recent
commits. We could even -sometimes- give awards to outsiders, like Maxim
Shemanarev, the author of the Anti-Grain Geometry graphics library used
by Haiku's app_server.

I would try a panel of 3-5 persons suggesting candidates and then have
the current donors choose one of those candidates. Do you think that
would work, Karl? If there's a shortage of people interested I can
volonteer for a panel.

/Jonas.

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