A New Way To Fund Open Source Software Projects, Bug Fixes and Feature Requests 52
Lemeowski writes "Open source software projects are seeing some success on fundraising sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. But Warren Konkel believes open source software needs a better funding model that's more aligned with how software is built. So Konkel, who was the first hire at LivingSocial, teamed up with his friend David Rappo, a producer for games including Guitar Hero and Skylander, and founded Bountysource, a crowdfunding and bounty site specifically designed to help developers raise money for their OSS projects, bug fixes and feature requests. In this interview, Konkel talks about how he recently snagged a $1.1 million investment in Bountysource, gives developers tips on launching a fundraising effort for their OSS project, and more."
Javascript needed (Score:4, Informative)
Inspirational webdesign makes me want to donate money.
Re:Absolutely nothing new about this (Score:4, Informative)
Fortunately, despite the name, it seems BountySource also supports fundraisers aka Kickstarter-style schemes aka "assurance contracts". We know from Kickstarter that this model can scale to very large investments, when the project leaders are credible and there are lots of people who want something done. Unfortunately Kickstarter has a very narrow focus, so it's really great to see someone step up and create a competitor focused on the open source world. If I didn't already have a job I'd definitely consider experimenting with funding myself this way.
Re:Javascript needed (Score:0, Informative)
Have you looked at the page source?
Ouch.
No, my computer won't do *that*.
This is one of the cases I'm glad I couldn't see the page because by default I have Javascript off.
Bounty Source is over 7 Years Old (Score:3, Informative)
Looking at my e-mail archives, I've had an account on BountySource since September 2006. It isn't new.