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."
Re:Absolutely nothing new about this (Score:5, Insightful)
And who in their right mind is going to do that, when they could get paid to do something else?
This, pretty much. People who only do things for money will want as much money as they can get.
People who are doing it for love don't really care about the money.
This is just another bunch of leechy entrepreneurs wanting something they can collect an eternal cut from.