[Foundation-l] Fundraising "Bugging for Dollars"

[Chad]

I wouldn't necessarily say that it should be auction style. Rather,
make it $1/vote for bugs, and the bugs that have the highest votes
(excluding configuration changes and other minor things) would get
priority. I would say that the money donated to this should be
earmarked as for tech purposes only, just to keep the money focused
on the reason it was donated.

Perhaps this "fund" could be used to provide assistance (a contractor?)
or other such things that require additional resources above and beyond
the day-to-day bugfixing and such.

Just some thoughts. I would love to hear Brion's or Domas' opinions.

-Chad

On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Screamer <scream at datascreamer.com> wrote:
>
> Nathan wrote:
>  > I'm sure they weren't serious - if something is a valid bug... It should be
>  > fixed without regard to whether folks decide to pay to get it fixed. Feature
>  > requests should be implemented as they can be, based on factors completely
>  > unrelated to whether some folks want it enough to pay for it. That should
>  > pretty clear, if you think about it.
>  >
>  > Nathan
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 11:26 PM, Geoffrey Plourde <geo.plrd at yahoo.com>
>  > wrote:
>  >
>  >
>  >> better idea than ads! I have a feeling that single logon would skyrocket
>  >> to the top of the list.
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> ----- Original Message ----
>  >> From: Screamer <scream at datascreamer.com>
>  >> To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
>  >> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 7:51:33 PM
>  >> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Fundraising "Bugging for Dollars"
>  >>
>  >> Screamer wrote:
>  >>
>  >>> I don't think they were serious, but this sounds like a fine idea.
>  >>> Reposted with permission.  From #wikimedia-tech:
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >>> [21:43] <kylu> actually, you should change bugzilla... instead of
>  >>> voting for bugs, you donate for them
>  >>> [21:43] <AaronSchulz> and it builds up like a pot, that they get if
>  >>> they implement it
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >>> Actually, I think this is a grand idea.  Bugging for dollars.  What
>  >>> are the thoughts?
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >>> ./scream
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >> To clarify, the proceeds go to the foundation.  :)
>  >>
>  >> ./scream
>  >>
>  >>
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>  Well of course, bugs get coded, no matter what.  Feature requests, can
>  be coded at normal priority.   But, the foundation can hold an auction
>  everyweek, and the bug to win, gets the highest priority.  Nothing wrong
>  with that.  Nothing at all.
>
>
>  Everything "should" be done this way or that way does not seem to hold
>  here.   Everything can be done however the foundation wants to do it.  I
>  don't see why the foundation can not take a seriously look, at this
>  proposal.
>
>
>
>
>  ./scream
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