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All the alternatives to BountySource seem to be coupled with GitHub, which is rather non-optimal: https://gitpay.me/ https://gitpay.me/ https://issuehunt.io/

All the alternatives to BountySource seem to be coupled with GitHub, which is rather non-optimal: https://gitpay.me/ https://gitpay.me/ https://issuehunt.io/ https://issuehunt.io/ https://gitcoin.co/landing https://gitcoin.co/landing https://tip4commit.com/ https://tip4commit.com/ Is there any actively-maintained FOSS bounty platform without the GitHub dependency?

jzebedee 6y ago
What's wrong with GitHub?
- NickBusey 6y ago
  Many of us prefer using open source software to develop our open source software. GitHub is not open source.
- sneak 6y ago
  They are owned by a large military defense contractor that eagerly participates in the US military’s global surveillance programs, for one. The fact that they happily provide services to an organization that runs concentration camps is another.
  - Dahoon 6y ago
    Scary we live in a world where you can't instantly guess which of the big powers you are talking about in that last part. PRC re-education camps or Gitmo or ....
    - pabs3 6y ago
      Seems like it is referring to the USA's ICE: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/9/20906213/github-ice-microsoft-software-email-contract-immigration-nonprofit-donation https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/9/20906213/github-ice-micro... https://www.bu.edu/articles/2019/are-ice-detention-centers-concentration-camps/ https://www.bu.edu/articles/2019/are-ice-detention-centers-c...
- zucker42 6y ago
  In addition to the reasons GitHub is "bad", people may just prefer to use other hosting platforms.
  - esperent 6y ago
    > In addition to the reasons GitHub is "bad" Reasons such as?
    - E5JBK7UJPT 6y ago
      The fact that it is closed source and owned by Microsoft.
- buovjaga 6y ago
  Our bugs are in a self-hosted Bugzilla: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/ https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/
- blendergeek 6y ago
  Possibly nothing. However, we don't want a dependency on one hosting provider. As we see with bounty source, any system can turn.
- jeltz 6y ago
  Not all projects use Github.
zucker42 6y ago
Gitpay also appears to work with Bitbucket.
ksowocki 6y ago
hi from gitcoin. (https://gitcoin.co/mission https://gitcoin.co/mission) our bounties platform is coupled to github, but grants/tips/other tools are not. we plan to decouple from github eventually. until then, the workaround is to post a gitlab repo into a github issue and bounty that. any other questions lmk
- buovjaga 6y ago
  Are you planning to support Bugzilla instances?
  - ksowocki 6y ago
    its on the roadmap, cant say how far out tho
mathnmusic 6y ago
Not a bounty platform, but https://polyglot.network/ https://polyglot.network/ is a a FOSS development agency that might be more comfortable to deal with for CTOs. They work with both in-house developers and freelancers who work on FOSS.

jzebedee 6y ago

What's wrong with GitHub?

NickBusey 6y ago
Many of us prefer using open source software to develop our open source software. GitHub is not open source.
sneak 6y ago
They are owned by a large military defense contractor that eagerly participates in the US military’s global surveillance programs, for one. The fact that they happily provide services to an organization that runs concentration camps is another.
- Dahoon 6y ago
  Scary we live in a world where you can't instantly guess which of the big powers you are talking about in that last part. PRC re-education camps or Gitmo or ....
  - pabs3 6y ago
    Seems like it is referring to the USA's ICE: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/9/20906213/github-ice-microsoft-software-email-contract-immigration-nonprofit-donation https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/9/20906213/github-ice-micro... https://www.bu.edu/articles/2019/are-ice-detention-centers-concentration-camps/ https://www.bu.edu/articles/2019/are-ice-detention-centers-c...
zucker42 6y ago
In addition to the reasons GitHub is "bad", people may just prefer to use other hosting platforms.
- esperent 6y ago
  > In addition to the reasons GitHub is "bad" Reasons such as?
  - E5JBK7UJPT 6y ago
    The fact that it is closed source and owned by Microsoft.
buovjaga 6y ago
Our bugs are in a self-hosted Bugzilla: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/ https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/
blendergeek 6y ago
Possibly nothing. However, we don't want a dependency on one hosting provider. As we see with bounty source, any system can turn.
jeltz 6y ago
Not all projects use Github.

zucker42 6y ago

Gitpay also appears to work with Bitbucket.

ksowocki 6y ago

hi from gitcoin. (https://gitcoin.co/mission https://gitcoin.co/mission) our bounties platform is coupled to github, but grants/tips/other tools are not. we plan to decouple from github eventually. until then, the workaround is to post a gitlab repo into a github issue and bounty that. any other questions lmk

buovjaga 6y ago
Are you planning to support Bugzilla instances?
- ksowocki 6y ago
  its on the roadmap, cant say how far out tho

mathnmusic 6y ago

Not a bounty platform, but https://polyglot.network/ https://polyglot.network/ is a a FOSS development agency that might be more comfortable to deal with for CTOs. They work with both in-house developers and freelancers who work on FOSS.