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Has anyone ever heard of a service that allows users to attach bounties to issues? So if the open source developer fixes an issue, the developer gets the money

Has anyone ever heard of a service that allows users to attach bounties to issues? So if the open source developer fixes an issue, the developer gets the money offered by the issue reporter. Edit: Answering my own question. https://gitpay.me https://gitpay.me Doesn't appear to be too popular though: "We paid $2547 USD in bounties " Edit 2: No wonder it's not popular https://github.com/gitpay/website/pull/4 https://github.com/gitpay/website/pull/4

wichert 6y ago
https://www.bountysource.com https://www.bountysource.com is one. I have used a few times to sponsor features in Weblate.
- alangibson 6y ago
  Looking at the Bountysource docs, it looks like users can offer bounties. Do you know if it has a Github integration that allows developers to post some sort of price schedule, or to request a bounty on a given issue? Edit: It looks like there are red flags around Bountysource too: https://blog.elementary.io/goodbye-bountysource-hello-github-sponsors/ https://blog.elementary.io/goodbye-bountysource-hello-github... "If no Solution is accepted within two years after a Bounty is posted, then the Bounty will be withdrawn and the amount posted for the Bounty will be retained by Bountysource." "In December, 2017, Bountysource was acquired by a cryptocurrency company called CanYa who redesigned the Bountysource site and service with a new cryptocoin focus."
imtringued 6y ago
https://issuehunt.io/ https://issuehunt.io/
- alangibson 6y ago
  This one looks interesting. The top project has gotten $7,858.50. Not too shabby. The docs are pretty thin though, so it's not clear if it's possible for devs to attach a price to feature requests themselves. I've been looking for service with a flow like 1. User opens feature request 2. Dev responds with "Not useful to me, so I'll do it for $200. Click this button to pay." Edit: Issuehunt.io seems to be a side project of the people that make Boost Note. That may explain why BoostIO/Boostnote is the most funded project, and why there doesn't seem to be much ongoing effort to promote the service. I get that "we made it for us, but you can use it too" vibe from their site.

wichert 6y ago

https://www.bountysource.com https://www.bountysource.com is one. I have used a few times to sponsor features in Weblate.

alangibson 6y ago
Looking at the Bountysource docs, it looks like users can offer bounties. Do you know if it has a Github integration that allows developers to post some sort of price schedule, or to request a bounty on a given issue? Edit: It looks like there are red flags around Bountysource too: https://blog.elementary.io/goodbye-bountysource-hello-github-sponsors/ https://blog.elementary.io/goodbye-bountysource-hello-github... "If no Solution is accepted within two years after a Bounty is posted, then the Bounty will be withdrawn and the amount posted for the Bounty will be retained by Bountysource." "In December, 2017, Bountysource was acquired by a cryptocurrency company called CanYa who redesigned the Bountysource site and service with a new cryptocoin focus."

imtringued 6y ago

https://issuehunt.io/ https://issuehunt.io/

alangibson 6y ago
This one looks interesting. The top project has gotten $7,858.50. Not too shabby. The docs are pretty thin though, so it's not clear if it's possible for devs to attach a price to feature requests themselves. I've been looking for service with a flow like 1. User opens feature request 2. Dev responds with "Not useful to me, so I'll do it for $200. Click this button to pay." Edit: Issuehunt.io seems to be a side project of the people that make Boost Note. That may explain why BoostIO/Boostnote is the most funded project, and why there doesn't seem to be much ongoing effort to promote the service. I get that "we made it for us, but you can use it too" vibe from their site.